On 27th April 1865 he was killed on the Mississippi River outside of Memphis, Tennessee when the steamship Sultana exploded. Hundreds of Union soldiers from East Tennessee returning home were killed in this explosion.
The location of his grqave is unknown.
On 27th April 1865 he was killed on the Mississippi River outside of Memphis, Tennessee when the steamship Sultana exploded. Hundreds of Union soldiers from East Tennessee returning home were killed in this explosion.
The location of his grqave is unknown.
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