Virgil Lamson enlisted on August 20th, 1861 at Monroe for 3 years, age 21. Mustered on August 29th, 1861. Died of disease (Died of Typhoid Fever and heart trouble) at the U.S. Hospital in Frederick, Maryland on September 24th, 1862. Michigan Indexes show his name at Cemetery as Lamison, Steven Stotelmyers book - index "The Bivouac of the Dead" of the Antietam National Cemetery shows him as V.R. Lampson, death date September 20th, 1862, Grave Number 2404 Antietam National Cemetery, Originally interred at Frederick, Maryland, Remains later moved to Antietam National Cemetery.

The following obituary was included in research compiled by Edna M. Lamson in 1966. She mentioned that it came from the family Bible. Virgil died September 19, 1862 of Typhoid Fever and heart trouble. He was born July 25, 1841 at Lawrence, New York and was from Tuscola, Michigan.

Died at the U.S. Hospital, Frederick, Md. on the 19th of September, of Heart desease, VIRGIL R. LAMSON, youngest son of brother and sister Newell R. and Rachel Lamson, aged 21 years. The deceased was a young man of exceptional moral and religious character, and of great promise. He was among the first to volunteer in defense of the invaded rights and liberties of his country, and as a patriot and soldier did his whole duty at Ball's Bluff, at the battle of Fair Oaks, and in all the engagements on the retreat of the army from and before Richmond. Funeral services were held here by Elder J Hawker, when the house was filled with his numerous relatives and friends, and the entire circle of his sorrowing youthful companions for many miles around. O, what a legacy of sorrow and suffering has the unhallowed and reckless ambition of a few wicked, designing men, brought upon the youth and manhood of our country.

Virgil Lamson enlisted on August 20th, 1861 at Monroe for 3 years, age 21. Mustered on August 29th, 1861. Died of disease (Died of Typhoid Fever and heart trouble) at the U.S. Hospital in Frederick, Maryland on September 24th, 1862. Michigan Indexes show his name at Cemetery as Lamison, Steven Stotelmyers book - index "The Bivouac of the Dead" of the Antietam National Cemetery shows him as V.R. Lampson, death date September 20th, 1862, Grave Number 2404 Antietam National Cemetery, Originally interred at Frederick, Maryland, Remains later moved to Antietam National Cemetery.

The following obituary was included in research compiled by Edna M. Lamson in 1966. She mentioned that it came from the family Bible. Virgil died September 19, 1862 of Typhoid Fever and heart trouble. He was born July 25, 1841 at Lawrence, New York and was from Tuscola, Michigan.

Died at the U.S. Hospital, Frederick, Md. on the 19th of September, of Heart desease, VIRGIL R. LAMSON, youngest son of brother and sister Newell R. and Rachel Lamson, aged 21 years. The deceased was a young man of exceptional moral and religious character, and of great promise. He was among the first to volunteer in defense of the invaded rights and liberties of his country, and as a patriot and soldier did his whole duty at Ball's Bluff, at the battle of Fair Oaks, and in all the engagements on the retreat of the army from and before Richmond. Funeral services were held here by Elder J Hawker, when the house was filled with his numerous relatives and friends, and the entire circle of his sorrowing youthful companions for many miles around. O, what a legacy of sorrow and suffering has the unhallowed and reckless ambition of a few wicked, designing men, brought upon the youth and manhood of our country.