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Peter W Ramsdell

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Peter W Ramsdell Veteran

Birth
Vermont, USA
Death
25 Jun 1870 (aged 51)
Burial
Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 3, Plot 67
Memorial ID
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Peter W. Ramsdell, when 41 years old, enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Northfield, Rice County, MN as a Private into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 1/26/1862.
Peter enlisted again on 8/12/1862 at Rice County, MN as a Private into "A" Co. MN 7th Infantry. He was discharged from hospital on 6/30/1865.

Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War national database www.suvcw.org
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of 1866
Peter W. Ramsdell, when 41 years old, enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Northfield, Rice County, MN as a Private into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry. He was discharged for disability on 1/26/1862.
Peter enlisted again on 8/12/1862 at Rice County, MN as a Private into "A" Co. MN 7th Infantry. He was discharged from hospital on 6/30/1865.

Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War national database www.suvcw.org
* Minnesota Historical Society, Veterans Graves Registration
* Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Minnesota Adjutant General's Report of 1866

Inscription

Peter W. Ramsdell
Born
in Wardshoro, Vt
May 2, 1819
Drowned in trying to rescue
another at Northfield
June 25, 1870
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A soldier of his Country for four years,
in 1st & 7th Regt's.
Minn. Vols.

A soldier of Christ for
three happy months.

(On same marker with William and Electa Knowlton.)



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  • Created by: Mookie
  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89098564/peter_w-ramsdell: accessed ), memorial page for Peter W Ramsdell (2 May 1819–25 Jun 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89098564, citing Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).