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SMN John Bloomsburg

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SMN John Bloomsburg

Birth
Death
13 Apr 1883 (aged 58–59)
Burial
Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
Plot
Division 8, Section A, Lot 7, Block 2, Grave 3
Memorial ID
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Union Navy Sailor. He enlisted in the Union Navy on November 3, 1863, and served as an Acting 1st Assistant Engineer on board the steamer "USS State of Georgia" in blockading duty, and on the "USS Victoria", which performed blockading duty on the coast and in the inlets of North Carolina. He was honorably mustered out on August 15, 1865.

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Acsn# 23558
Category: Obituaries
Headline: Bloomsburg
Date: April 20, 1883
Page: 3
Column: 1
Summary: On April 16, the remains of John Bloomsburg, a well known steamboat engineer of Camden, were interred in Bordentown Cemetery. The deceased was a brother of Capt. Robert Bloomsburg of this place.

From the Burlington County Library's online archives.

Thanks to Shmilybrandon of www.findagrave.com for providing the Military Record, and thus providing the final clues as to the individual's name. It was quite an enigma based on the stone alone.
Union Navy Sailor. He enlisted in the Union Navy on November 3, 1863, and served as an Acting 1st Assistant Engineer on board the steamer "USS State of Georgia" in blockading duty, and on the "USS Victoria", which performed blockading duty on the coast and in the inlets of North Carolina. He was honorably mustered out on August 15, 1865.

Hit# 9 | Select
Acsn# 23558
Category: Obituaries
Headline: Bloomsburg
Date: April 20, 1883
Page: 3
Column: 1
Summary: On April 16, the remains of John Bloomsburg, a well known steamboat engineer of Camden, were interred in Bordentown Cemetery. The deceased was a brother of Capt. Robert Bloomsburg of this place.

From the Burlington County Library's online archives.

Thanks to Shmilybrandon of www.findagrave.com for providing the Military Record, and thus providing the final clues as to the individual's name. It was quite an enigma based on the stone alone.


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