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PVT William W. Ainsworth

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PVT William W. Ainsworth Veteran

Birth
Parma, Monroe County, New York, USA
Death
24 Sep 1864 (aged 24–25)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
Plot
Potter Monument
Memorial ID
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Served as in the 24th Independent Battery, New York Artillery.
Enlisted October 8,1861 at Hamlin, New York at age 22.
Mustered in December 7, 1861, as a private to serve three years. Re-enlisted January 1, 1864.
Captured April 20, 1864, at Plymouth, North Carolina
Held captive at Andersonville, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina
Died September 24, 1864, of dysentery at Charleston Race Course Prison.

Reinterred in Beaufort National Cemetery, SC as an unknown.
Name is listed on Potter Monument in Beaufort National Cemetery.
Served as in the 24th Independent Battery, New York Artillery.
Enlisted October 8,1861 at Hamlin, New York at age 22.
Mustered in December 7, 1861, as a private to serve three years. Re-enlisted January 1, 1864.
Captured April 20, 1864, at Plymouth, North Carolina
Held captive at Andersonville, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina
Died September 24, 1864, of dysentery at Charleston Race Course Prison.

Reinterred in Beaufort National Cemetery, SC as an unknown.
Name is listed on Potter Monument in Beaufort National Cemetery.


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