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Henry P Hughes

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Henry P Hughes

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
8 Oct 1864 (aged 49–50)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Eastford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Civil War
Co. B., 7th Regt. Conn. Vols.

On June 2, 1864, the Confederates, in a surprise attack, overran the pickets guarding the regiment's campsite, and Private Hughes (and 77 others) were taken as prisoners. He died while a POW in the prison pen at Charleston, SC.
Civil War
Co. B., 7th Regt. Conn. Vols.

On June 2, 1864, the Confederates, in a surprise attack, overran the pickets guarding the regiment's campsite, and Private Hughes (and 77 others) were taken as prisoners. He died while a POW in the prison pen at Charleston, SC.


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