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Joshua Blackwood Howell

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Joshua Blackwood Howell

Birth
West Deptford, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA
Death
14 Sep 1864 (aged 58)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Clarksboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA
Plot
Lot 1059
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Civil War Brigadier General. He was the tenth child of Colonel Joshua Ladd and Anna Blackwood Howell. He was born in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. He was an attorney in practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was commissioned a Colonel in the 85th Pennsylvania Volunteers. he was appointed Brigadier General just two days before his death. The General died near Petersburg, Virginia, when a horse he had just mounted reared back and fell on him.
Civil War Brigadier General. He was the tenth child of Colonel Joshua Ladd and Anna Blackwood Howell. He was born in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey. He was an attorney in practice in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. In 1861 he was commissioned a Colonel in the 85th Pennsylvania Volunteers. he was appointed Brigadier General just two days before his death. The General died near Petersburg, Virginia, when a horse he had just mounted reared back and fell on him.

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6817845/joshua_blackwood-howell: accessed ), memorial page for Joshua Blackwood Howell (11 Sep 1806–14 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6817845, citing Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.