Pvt James Harry Craig

Pvt James Harry Craig

Birth
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death 27 Aug 1863 (aged 39–40)
Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Plot J-3933
Memorial ID 114878609 · View Source
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Served in Co. A, 77th Pennsylvania Infantry.
The son of John & Nancy (Charlton) Craig, he married Catherine Ann Stewart March 21, 1850, at Middle Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and fathered James S.(b. 10/30/50), John C. (b. 04/01/53), Daniel D. (b. 01/27/55), William L. (b. 10/27/58), and Henderson (b. 06/26/62). In 1860, he was a shoemaker living in Fannett Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and stood 5'6" tall with sandy hair and gray eyes.

He enlisted in Chambersburg, Franklin County, September 1, 1862, mustered into federal service at Harrisburg September 2nd, and died of dysentery in an army hospital at Tullahoma, TN, where he was initially buried.

His middle name is also cited as "Henderson."

Thanks to Dennis Brandt for the bio info.

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  • Maintained by: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
  • Originally Created by: lanterns2
  • Added: 3 Aug 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial 114878609
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Pvt James Harry Craig (Aug 1823–27 Aug 1863), Find a Grave Memorial no. 114878609, citing Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502) .