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Pvt Gilbert J. Beebe Jr.

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Pvt Gilbert J. Beebe Jr. Veteran

Birth
Florida, USA
Death
25 Nov 1862 (aged 26–27)
Burial
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.3619389, Longitude: -72.1241833
Plot
Section 10, Lot 24
Memorial ID
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Civil War Union veteran of Company C, 1st Regiment Connecticut Artillery.

According to the 1860 US Federal Census, he was living with his father and siblings in New London, Conn.

Gilbert Beebe, age 50, born in CT
Martha Beebe, age 29, born in CT
Harriet Beebe, age 19, born in FL
Eliza Beebe, age 17, born in FL
Gilbert Beebe Jr., age 25, born in FL
Emma Beebe, age 8, born in CT
Chas Beebe, age 6, born in CT
Oliver Beebe, age 4, born in CT
Hannah A Beebe, age one month, born in CT

He was still a resident of New London, Conn. when he first enlisted as a Private on April 22, 1861. On May 7, 1861 he mustered in to Company E of the 2nd Infantry Regiment Connecticut (known as "Rifle Company C"). He mustered out of this regiment on Aug. 7, 1861 at New Haven, Conn.

On March 5, 1862 he re-enlisted and was mustered in to Company C of the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment of Connecticut. He did not survive the war and died of disease on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1862.


Sources:

1860 U. S. Federal Census, New London, New London, Connecticut. Birth year for Gilbert Beebe, Jr. is approximate based on this census.

Ancestry.com. Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Ancestry.com. Record of service of Connecticut men in the army and navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Soldiers [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Civil War Union veteran of Company C, 1st Regiment Connecticut Artillery.

According to the 1860 US Federal Census, he was living with his father and siblings in New London, Conn.

Gilbert Beebe, age 50, born in CT
Martha Beebe, age 29, born in CT
Harriet Beebe, age 19, born in FL
Eliza Beebe, age 17, born in FL
Gilbert Beebe Jr., age 25, born in FL
Emma Beebe, age 8, born in CT
Chas Beebe, age 6, born in CT
Oliver Beebe, age 4, born in CT
Hannah A Beebe, age one month, born in CT

He was still a resident of New London, Conn. when he first enlisted as a Private on April 22, 1861. On May 7, 1861 he mustered in to Company E of the 2nd Infantry Regiment Connecticut (known as "Rifle Company C"). He mustered out of this regiment on Aug. 7, 1861 at New Haven, Conn.

On March 5, 1862 he re-enlisted and was mustered in to Company C of the 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment of Connecticut. He did not survive the war and died of disease on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1862.


Sources:

1860 U. S. Federal Census, New London, New London, Connecticut. Birth year for Gilbert Beebe, Jr. is approximate based on this census.

Ancestry.com. Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, 1879-1903 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Ancestry.com. Record of service of Connecticut men in the army and navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.

Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Historical Data Systems, comp. American Civil War Soldiers [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

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