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Sgt Byron W. Cadwell

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Sgt Byron W. Cadwell

Birth
New York, USA
Death
31 Oct 1864 (aged 25–26)
Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Section 1, Lot 246
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Name: Byron W Cadwell
Enlistment Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1838
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Palatine, Illinois
Enlistment Rank: Sergeant
Muster Date: 1 Oct 1862
Muster Regiment: Company E, 113th Illinois Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Date Captured: 11 Jun 1864
Place Captured: Ripley, Mississippi
Date of Death: 31 Oct 1864
Place of Death: Millen, Georgia
Cause of Death: Died of Disease POW
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was POW?: Yes
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 ft., 9 inches
Residence Place: Lake Zurich, Illinois
Burial Place: Barrington, Cook Co, Illinois
Occupation: Farmer

Byron W. Cadwell was the son of Horace and Julia Cadwell. He was born in New York and later moved with his family to Illinois. He was listed in the 1860-61 Northwestern University catalog as a Preparatory Student from Lake Zurich, Illinois. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army on August 11, 1862 and was mustered in on October 1 of that year. He served in company E of the 113th Illinois Infantry (also known as the Board of Trade Regiment). During his time of service he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. On June 10, 1864 he was captured by Confederate forces at Guntown, Mississippi and taken to Andersonville prison where he remained until September when he and others from that prison were moved to Camp Lawton in Millen Georgia. He died while at the camp, on October 31, 1864.
Name: Byron W Cadwell
Enlistment Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1838
Enlistment Date: 11 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Palatine, Illinois
Enlistment Rank: Sergeant
Muster Date: 1 Oct 1862
Muster Regiment: Company E, 113th Illinois Infantry
Muster Information: Enlisted
Date Captured: 11 Jun 1864
Place Captured: Ripley, Mississippi
Date of Death: 31 Oct 1864
Place of Death: Millen, Georgia
Cause of Death: Died of Disease POW
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was POW?: Yes
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 ft., 9 inches
Residence Place: Lake Zurich, Illinois
Burial Place: Barrington, Cook Co, Illinois
Occupation: Farmer

Byron W. Cadwell was the son of Horace and Julia Cadwell. He was born in New York and later moved with his family to Illinois. He was listed in the 1860-61 Northwestern University catalog as a Preparatory Student from Lake Zurich, Illinois. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union Army on August 11, 1862 and was mustered in on October 1 of that year. He served in company E of the 113th Illinois Infantry (also known as the Board of Trade Regiment). During his time of service he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. On June 10, 1864 he was captured by Confederate forces at Guntown, Mississippi and taken to Andersonville prison where he remained until September when he and others from that prison were moved to Camp Lawton in Millen Georgia. He died while at the camp, on October 31, 1864.

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Interred at Forest Home cemetery on 12 Apr 1882

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  • Maintained by: Dig Up
  • Originally Created by: Dave H
  • Added: Nov 4, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100170397/byron_w-cadwell: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt Byron W. Cadwell (1838–31 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100170397, citing Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Dig Up (contributor 47525629).