Enlisted on 11 August 18632 at Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; he was residing at DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan prior to his enlistment at 29 years of age; mustered in on 12 September 1862, Company E, Michigan 23rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a Private; captured and imprisoned on 15 December 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee; his record indicates he was paroled from this imprisioning, however he was mustered out on 27 June 1864 dying of disease (Debility - starvation) as a POW at the Andersonville Prison, Macon County, Georgia.
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 27 June 1864.
Federal Pension Information:
His Widow (Sarah A Anderson) applied for a pension on 2 June 1865, application # 96,136
B. 1833.
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 27 June 1864.
Federal Pension Information:
His Widow (Sarah A Anderson) applied for a pension on 2 June 1865, application # 96,136
B. 1833.
Enlisted on 11 August 18632 at Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan; he was residing at DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan prior to his enlistment at 29 years of age; mustered in on 12 September 1862, Company E, Michigan 23rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a Private; captured and imprisoned on 15 December 1863 at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee; his record indicates he was paroled from this imprisioning, however he was mustered out on 27 June 1864 dying of disease (Debility - starvation) as a POW at the Andersonville Prison, Macon County, Georgia.
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 27 June 1864.
Federal Pension Information:
His Widow (Sarah A Anderson) applied for a pension on 2 June 1865, application # 96,136
B. 1833.
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 27 June 1864.
Federal Pension Information:
His Widow (Sarah A Anderson) applied for a pension on 2 June 1865, application # 96,136
B. 1833.
Gravesite Details
PVT E 23RD MICH INFANTRY
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