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Charles was a son of John Mason Ormsbee & Polly Willson.
He was a brother to Governor Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee.
He enlisted as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 2 May 1861. He was mustered out on 15 Aug 1861 at Brattleboro, Vermont.
He was promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 6 Sep 1861. He was promoted to Full Captain on 16 Sep 1862.
He was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 5 May 1864 and was buried near the battlefield and his grave marked.
His brother, Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee, going there to recover his body without success.
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TEAMWORK TRANSFER on 21 Aug 2012 with Tim Cooper
Charles was a son of John Mason Ormsbee & Polly Willson.
He was a brother to Governor Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee.
He enlisted as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 2 May 1861. He was mustered out on 15 Aug 1861 at Brattleboro, Vermont.
He was promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 6 Sep 1861. He was promoted to Full Captain on 16 Sep 1862.
He was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 5 May 1864 and was buried near the battlefield and his grave marked.
His brother, Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee, going there to recover his body without success.
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TEAMWORK TRANSFER on 21 Aug 2012 with Tim Cooper
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Charles was a son of John Mason Ormsbee & Polly Willson.
He was a brother to Governor Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee.
He enlisted as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 2 May 1861. He was mustered out on 15 Aug 1861 at Brattleboro, Vermont.
He was promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 6 Sep 1861. He was promoted to Full Captain on 16 Sep 1862.
He was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 5 May 1864 and was buried near the battlefield and his grave marked.
His brother, Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee, going there to recover his body without success.
*******************************************
TEAMWORK TRANSFER on 21 Aug 2012 with Tim Cooper
Charles was a son of John Mason Ormsbee & Polly Willson.
He was a brother to Governor Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee.
He enlisted as a Corporal in Company G, 1st Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 2 May 1861. He was mustered out on 15 Aug 1861 at Brattleboro, Vermont.
He was promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant in Company H, 5th Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry on 6 Sep 1861. He was promoted to Full Captain on 16 Sep 1862.
He was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on 5 May 1864 and was buried near the battlefield and his grave marked.
His brother, Ebenezer Jolls Ormsbee, going there to recover his body without success.
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TEAMWORK TRANSFER on 21 Aug 2012 with Tim Cooper
Inscription
CHARLES J. ORMSBEE
CAPT. CO. D. 5, REGT. VT. VOL.
KILLED IN THE BATTLE
OF THE WILDERNESS VA.
MAY 5, 1864.
AE. 24.
Gravesite Details
G.A.R. Post #18 in Brandon was named in his honor
Family Members
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