Lewis Anthony Waterman was born on June 2, 1848 in Johnstown, Rhode Island to George Waterman and Brittania Franklin Baxter. On April 29, 1864, at the age of fifteen, he enlisted into the United States Signal Corps in Providence, Rhode Island, and was described at enlistment as having hazel eyes, dark hair, a fair complexion, standing 5 feet, 6 inches in height and having an occupation of Bookkeeper. Second Class Private Waterman served in Washington, D.C. before being assigned to the Department of the Missouri, where he participated in operations against Price's Raid in Missouri and Kansas during October and November 1864. In June of 1865, he volunteered to join the Eastern column of the Powder River Expedition and campaign against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho on the northern Great Plains. Waterman and his detachment accompanied the expedition into the Powder River country and participated in several engagements against the Sioux and Cheyenne along the Powder River between September 1-10, 1865. In October the expedition came to a close, and Private Waterman was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on December 9, 1865 at the age of 16. Lewis Anthony Waterman returned to Rhode Island, but died of scarlet fever on January 19, 1868 at the age of 19. His letters from his time in service were later published as "18 Months on the Kansas Frontier as a Federal Signalman."
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Lewis Anthony Waterman was born on June 2, 1848 in Johnstown, Rhode Island to George Waterman and Brittania Franklin Baxter. On April 29, 1864, at the age of fifteen, he enlisted into the United States Signal Corps in Providence, Rhode Island, and was described at enlistment as having hazel eyes, dark hair, a fair complexion, standing 5 feet, 6 inches in height and having an occupation of Bookkeeper. Second Class Private Waterman served in Washington, D.C. before being assigned to the Department of the Missouri, where he participated in operations against Price's Raid in Missouri and Kansas during October and November 1864. In June of 1865, he volunteered to join the Eastern column of the Powder River Expedition and campaign against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho on the northern Great Plains. Waterman and his detachment accompanied the expedition into the Powder River country and participated in several engagements against the Sioux and Cheyenne along the Powder River between September 1-10, 1865. In October the expedition came to a close, and Private Waterman was mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on December 9, 1865 at the age of 16. Lewis Anthony Waterman returned to Rhode Island, but died of scarlet fever on January 19, 1868 at the age of 19. His letters from his time in service were later published as "18 Months on the Kansas Frontier as a Federal Signalman."
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Family Members
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Brittania Franklin Waterman Anthony
1825–1892
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Alexander Waterman
1827–1828
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Leander Waterman
1829–1838
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Alonzo Waterman
1831–1835
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Sarah Searle Waterman
1835–1836
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Sophronia Maria Waterman
1836–1841
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Emily Frances Waterman Anthony
1839–1898
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Lieut Franklin Alonzo Waterman
1844–1886
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Susan Ella Waterman
1846–1894
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