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PVT Thomas J. Parker

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PVT Thomas J. Parker Veteran

Birth
Clarke County, Mississippi, USA
Death
29 Jan 1865 (aged 19–20)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Crossed into Union held territory and volunteered for the 1st New Orleans Infantry Regiment at Ft. Pike, Louisiana. Was a Pvt in B Co. and stationed in New Orleans until Jan 1865 when he contracted Small Pox and died in the Greenville General Hospital. He is buried in the U.S. National Military Cemetery in Chalmette. His father, Lewis Addison "Little Berry" Parker, applied for his Union Army Pension in 1868 and his mother, Mary Parker, applied in 1890.

His father died in died in 1892 in Hancock County, Mississippi. His mother died in 1894 in Marion County, Mississippi. His father's first wife was Elizabeth "Betsy" Bounds who died in 1843 in Jasper County, Mississippi.
Crossed into Union held territory and volunteered for the 1st New Orleans Infantry Regiment at Ft. Pike, Louisiana. Was a Pvt in B Co. and stationed in New Orleans until Jan 1865 when he contracted Small Pox and died in the Greenville General Hospital. He is buried in the U.S. National Military Cemetery in Chalmette. His father, Lewis Addison "Little Berry" Parker, applied for his Union Army Pension in 1868 and his mother, Mary Parker, applied in 1890.

His father died in died in 1892 in Hancock County, Mississippi. His mother died in 1894 in Marion County, Mississippi. His father's first wife was Elizabeth "Betsy" Bounds who died in 1843 in Jasper County, Mississippi.


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  • Created by: Dean Reid
  • Added: Mar 28, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177876317/thomas_j-parker: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Thomas J. Parker (1845–29 Jan 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177876317, citing Chalmette National Cemetery, Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Dean Reid (contributor 47707915).