Howard C. Chapin
Residence Readsboro VT;
Enlisted on 8/13/1861 as a Private.
On 9/21/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. VT 4th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/13/1865
He was listed as:
POW 6/23/1864 Weldon Railroad, VA (Paroled)
Paroled 3/1/1865 (place not stated)
Promotions:
Sergt
2nd Lieut 8/1/1862 (As of Co. B)
1st Lieut 4/1/1863 (As of Co. F)
Capt 5/5/1864 (As of Co. C)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
9/29/1862 from company A to company B
9/7/1863 from company B to company F
6/11/1864 from company F to company C
Additional Information:
Employed in mining and operated hotels in Georgetown, Colorado, and Denver. Living in Denver, Colorado, on 1910 Federal census.
He applied for an Invalid Pension, 3 May, 1904 (App #1314454, Certificate #1089141).
Led a colorful lifestyle: His first wife shot him during an argument.
He attended the 50th Anniversary GAR Encampment at Gettysburg as the governor's representative for Colorado.
Died 3/19/1917 in Denver, Colorado.
His obituary in a Denver newspaper referred to him as "Colonel H. C. Chapin." It related that he was taken prisoner by a Confederate cavalry outpost on June 23, 1864 while carrying orders and was confined to Libby prison. Granted an invalid pension from Colorado in 1914.
Howard C. Chapin
Residence Readsboro VT;
Enlisted on 8/13/1861 as a Private.
On 9/21/1861 he mustered into "A" Co. VT 4th Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/13/1865
He was listed as:
POW 6/23/1864 Weldon Railroad, VA (Paroled)
Paroled 3/1/1865 (place not stated)
Promotions:
Sergt
2nd Lieut 8/1/1862 (As of Co. B)
1st Lieut 4/1/1863 (As of Co. F)
Capt 5/5/1864 (As of Co. C)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
9/29/1862 from company A to company B
9/7/1863 from company B to company F
6/11/1864 from company F to company C
Additional Information:
Employed in mining and operated hotels in Georgetown, Colorado, and Denver. Living in Denver, Colorado, on 1910 Federal census.
He applied for an Invalid Pension, 3 May, 1904 (App #1314454, Certificate #1089141).
Led a colorful lifestyle: His first wife shot him during an argument.
He attended the 50th Anniversary GAR Encampment at Gettysburg as the governor's representative for Colorado.
Died 3/19/1917 in Denver, Colorado.
His obituary in a Denver newspaper referred to him as "Colonel H. C. Chapin." It related that he was taken prisoner by a Confederate cavalry outpost on June 23, 1864 while carrying orders and was confined to Libby prison. Granted an invalid pension from Colorado in 1914.
Gravesite Details
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Family Members
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Lucy Ann Olmstead Chapin
1817–1896
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Louise A Mills Chapin
1843–1900 (m. 1868)
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Janet H Chapin
1836–1935 (m. 1911)
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Lucy Viana Chapin Page
1836–1902
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Sophia N. Chapin Benedict
1839–1926
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Samuel L Chapin
1844–1921
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William H. Chapin
1847–1914
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Jessica Chapin Macdonald
1874–1957
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