David was married to Mary Frances (Reynolds) Sears on 19 Jun 1856 in Odon, Indiana. They had 3 children.
David served in the Union forces during the Civil War in Company I of the 65th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He was enrolled on August 1, 1862 at Washington, Indiana and mustered into service as a private on August 20, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana. The unit left for Henderson, Kentucky on August 20, 1862. David was promoted to corporal on May 1, 1863. He died of 'camp diarrhea' on February 20, 1864 in a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
A photocopy of a letter written by David from a Union camp in Henderson, KY. The text of this letter follows:
Thurs (Tues?)
August the 22nd, 1862
Camp comback (cornback??) Henderson, KY
Dear companion it is with grate pleasure that i take this opertunity of writing you a few lines to let you no that I am well at this time and i hope when these lines come to hand that they may find you all well and (in good health??) now I will tell you something about living in a camp. we have some very bad boyes in our camp and some very good boyes Caleb is well and well (satisfied??) and i am glad of it i got my [?? money??] a wednesday now i want to send it home with father if he comes down write as soon as you get this letter.
David Sears
The stationery that he used includes a small picture of a U.S. flag with 30 stars.
Letter copied as written by David.
A Surgeon General's office - Record and Pension Bureau report says David died of "Pneumonia" in the hospital - it was dated 3 Sep 1865.
David served in the Union forces during the Civil War in Company I of the 65th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He was enrolled on August 1, 1862 at Washington, Indiana and mustered into service as a private on August 20, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana. The unit left for Henderson, Kentucky on August 20, 1862. David was promoted to corporal on May 1, 1863. He died of 'camp diarrhea' on February 20, 1864 in a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
A photocopy of a letter written by David from a Union camp in Henderson, KY. The text of this letter follows:
Thurs (Tues?)
August the 22nd, 1862
Camp comback (cornback??) Henderson, KY
Dear companion it is with grate pleasure that i take this opertunity of writing you a few lines to let you no that I am well at this time and i hope when these lines come to hand that they may find you all well and (in good health??) now I will tell you something about living in a camp. we have some very bad boyes in our camp and some very good boyes Caleb is well and well (satisfied??) and i am glad of it i got my [?? money??] a wednesday now i want to send it home with father if he comes down write as soon as you get this letter.
David Sears
The stationery that he used includes a small picture of a U.S. flag with 30 stars.
Letter copied as written by David.
A Surgeon General's office - Record and Pension Bureau report says David died of "Pneumonia" in the hospital - it was dated 3 Sep 1865.
David was married to Mary Frances (Reynolds) Sears on 19 Jun 1856 in Odon, Indiana. They had 3 children.
David served in the Union forces during the Civil War in Company I of the 65th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He was enrolled on August 1, 1862 at Washington, Indiana and mustered into service as a private on August 20, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana. The unit left for Henderson, Kentucky on August 20, 1862. David was promoted to corporal on May 1, 1863. He died of 'camp diarrhea' on February 20, 1864 in a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
A photocopy of a letter written by David from a Union camp in Henderson, KY. The text of this letter follows:
Thurs (Tues?)
August the 22nd, 1862
Camp comback (cornback??) Henderson, KY
Dear companion it is with grate pleasure that i take this opertunity of writing you a few lines to let you no that I am well at this time and i hope when these lines come to hand that they may find you all well and (in good health??) now I will tell you something about living in a camp. we have some very bad boyes in our camp and some very good boyes Caleb is well and well (satisfied??) and i am glad of it i got my [?? money??] a wednesday now i want to send it home with father if he comes down write as soon as you get this letter.
David Sears
The stationery that he used includes a small picture of a U.S. flag with 30 stars.
Letter copied as written by David.
A Surgeon General's office - Record and Pension Bureau report says David died of "Pneumonia" in the hospital - it was dated 3 Sep 1865.
David served in the Union forces during the Civil War in Company I of the 65th Regiment of the Indiana Volunteers. He was enrolled on August 1, 1862 at Washington, Indiana and mustered into service as a private on August 20, 1862 in Evansville, Indiana. The unit left for Henderson, Kentucky on August 20, 1862. David was promoted to corporal on May 1, 1863. He died of 'camp diarrhea' on February 20, 1864 in a hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee.
A photocopy of a letter written by David from a Union camp in Henderson, KY. The text of this letter follows:
Thurs (Tues?)
August the 22nd, 1862
Camp comback (cornback??) Henderson, KY
Dear companion it is with grate pleasure that i take this opertunity of writing you a few lines to let you no that I am well at this time and i hope when these lines come to hand that they may find you all well and (in good health??) now I will tell you something about living in a camp. we have some very bad boyes in our camp and some very good boyes Caleb is well and well (satisfied??) and i am glad of it i got my [?? money??] a wednesday now i want to send it home with father if he comes down write as soon as you get this letter.
David Sears
The stationery that he used includes a small picture of a U.S. flag with 30 stars.
Letter copied as written by David.
A Surgeon General's office - Record and Pension Bureau report says David died of "Pneumonia" in the hospital - it was dated 3 Sep 1865.
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