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Samuel B. Campbell

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Samuel B. Campbell

Birth
New York, USA
Death
10 Jun 1867 (aged 25–26)
Mount Clemens, Macomb County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Served as a private in Co. D, 8th Michigan Cavalry

Enlisted on December 18, 1862, at Washington, for 3 years, age 21.
Mustered in on January 20, 1863; discharged at Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1865.
Pension: No pension record found for this veteran.

Researchers Note: The 1850 Federal Census lists the age of this veteran at that time as 6 years old. This would indicate a birth in the year of 1844. This conflicts with the age given at enlistment. The date of birth is an open issue and beyond the scope of this study.
Source: http://www.macombmicw.com/cmil.html#anchor147850

“Samuel Campbell, of Mt. Clemens, about 30 years old, was found dead Sunday morning in an out-house with his neck broken. He has been for many years subject to nervous fits, and it is supposed that, while having one of those attacks, he fell in such a way as to break his neck.”
--Northern Tribune, Cheboygan, 16 June 1877 edition, p. 1, col. 7.
Served as a private in Co. D, 8th Michigan Cavalry

Enlisted on December 18, 1862, at Washington, for 3 years, age 21.
Mustered in on January 20, 1863; discharged at Detroit, Michigan, October 2, 1865.
Pension: No pension record found for this veteran.

Researchers Note: The 1850 Federal Census lists the age of this veteran at that time as 6 years old. This would indicate a birth in the year of 1844. This conflicts with the age given at enlistment. The date of birth is an open issue and beyond the scope of this study.
Source: http://www.macombmicw.com/cmil.html#anchor147850

“Samuel Campbell, of Mt. Clemens, about 30 years old, was found dead Sunday morning in an out-house with his neck broken. He has been for many years subject to nervous fits, and it is supposed that, while having one of those attacks, he fell in such a way as to break his neck.”
--Northern Tribune, Cheboygan, 16 June 1877 edition, p. 1, col. 7.


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