Pvt Co H, 21st MO Vol Inf
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864, Hannibal, MO
Mustered in Feb 27, 1864, Hannibal, MO
Killed Apr 9, 1865, Fort Blakeley, AL
Office of Adjutant General
Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865
Box 63
Reel s00857
Just hours after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee miles away in Virginia, the Battle of Blakeley was fought at Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865 at 5:30 p.m., the last major battle of the Civil War.
Fort Blakeley was a formidable entrenchment built of nine connected earthen artillery redoubts mounting forty-one artillery pieces. It was protected by several iron clad vessels of the Confederate Navy. The strength of the 16,000 Union soldiers overpowered Blakeley's near 4,000 contingent.
Pvt Co H, 21st MO Vol Inf
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864, Hannibal, MO
Mustered in Feb 27, 1864, Hannibal, MO
Killed Apr 9, 1865, Fort Blakeley, AL
Office of Adjutant General
Record of Service Card, Civil War, 1861-1865
Box 63
Reel s00857
Just hours after the surrender of General Robert E. Lee miles away in Virginia, the Battle of Blakeley was fought at Fort Blakeley on April 9, 1865 at 5:30 p.m., the last major battle of the Civil War.
Fort Blakeley was a formidable entrenchment built of nine connected earthen artillery redoubts mounting forty-one artillery pieces. It was protected by several iron clad vessels of the Confederate Navy. The strength of the 16,000 Union soldiers overpowered Blakeley's near 4,000 contingent.
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