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PVT Peter Luyster Hamilton

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PVT Peter Luyster Hamilton

Birth
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 Sep 1864 (aged 43)
Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
7971
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Died of scorbutus/scurvy (a deficiency of Vitamin C) at the infamous confederate prison, Andersonville. Peter served in Co. E, 7th IN Infantry Regiment.

Son of Micajah Hamilton & Elizabeth Luyster.
Husband of Elizabeth Dollins who preceded him in death in 1860. He then married Margaret Jane DeMott, dau. of Peter DeMott and Indiana Drury on 19 Apr 1861. She was 23 yrs younger than him.

Children with Elizabeth Dollins: Margaret Anne, John Newton, Willis Hensley, Peter, and George Scott Hamilton.
Died of scorbutus/scurvy (a deficiency of Vitamin C) at the infamous confederate prison, Andersonville. Peter served in Co. E, 7th IN Infantry Regiment.

Son of Micajah Hamilton & Elizabeth Luyster.
Husband of Elizabeth Dollins who preceded him in death in 1860. He then married Margaret Jane DeMott, dau. of Peter DeMott and Indiana Drury on 19 Apr 1861. She was 23 yrs younger than him.

Children with Elizabeth Dollins: Margaret Anne, John Newton, Willis Hensley, Peter, and George Scott Hamilton.

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  • Created by: Doni Wright
  • Added: Feb 24, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34159622/peter_luyster-hamilton: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Peter Luyster Hamilton (31 Jan 1821–6 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34159622, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Doni Wright (contributor 47024310).