The son of John G. & Caroline Donath, in 1860, he was a printer living in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He stood 5' 8" tall had light hair and light eyes, and is in the 1860 census by his middle name.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1861, mustered into federal service there May 27 as a private with Co. C, 1st Massachusetts Infantry, but deserted June 30, 1861, at Georgetown, Washington DC.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Lynfield, Massachusetts, August 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there August 28 as a private with Co. K, 19th Massachusetts Infantry, and shortly thereafter promoted to sergeant major. Promotion to 2nd lieutenant followed on December 14, 1862, and another to 1st lieutenant on April 5, 1863 (muster date May 1, 1863) with a transfer to Co. C. He was shot through the heart and died instantly during Pickett's Charge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg. According to the regimental history, "When found, no blood on his person, but when shirt opened, little round hole." That could have happened only if the bullet so destroyed his heart that it immediately ceased beating, and he then fell flat on his back and remained in that position. (Thanks to Kathy Perry for bringing this event to my attention by pointing out Ernest Linden Waitt, History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865).
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1861, mustered into federal service there May 27 as a private with Co. C, 1st Massachusetts Infantry, but deserted June 30, 1861, at Georgetown, Washington DC.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Lynfield, Massachusetts, August 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there August 28 as a private with Co. K, 19th Massachusetts Infantry, and shortly thereafter promoted to sergeant major. Promotion to 2nd lieutenant followed on December 14, 1862, and another to 1st lieutenant on April 5, 1863 (muster date May 1, 1863) with a transfer to Co. C. He was shot through the heart and died instantly during Pickett's Charge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg. According to the regimental history, "When found, no blood on his person, but when shirt opened, little round hole." That could have happened only if the bullet so destroyed his heart that it immediately ceased beating, and he then fell flat on his back and remained in that position. (Thanks to Kathy Perry for bringing this event to my attention by pointing out Ernest Linden Waitt, History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865).
The son of John G. & Caroline Donath, in 1860, he was a printer living in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He stood 5' 8" tall had light hair and light eyes, and is in the 1860 census by his middle name.
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1861, mustered into federal service there May 27 as a private with Co. C, 1st Massachusetts Infantry, but deserted June 30, 1861, at Georgetown, Washington DC.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Lynfield, Massachusetts, August 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there August 28 as a private with Co. K, 19th Massachusetts Infantry, and shortly thereafter promoted to sergeant major. Promotion to 2nd lieutenant followed on December 14, 1862, and another to 1st lieutenant on April 5, 1863 (muster date May 1, 1863) with a transfer to Co. C. He was shot through the heart and died instantly during Pickett's Charge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg. According to the regimental history, "When found, no blood on his person, but when shirt opened, little round hole." That could have happened only if the bullet so destroyed his heart that it immediately ceased beating, and he then fell flat on his back and remained in that position. (Thanks to Kathy Perry for bringing this event to my attention by pointing out Ernest Linden Waitt, History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865).
A Civil War veteran, he served two terms of service:
1. Enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, May 23, 1861, mustered into federal service there May 27 as a private with Co. C, 1st Massachusetts Infantry, but deserted June 30, 1861, at Georgetown, Washington DC.
2. Enlisted at the stated age of nineteen in Lynfield, Massachusetts, August 13, 1861, mustered into federal service there August 28 as a private with Co. K, 19th Massachusetts Infantry, and shortly thereafter promoted to sergeant major. Promotion to 2nd lieutenant followed on December 14, 1862, and another to 1st lieutenant on April 5, 1863 (muster date May 1, 1863) with a transfer to Co. C. He was shot through the heart and died instantly during Pickett's Charge on the third day of the battle of Gettysburg. According to the regimental history, "When found, no blood on his person, but when shirt opened, little round hole." That could have happened only if the bullet so destroyed his heart that it immediately ceased beating, and he then fell flat on his back and remained in that position. (Thanks to Kathy Perry for bringing this event to my attention by pointing out Ernest Linden Waitt, History of the Nineteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865).
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