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PVT Elam B. Wetmore

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PVT Elam B. Wetmore Veteran

Birth
Ontario County, New York, USA
Death
6 Oct 1864 (aged 21–22)
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
A, 2965
Memorial ID
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85th New York Infantry Co B

Enlisted at age of 19 on 26 Aug 1861 at Richmond, NY; mustered in Co K to serve 3 years and later trans. to Co B; re-enlisted as a veteran on 1 Jan 1864; captured in action on 20 Apr 1864 at Plymouth, NC; reportedly killed 6 Oct 1864 at or near Florence, SC while trying to escape. Also known as Whitemore.
(NYS Adj Gen Rpt, Muster Card, Registers)

Mother Ann M. Wetmore applied for pension May 1867.
85th New York Infantry Co B

Enlisted at age of 19 on 26 Aug 1861 at Richmond, NY; mustered in Co K to serve 3 years and later trans. to Co B; re-enlisted as a veteran on 1 Jan 1864; captured in action on 20 Apr 1864 at Plymouth, NC; reportedly killed 6 Oct 1864 at or near Florence, SC while trying to escape. Also known as Whitemore.
(NYS Adj Gen Rpt, Muster Card, Registers)

Mother Ann M. Wetmore applied for pension May 1867.

Inscription

2965/E B Wetmore/NY


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