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Charles H. Atwood (abt. 1845 - 1864)

Charles H. Atwood
Born about in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United Statesmap
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Died at about age 19 in Davids Island, Westchester, New York, United Statesmap
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Biography

Charles H. Atwood was born at Livermore, Maine, about 1845, based on the record of his enlistment in the Union Army,[1] He was the son of Henry Sawtelle Atwood and Sarah (Coffin) Atwood.[2]

Charles H. Atwood of Livermore, Maine, 18 years old, born in Livermore, enlisted in the Union Army on 27 Feb 1864.[1] He served in Company D of the 32nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment.[3] He died at Davids Island, New York, on 5 Aug 1864.[4] His FindAGrave memorial says that he died of consumption, and it includes a photo of his gravestone at the Cypress Hills National Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[5]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Enlistment record of Charles H. Atwood, in Maine, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862-1865, database with images, FamilySearch > Military Unit > 32nd infantry surnames A-E, box 63, 1864 > image 87 of 805; Maine State Archives, Augusta.
  2. Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 58
  3. FamilySearch abstract of the service record of Charles H. Atwood, in United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865, database, FamilySearch > Charles H. Atwood, Private, Company D, 32nd Regiment, Maine Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M543 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 881,847
  4. FamilySearch abstract of the death record of Charles H. Atwood, in New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952, database, FamilySearch > Charles H. Atwood, 1864
  5. Find A Grave: Memorial #2584669 for Pvt. Charles H. Atwood, with photo of gravestone of Charles H. Atwood




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