Francis Christian Newell (1844 - 1863)

Born 1844 in Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, United States

Died 21 Aug 1863 at about age 19 in Louisiana, United States

Biography

Francis Newell served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Francis Newell Died of Disease during The United States Civil War.

Francis C. Newell was the son of Abel Pond Newell (1818-1904) and Mary Elizabeth Christian (1824-1888). ^[1]

The family received 47 letters from Francis while he was serving his country from August 1861 to August 1863.

"he told his parents over and over again that he would stay as long as he had to. In an excerpt from his last letter, dated August 7th 1863, he writes, "If I should live, and they should want me longer, I am just the boy that will go for 10 years if it is necessary for I don't think that we shall see any harder times nor any harder fighting than we have seen. The 11th (Regiment) has got a glowering name here."

Civil War

Francis C. Newell was 5'8" tall, brown hair, blue eyes and was a farmer. He enlisted at the age of 17, and was from Winnebago, Illinois. Francis enlisted on 15 August 1861 and was mustered into Company D, 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry.

Pvt. Newell died from disease on 21 August 1863 at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana. He initially was buried in Louisiana, he is buried in Section A, 3014 of the Vicksburg National Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85H-VYJ : Fri Mar 08 15:48:55 UTC 2024), Entry for Abel P Newell and Mary E Newell, 1850.
2. ↑ ACWRD: Francis C. Newell Residence Winnebago County IL; Enlisted on 8/15/1861 as a Private. On 8/17/1861 he mustered into "D" Co. IL 11th Infantry He died of disease on 8/21/1863 Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24817187/francis_christian-newell: accessed April 23, 2024), memorial page for Francis Christian Newell (1844–21 Aug 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24817187, citing Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Laura (contributor 46865654).