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Newton Hiram Stewart

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Newton Hiram Stewart Veteran

Birth
Death
16 May 1941 (aged 96)
Pulaski County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Star City, Pulaski County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Private, Co. B, 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.

Last Union Civil War veteran to be buried in Pulaski County Indiana.

Private Stewart was born in Ohio, June 22, 1844 and came to Pulaski County in 1847. He was wounded at Chickamauga Sep. 19, 1863 (on the forehead, according to the 1894 veterans enrollment) and was discharged June 25, 1865 in Washington, D. C. He lived in Pulaski County until his death, May 16, 1941. He was a member of the Fahler G.A.R. Post 397, serving as commander for two years. This post was in existence from 1885-1915, reorganized in 1903. After its disbandment he joined the G.A.R. Post in Logansport, Cass County, IN.
Private, Co. B, 87th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.

Last Union Civil War veteran to be buried in Pulaski County Indiana.

Private Stewart was born in Ohio, June 22, 1844 and came to Pulaski County in 1847. He was wounded at Chickamauga Sep. 19, 1863 (on the forehead, according to the 1894 veterans enrollment) and was discharged June 25, 1865 in Washington, D. C. He lived in Pulaski County until his death, May 16, 1941. He was a member of the Fahler G.A.R. Post 397, serving as commander for two years. This post was in existence from 1885-1915, reorganized in 1903. After its disbandment he joined the G.A.R. Post in Logansport, Cass County, IN.

Inscription

Father, CO. B. 87 IND. VOL. INF.



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