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<span class=prefix>CPL</span> William Whitney Farmer

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CPL William Whitney Farmer Veteran

Birth
Binghamton, Broome County, New York, USA
Death
16 Sep 1862 (aged 35)
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.4595417, Longitude: -77.7407306
Plot
1112 CT Row 1
Memorial ID
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Corporal, Company D, 8th Ohio Infantry

He was killed by artillery fire between the armies the day before the Battle of Antietam.

When buried in 1867, he was mistakenly given a headstone listing him as a Connecticut soldier.

The headstone was corrected to "OHIO" in 2024 but he's still buried in the Connecticut section.

Corporal, Company D, 8th Ohio Infantry

He was killed by artillery fire between the armies the day before the Battle of Antietam.

When buried in 1867, he was mistakenly given a headstone listing him as a Connecticut soldier.

The headstone was corrected to "OHIO" in 2024 but he's still buried in the Connecticut section.


Inscription

1112
W. FARMER
CORP'L
OHIO



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