Name also given as "Lewis" age 37 yrs 7 mos in company record August 10, 1864 under "Louis F. Marquett".
Born in Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh area,
February 6, 1832 according to Civil War draft record. Married Lucy Turner December 24 1857. Farmer in Shelby County Missouri.
Killed in action at the Centralia Battle September 27, 1864 following the Centralia Massacre.
Federal Tombstone Record. Probably among privates assigned to hold company horses near Centralia. Pursued north to Sturgeon. Remains taken back to Shelby County according to Shelby County history. His name is on the Memorial at Jefferson City National Cemetery
Pvt Louis Marquette
Census of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Widows, 1890 Widow Lucy.
See also Pvt George W. Bragg and links to the history of Centralia in the Civil War.
Thanks to Lea Ann Oliver Robertson for sponsoring the memorial to remove the ads and enabling more photos to be added to this memorial. A photo of the restored and reset family stone by the Shelby County Historical Society under the direction of Kathleen Wilham has been added. The inscription begins "My dear Lucy..."
Born in Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh area,
February 6, 1832 according to Civil War draft record. Married Lucy Turner December 24 1857. Farmer in Shelby County Missouri.
Killed in action at the Centralia Battle September 27, 1864 following the Centralia Massacre.
Federal Tombstone Record. Probably among privates assigned to hold company horses near Centralia. Pursued north to Sturgeon. Remains taken back to Shelby County according to Shelby County history. His name is on the Memorial at Jefferson City National Cemetery
Pvt Louis Marquette
Census of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Widows, 1890 Widow Lucy.
See also Pvt George W. Bragg and links to the history of Centralia in the Civil War.
Thanks to Lea Ann Oliver Robertson for sponsoring the memorial to remove the ads and enabling more photos to be added to this memorial. A photo of the restored and reset family stone by the Shelby County Historical Society under the direction of Kathleen Wilham has been added. The inscription begins "My dear Lucy..."
Name also given as "Lewis" age 37 yrs 7 mos in company record August 10, 1864 under "Louis F. Marquett".
Born in Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh area,
February 6, 1832 according to Civil War draft record. Married Lucy Turner December 24 1857. Farmer in Shelby County Missouri.
Killed in action at the Centralia Battle September 27, 1864 following the Centralia Massacre.
Federal Tombstone Record. Probably among privates assigned to hold company horses near Centralia. Pursued north to Sturgeon. Remains taken back to Shelby County according to Shelby County history. His name is on the Memorial at Jefferson City National Cemetery
Pvt Louis Marquette
Census of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Widows, 1890 Widow Lucy.
See also Pvt George W. Bragg and links to the history of Centralia in the Civil War.
Thanks to Lea Ann Oliver Robertson for sponsoring the memorial to remove the ads and enabling more photos to be added to this memorial. A photo of the restored and reset family stone by the Shelby County Historical Society under the direction of Kathleen Wilham has been added. The inscription begins "My dear Lucy..."
Born in Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh area,
February 6, 1832 according to Civil War draft record. Married Lucy Turner December 24 1857. Farmer in Shelby County Missouri.
Killed in action at the Centralia Battle September 27, 1864 following the Centralia Massacre.
Federal Tombstone Record. Probably among privates assigned to hold company horses near Centralia. Pursued north to Sturgeon. Remains taken back to Shelby County according to Shelby County history. His name is on the Memorial at Jefferson City National Cemetery
Pvt Louis Marquette
Census of Surviving Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Widows, 1890 Widow Lucy.
See also Pvt George W. Bragg and links to the history of Centralia in the Civil War.
Thanks to Lea Ann Oliver Robertson for sponsoring the memorial to remove the ads and enabling more photos to be added to this memorial. A photo of the restored and reset family stone by the Shelby County Historical Society under the direction of Kathleen Wilham has been added. The inscription begins "My dear Lucy..."
Inscription
Killed at Centralia, September 27, 1864. 32 yrs 7 mos 21 days
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