Civil War Union Army Soldier. He served during the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company G, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, and died on July 24,1863.
He was interred with his fallen comrades from Maine in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
He was interred with his fallen comrades from Maine in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
Civil War Union Army Soldier. He served during the Civil War as a Sergeant in Company G, 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry. He was mortally wounded on July 2, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg, and died on July 24,1863.
He was interred with his fallen comrades from Maine in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
He was interred with his fallen comrades from Maine in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. His family erected a cenotaph for him in the family plot in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
Inscription
SERGT
WILLIAM S JORDAN
A MEMBER OF CO G 20th
REGT ME VOLS DIED OF WOUNDS
RECEIVED IN THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG
JULY 3, 1863
AGED 22Y 6M
SON OF JOSEPH W & CORDELIA
JORDAN
BLEST ARE THE BRAVE WHO SINK TO REST,
WITH ALL THEIR COUNTRY'S HONER'S BLEST.
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