"News reached Stamford on Wednesday morning, 26th, of the death at Newbern of Capt. Isaac L. Hoyt of that town; of Co. G, Tenth Regiment. The flags were put at half mast, and remained so till the arrival of his body the same evening. The funeral took place Thursday afternoon. Capt. Hoyt was a Lieutenant at Bull Run, where he caught a severe cold from which he never fully recovered. Further exposure in the rain and mud at the battle of Newbern brought on typhoid fever from which he subsequently died. He was 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and three children, He has been a member of the legislature, and was highly respected as a citizen and brave officer."
Date: Thursday, April 10, 1862
Paper: New London Weekly Chronicle (New London, Connecticut) Page: 1
"News reached Stamford on Wednesday morning, 26th, of the death at Newbern of Capt. Isaac L. Hoyt of that town; of Co. G, Tenth Regiment. The flags were put at half mast, and remained so till the arrival of his body the same evening. The funeral took place Thursday afternoon. Capt. Hoyt was a Lieutenant at Bull Run, where he caught a severe cold from which he never fully recovered. Further exposure in the rain and mud at the battle of Newbern brought on typhoid fever from which he subsequently died. He was 42 years of age, and leaves a wife and three children, He has been a member of the legislature, and was highly respected as a citizen and brave officer."
Date: Thursday, April 10, 1862
Paper: New London Weekly Chronicle (New London, Connecticut) Page: 1
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