He enlisted 28 Oct 1860 in the 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company D, as a private. They fought in Battle of McDowell April 16, 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley. Durlam was taken prisoner July 18, 1862 and held at Belle Isle, a camp located in the middle of the James River opposite Richmond. Prisoners there lived in tents, exposed to the elements and subject to epidemic disease.
He enlisted 28 Oct 1860 in the 1st Vermont Cavalry, Company D, as a private. They fought in Battle of McDowell April 16, 1862 in the Shenandoah Valley. Durlam was taken prisoner July 18, 1862 and held at Belle Isle, a camp located in the middle of the James River opposite Richmond. Prisoners there lived in tents, exposed to the elements and subject to epidemic disease.
Inscription
member of Co. D, 1st Vt. Cav'y
died on Bell Island, Va
Gravesite Details
Undoubtedly actually buried in a mass grave at Belle Isle.
Family Members
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Betsey Ann Durlam Wallace
unknown–1907
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Sarah Pasco Durlam
1820–1832
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Moses J Durlam
1822–1822
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Jonathan Soper Durlam
1823–1870
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Mary Jane Durlam Bean
1826–1917
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Frederic Gilbert Durlam
1829–1829
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Orrin Martin Durlam
1833–1833
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Sophronia S Durlam
1834–1924
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Minerva P Durlam
1837–1853
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Lucy R Durlam Noyes
1840–1918
Flowers
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