Clarkson Balser (abt. 1843 - 1862)

Born about 1843 in Indiana

Died 6 Apr 1862 at about age 19 in Shiloh, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Clarkson Balser was born in 1843, in Indiana. He was the son of Daniel Balser and Mary (unknown) Balser.

• Residence:

1850: Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana. [4]

1860: Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana. [5]

1861: At the time of his enlistment, Clarkson Balser was living in Grandview, Hammond Township, Spencer County, Indiana. [3]

Military Service

Private Clarkson Balser was Killed in Action during The United States Civil War.

Private Clarkson Balser served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 19, 1862
Mustered out: Apr 6, 1862 KIA
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. D, 25th Regiment, Indiana Infantry

• Civil War

Last Name: BALSER

First Name: CLARK

Age: 18

Date Enrolled: 1861/08/19

Where Enrolled: EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

Regiment: 25

Company: D

Final Date: 1862/04/05

Notes: Killed at Shiloh. [2]

NAME: Clark Balser

BIRTH: 1843

RESIDENCE: 19 Aug 1861

Grand View, Indiana

Indiana 25th Infantry, Company D

DISCHARGE: 6 Apr 1862

BATTLE: Shiloh

Shiloh, Tennessee

Killed.

Private

BURIAL: Shiloh National Military Park

Shiloh, Tennessee

PLOT: RG-384. [3]

During the Civil War, he enlisted in the 25t Regiment, Indiana Infantry.

Clark died on 6 Apr 1862 in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA aged ~23. He is buried in Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Tennessee. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9018217/clark-balser: accessed 04 February 2023), memorial page for PVT Clark Balser (unknown-6 Apr 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #9018217, citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by J. Colin Clark (contributor 47094715). Death:

   Name:	PVT Clark Balser
   Birth Date:	unknown
   Death Date:	6 Apr 1862
   Death Place:	Pittsburg Landing, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
   Cemetery:	Shiloh National Cemetery
   Cemetery Address:	Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
   Plot:	25th Indiana. Grave 384.

• [2] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Military, Civil War, record for Clark Balser. https://researchindiana.iara.in.gov/DigitalRecords/Detail.html?WORK_FILENAME=NDX00114&WORK_RECORD_ID=7877

• [3] Fold3, Clark Balser (https://www.fold3.com/memorial/654376910/clark-balser-civil-war-stories : accessed February 22, 2023), database and images, https://www.fold3.com/memorial/654376910/clark-balser-civil-war-stories

• [4] United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch, Clarkston Balser in entry for Danl Balser, 1850. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVW-LLW?id=L253-V8Y

• [5] United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch, Clarkson Balser in entry for Daniel Balser, 1860. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NV-NMW?id=L253-V25