Veteran Civil War, 1st Lieutenant. He first served in Company H, 35th PA Infantry Regiment; enlisted on 22 Apr 1861, transferred to western gun-boat service on 8 Feb 1862. Separated at unknown date. He then served in Company G, 207th PA Infantry Regiment; enlisted 1 Sep 1864, received non-fatal head wound at Battle of Lundy Lane, Petersburg VA on 2 Apr 1865, recovered and separated 31 May 1865. Son of William Blanchard (1805 – 1860) and Mary Smith (1817 – 1870). Married Helen E. Holiday (1843 – 1942). Parents of: Anna Elizabeth Blanchard (1865 – 1892) and Ada Blanchard (1868 – 1923). Occupation: traveling salesman. Cause of death: tertiary syphilis (general paresis). He was resident of Elmira New York in 1890 veteran census, but became a resident of the Cook County IL Insanity Asylum on 9 Feb 1892 and was transferred to the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane. He died in Elgin, Kane County IL.
Veteran Civil War, 1st Lieutenant. He first served in Company H, 35th PA Infantry Regiment; enlisted on 22 Apr 1861, transferred to western gun-boat service on 8 Feb 1862. Separated at unknown date. He then served in Company G, 207th PA Infantry Regiment; enlisted 1 Sep 1864, received non-fatal head wound at Battle of Lundy Lane, Petersburg VA on 2 Apr 1865, recovered and separated 31 May 1865. Son of William Blanchard (1805 – 1860) and Mary Smith (1817 – 1870). Married Helen E. Holiday (1843 – 1942). Parents of: Anna Elizabeth Blanchard (1865 – 1892) and Ada Blanchard (1868 – 1923). Occupation: traveling salesman. Cause of death: tertiary syphilis (general paresis). He was resident of Elmira New York in 1890 veteran census, but became a resident of the Cook County IL Insanity Asylum on 9 Feb 1892 and was transferred to the Northern Illinois Hospital and Asylum for the Insane. He died in Elgin, Kane County IL.
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