Pvt Otis Townsend served in Co G, 1st Vermont Cavalry, according to the bound inked burial register for Alexandria National Cemetery (via Ancestry). His extensive compiled military service record, or CMSR, shows that he was married, enlisted at age 21, and previously worked as a teamster (National Archives, via Fold3). This source shows his wife's name as Sarah Townsend.
A pension index card shows that Sarah Townsend received certificate 79680 (via Ancestry). The full pension file (via Fold3) shows that her maiden name was Stratton. His parents are shown as John and Lydia Townsend. Pvt Townsend had no children.
Pvt Otis Townsend served in Co G, 1st Vermont Cavalry, according to the bound inked burial register for Alexandria National Cemetery (via Ancestry). His extensive compiled military service record, or CMSR, shows that he was married, enlisted at age 21, and previously worked as a teamster (National Archives, via Fold3). This source shows his wife's name as Sarah Townsend.
A pension index card shows that Sarah Townsend received certificate 79680 (via Ancestry). The full pension file (via Fold3) shows that her maiden name was Stratton. His parents are shown as John and Lydia Townsend. Pvt Townsend had no children.
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Records on Ancestry
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PVT Otis T Townsend
U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019
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PVT Otis T Townsend
U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962
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PVT Otis T Townsend
U.S., Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889
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PVT Otis T Townsend
U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers 1861-1865
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