Isaac Fay served with Co. H, 142nd New York Infantry before transferred to Co. A, 16th Veteran Reserve Corps. He rose to the rank of sergeant.
VRC-The Veteran Reserve Corps (originally the Invalid Corps) was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwise infirm soldiers (or former soldiers) to perform light duty, freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran_Reserve_Corps
Despite a photograph that includes a Confederate flag, planted by an ignoramus at his tombstone, this soldier was a member of the Veterans Reserve Corps (V.R.C.) of the U.S. Army. He never raised a weapon in opposition to the United States of America or fired a shot in the direction of 'Old Glory.'
Isaac Fay served with Co. H, 142nd New York Infantry before transferred to Co. A, 16th Veteran Reserve Corps. He rose to the rank of sergeant.
VRC-The Veteran Reserve Corps (originally the Invalid Corps) was a military reserve organization created within the Union Army during the American Civil War to allow partially disabled or otherwise infirm soldiers (or former soldiers) to perform light duty, freeing able-bodied soldiers to serve on the front lines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran_Reserve_Corps
Despite a photograph that includes a Confederate flag, planted by an ignoramus at his tombstone, this soldier was a member of the Veterans Reserve Corps (V.R.C.) of the U.S. Army. He never raised a weapon in opposition to the United States of America or fired a shot in the direction of 'Old Glory.'
Inscription
CO A 16 VRC
Gravesite Details
Gettysburg Casualty taken to Harrisburg for treatment but died there.
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