Byron Holcombe's enlistment was verified with the National Archives and Records Administration, who have original enlistment papers for Byron on file. The papers also verify that he was killed in the battle of Antietam.
After being buried under an oak tree on the battlefield, Byron's father Alonzo traveled to Sharpsburg and retrieved his son's body and brought him home. Byron's grave can be found on the Holcombe family plot in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.
Byron Holcombe's enlistment was verified with the National Archives and Records Administration, who have original enlistment papers for Byron on file. The papers also verify that he was killed in the battle of Antietam.
After being buried under an oak tree on the battlefield, Byron's father Alonzo traveled to Sharpsburg and retrieved his son's body and brought him home. Byron's grave can be found on the Holcombe family plot in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.