Her son, Corporal Frank A. Spelman, 4th MI Infantry, CO C, was one of three friends who enlisted from Indiana (2 from LaGrange Co and 1 from Steuben Co) in that regiment. Frank was killed near White Oak Swamp on July 1, 1862 - same day as the Battle of Malvern Hill officially commenced. The Battle of Glendale was fought on June 30, 1862, also near White Oak Swamp. His comrades brought him to the rear of their lines as they were retreating, but his injuries prevented them from carrying him further - at his insistence, Frank was left behind in the wave of approaching enemy and his body never recovered.
Her son, Corporal Frank A. Spelman, 4th MI Infantry, CO C, was one of three friends who enlisted from Indiana (2 from LaGrange Co and 1 from Steuben Co) in that regiment. Frank was killed near White Oak Swamp on July 1, 1862 - same day as the Battle of Malvern Hill officially commenced. The Battle of Glendale was fought on June 30, 1862, also near White Oak Swamp. His comrades brought him to the rear of their lines as they were retreating, but his injuries prevented them from carrying him further - at his insistence, Frank was left behind in the wave of approaching enemy and his body never recovered.
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