Corporal, Co I, 7th Wisc Inf
Son of Joseph Hursh and Orilla (possibly Jeffers)
Brother of William J Hursh and James W Hursh
He was wounded at Gainesville, missing after Gettysburg (captured), and he died in General Hospital 21 Richmond Virginia as a POW
His death pension was paid to his father Joseph Hursh
He is not showing on the national "Grave locator" register for this cemetery but there is a record of plot 1328.
Possibly he is one of the approximately 5,700 unknown Union soldiers who lie buried in Richmond National Cemetery. Many Union soldiers were re-interred here starting in 1866
Company I
7th Wisconsin Infantry
Union Army
Name Chauncey W Hursch
Enlistment Date 2 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank Corporal
Muster Date 2 Jul 1861
Muster Place Wisconsin
Muster Company I
Muster Regiment 7th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Imprisonment Date 1 Jul 1863
Imprisonment Place Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Casualty Date 28 Aug 1862
Casualty Place Gainesville, Virginia
Type of Casualty Wounded
Muster Out Date 24 Mar 1864
Muster Out Information died disease POW
Side of War Union
Survived War? No
Was POW? Yes
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Residence Place Wautoma, Wisconsin
Title Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
Corporal, Co I, 7th Wisc Inf
Son of Joseph Hursh and Orilla (possibly Jeffers)
Brother of William J Hursh and James W Hursh
He was wounded at Gainesville, missing after Gettysburg (captured), and he died in General Hospital 21 Richmond Virginia as a POW
His death pension was paid to his father Joseph Hursh
He is not showing on the national "Grave locator" register for this cemetery but there is a record of plot 1328.
Possibly he is one of the approximately 5,700 unknown Union soldiers who lie buried in Richmond National Cemetery. Many Union soldiers were re-interred here starting in 1866
Company I
7th Wisconsin Infantry
Union Army
Name Chauncey W Hursch
Enlistment Date 2 Jul 1861
Enlistment Rank Corporal
Muster Date 2 Jul 1861
Muster Place Wisconsin
Muster Company I
Muster Regiment 7th Infantry
Muster Regiment Type Infantry
Muster Information Enlisted
Imprisonment Date 1 Jul 1863
Imprisonment Place Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Casualty Date 28 Aug 1862
Casualty Place Gainesville, Virginia
Type of Casualty Wounded
Muster Out Date 24 Mar 1864
Muster Out Information died disease POW
Side of War Union
Survived War? No
Was POW? Yes
Injured in Line of Duty? Yes
Residence Place Wautoma, Wisconsin
Title Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion
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