Edward S. Bailey (abt. 1874 - 1898)

Born about 1874 in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 30 Sep 1898 at about age 24 in Coamo, Puerto Rico

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Biography

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Company C, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Hometown: Bradford Died of Illness on 30 September 1898

Sgt Edward Bailey served with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War.
Service Started: May 11,1898
Unit(s): Company C, 16th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Service Ended: September 30,1898

Sgt. Edward Bailey Died of Disease during Spanish-American War.

The first news of the death of Sgt. Bailey was brought to Bradford by the returning soldiers. When Charles Connely and Will Myers landed from the Relief at Fortress Monroe, they told their comrades that Bailey had died. The news surprised and shocked the men at Fortress Monroe, as Sergeant Bailey had been one of the strongest men in the company. It is understood that he had been ill but only a week with "walking typhoid fever." Sergeant Bailey had been a resident of Bradford for about five years and was the physical director of the Bradford Y.M.C.A., and later the director of Company C's athletic club.

Sources

• Obituary: Danville Newspaper

Burial Fairview Cemetery Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Joel Frampton Gilfert Added: 4 Jul 2011 Find A Grave: Memorial #72661009