Peter Campbell
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Peter Campbell (1838 - 1902)

PVT Peter Campbell
Born in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 5 Nov 1859 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 64 in Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

PVT Peter Campbell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 6, 1862
Mustered out: June 22, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company F, 10th Vermont Infantry
Roll of Honor
PVT Peter Campbell was Wounded in Action during United States Civil War.

Peter was born in 1838 in Swanton, Vermont, the son of John Campbell and Emilie Berger.

He married on the 5 Nov 1859 in Swanton, Vermont [1] to Catherine Mason, the daughter of John Mason.

He stood 5 ft 9 1/2 “ tall with black hair, black eyes and a dark complexion. [2]

Peter Campbell and his cousin Lucius Shepard enlisted together and served in the same company and regiment (Co. F 10th Regiment). He was mustered in on 1 Sep 1862 in Brattleboro and assigned to detached service as a saddler.

He applied for a pension on 29 Oct 1886 (certificate no. 470,400). [3] On 22 May 1902 his widow Catherine filed for a Widows Pension (certificate no. 562,710). [4]

He passed away in 1902 at the age of 64 in Agawam, Massachusetts. [5] [6] [7]

Sources

  1. Questionnaire from Pension File
  2. US, Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Vermont, 1861-1865—Fold3, PAID SITE
  3. "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N453-K47 :24 March 2016), Peter Campbell, 1886.
  4. "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD5S-SSM :20 February 2021), Peter Campbell, 1886.
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #261254714
  6. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWXN-H52 :17 November 2022), Peter Campbell, 1902.
  7. "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9X-7Z5 :14 February 2020), Peter Campbell, 1902.




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