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Pvt James Forrest

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Pvt James Forrest

Birth
Scotland
Death
31 May 1864 (aged 27–28)
Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
G-7351
Memorial ID
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Co K 21st Ohio Infantry
Entered service 10 Sep 1861, age 25.
Veteran.
Killed in action by gun shot near Dallas, Ga.,
May 31, 1864.
-Ohio Roster Roll of Honor

REST, UNKNOWN
US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 7351
-VA grave locator

Headboard was partially legible.
Originally read as ----rest, regiment Ohio. Buried as unknown. He was buried near George Myers, 21st Ohio Infantry, who died the same day.

James Forrest's widow, Anna Muir Forrest, filed for pension Sep 11, 1864. She stated her age as 20 year old in 1864 and was a resident of Wood County, Ohio. Post Office: Scotch Ridge. She remarried in 1872 to William F Ford.
Co K 21st Ohio Infantry
Entered service 10 Sep 1861, age 25.
Veteran.
Killed in action by gun shot near Dallas, Ga.,
May 31, 1864.
-Ohio Roster Roll of Honor

REST, UNKNOWN
US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
BURIED AT: SECTION G SITE 7351
-VA grave locator

Headboard was partially legible.
Originally read as ----rest, regiment Ohio. Buried as unknown. He was buried near George Myers, 21st Ohio Infantry, who died the same day.

James Forrest's widow, Anna Muir Forrest, filed for pension Sep 11, 1864. She stated her age as 20 year old in 1864 and was a resident of Wood County, Ohio. Post Office: Scotch Ridge. She remarried in 1872 to William F Ford.

Inscription

- REST
OHIO



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  • Created by: Janet
  • Added: Oct 6, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42775562/james-forrest: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt James Forrest (1836–31 May 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42775562, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).