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SGT Joseph Sailor

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SGT Joseph Sailor

Birth
Clark County, Ohio, USA
Death
2 Oct 1863 (aged 39)
Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted at 38 years old on 8/1/1862 and was mustered into Co. E, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 8/19/1862. He was severely wounded in the right leg (place unknown) on 1 Oct 1863, and the leg was amputated. He later died from his wounds at Camp Nelson, KY.

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A tanner from DeGraff, Ohio, Sailor was born on April 25, 1824 in Clark County, Ohio. He soon moved with his family to Logan County where his father engaged in tanning. On February 22, 1848, Sailor married Elizabeth (Eliza) Leach with whom he had two children.

On August 10, 1862 Sailor enlisted in the Union Army and was assigned to Co. E, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed in west central Kentucky between 1862 and 1863; during part of this time Sailor found himself performing garrison in rebel prisons in Lexington. His company engaged in two skirmishes during this period: one in Somerset, Kentucky, and the other at Monticello, Kentucky. It was at Monticello, on June 9, 1863, that Sailor received the wound that resulted in his death.
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From the guide to the Joseph Sailor Letters, 1858-1894, 1858-1894, (Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron) The Joseph Sailor Letters detail daily life of the Union soldier in camp, prosecution of the war in Kentucky, and medical practice during the Civil War. Letters home to his family and more can be found here: http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/view?docId=ead/OhAkUAS0068.xml;chunk.id=headerlink;brand=default
Contributor: Capt (47510447)
Enlisted at 38 years old on 8/1/1862 and was mustered into Co. E, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on 8/19/1862. He was severely wounded in the right leg (place unknown) on 1 Oct 1863, and the leg was amputated. He later died from his wounds at Camp Nelson, KY.

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A tanner from DeGraff, Ohio, Sailor was born on April 25, 1824 in Clark County, Ohio. He soon moved with his family to Logan County where his father engaged in tanning. On February 22, 1848, Sailor married Elizabeth (Eliza) Leach with whom he had two children.

On August 10, 1862 Sailor enlisted in the Union Army and was assigned to Co. E, 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The unit was stationed in west central Kentucky between 1862 and 1863; during part of this time Sailor found himself performing garrison in rebel prisons in Lexington. His company engaged in two skirmishes during this period: one in Somerset, Kentucky, and the other at Monticello, Kentucky. It was at Monticello, on June 9, 1863, that Sailor received the wound that resulted in his death.
Source:
From the guide to the Joseph Sailor Letters, 1858-1894, 1858-1894, (Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron) The Joseph Sailor Letters detail daily life of the Union soldier in camp, prosecution of the war in Kentucky, and medical practice during the Civil War. Letters home to his family and more can be found here: http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/view?docId=ead/OhAkUAS0068.xml;chunk.id=headerlink;brand=default
Contributor: Capt (47510447)

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