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Francis Gerhard

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Francis Gerhard

Birth
Death
4 Nov 1893
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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The prison chaplin suggested that Civil War veteran Francis Gerhard be buried at Village Cemetery with full military honors, including an American flag draped over his casket. Gerhard had served in the Fourth U.S. Artillery and died in 1893 while serving a prison sentence for burglary.
The prison chaplin suggested that Civil War veteran Francis Gerhard be buried at Village Cemetery with full military honors, including an American flag draped over his casket. Gerhard had served in the Fourth U.S. Artillery and died in 1893 while serving a prison sentence for burglary.

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Co L 4 Regt U.S. Art'y


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