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Albert John Sharp Jr.

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Albert John Sharp Jr. Veteran

Birth
Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
Death
10 Sep 1864 (aged 17–18)
Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Burial
Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Add to Map
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Albert J. Sharp was a member of the Second Battery, First Battalion, MAINE Light Artillery during the Civil War.
Albert Sharp enlisted at Augusta, Maine, for 3 years under quota of Monmouth with a bounty of $300. On 19 January 1864 he reported to the Second Battery, First Battalion, Maine Light Artillery at Camp Barry (a training depot near Washington, DC).

On 27 April 1864 he was admitted to the Lincoln US Army General Hospital in Washington, DC and then transferred to Lovell US Army General Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island.

On 5 July 1864 he was discharged for disibalility for phthsis pulmonalis (lung disease) and granted one-half pay. He returned home to his parents in Caribou and died 11 September 1864.

Albert J. Sharp
Residence Lyndon ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 1/1/1864 as a Private.
On 1/1/1864 he mustered into ME 2nd Light Artillery
He was discharged for disability on 7/5/1864

- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
Albert J. Sharp was a member of the Second Battery, First Battalion, MAINE Light Artillery during the Civil War.
Albert Sharp enlisted at Augusta, Maine, for 3 years under quota of Monmouth with a bounty of $300. On 19 January 1864 he reported to the Second Battery, First Battalion, Maine Light Artillery at Camp Barry (a training depot near Washington, DC).

On 27 April 1864 he was admitted to the Lincoln US Army General Hospital in Washington, DC and then transferred to Lovell US Army General Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island.

On 5 July 1864 he was discharged for disibalility for phthsis pulmonalis (lung disease) and granted one-half pay. He returned home to his parents in Caribou and died 11 September 1864.

Albert J. Sharp
Residence Lyndon ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 1/1/1864 as a Private.
On 1/1/1864 he mustered into ME 2nd Light Artillery
He was discharged for disability on 7/5/1864

- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine


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