From headstone:
Enlisted 1861 Co. B 4th Maine Inf., Lost arm in battle of Wilderness May 1864.
From Archives:
Enlisted: May 3, 1861
Mustered: June 15, 1861
Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant/George Meade
Sgt.
Discharged: September 4th, 1864
Type: Honorable
VITALS:
Complexion: Light, Height: 5'71/2", Eyes: Blue, Hair: Lt. Brown
Civilian Occupation: Mariner
Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21942-42470-69?cc=1877829
"Mr. Pillsbury was a member of Co. E, 12 N. H. Vols.,
in the Civil War, enlisting 30 Aug. 1862, for three years.
He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3 May
1863, from which wound he never recovered. He was
discharged 4 Sept. of the same year, and was afterwards
l62 PILLSBURY GENEALOGY.
granted a pension. A few days before his death he ex-
pressed a desire to hear a military band play '' Marching
through Georgia." His wish was gratified, the musicians
going to' his house and performing this and other pieces
which he greatly enjoyed. He was buried with military
honors."
Source: https://archive.org/stream/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog_djvu.txt
Enlisted 1861 Co. B 4th Maine Inf., Lost arm in battle of Wilderness May 1864.
From Archives:
Enlisted: May 3, 1861
Mustered: June 15, 1861
Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant/George Meade
Sgt.
Discharged: September 4th, 1864
Type: Honorable
VITALS:
Complexion: Light, Height: 5'71/2", Eyes: Blue, Hair: Lt. Brown
Civilian Occupation: Mariner
Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21942-42470-69?cc=1877829
"Mr. Pillsbury was a member of Co. E, 12 N. H. Vols.,
in the Civil War, enlisting 30 Aug. 1862, for three years.
He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3 May
1863, from which wound he never recovered. He was
discharged 4 Sept. of the same year, and was afterwards
l62 PILLSBURY GENEALOGY.
granted a pension. A few days before his death he ex-
pressed a desire to hear a military band play '' Marching
through Georgia." His wish was gratified, the musicians
going to' his house and performing this and other pieces
which he greatly enjoyed. He was buried with military
honors."
Source: https://archive.org/stream/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog_djvu.txt
From headstone:
Enlisted 1861 Co. B 4th Maine Inf., Lost arm in battle of Wilderness May 1864.
From Archives:
Enlisted: May 3, 1861
Mustered: June 15, 1861
Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant/George Meade
Sgt.
Discharged: September 4th, 1864
Type: Honorable
VITALS:
Complexion: Light, Height: 5'71/2", Eyes: Blue, Hair: Lt. Brown
Civilian Occupation: Mariner
Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21942-42470-69?cc=1877829
"Mr. Pillsbury was a member of Co. E, 12 N. H. Vols.,
in the Civil War, enlisting 30 Aug. 1862, for three years.
He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3 May
1863, from which wound he never recovered. He was
discharged 4 Sept. of the same year, and was afterwards
l62 PILLSBURY GENEALOGY.
granted a pension. A few days before his death he ex-
pressed a desire to hear a military band play '' Marching
through Georgia." His wish was gratified, the musicians
going to' his house and performing this and other pieces
which he greatly enjoyed. He was buried with military
honors."
Source: https://archive.org/stream/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog_djvu.txt
Enlisted 1861 Co. B 4th Maine Inf., Lost arm in battle of Wilderness May 1864.
From Archives:
Enlisted: May 3, 1861
Mustered: June 15, 1861
Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant/George Meade
Sgt.
Discharged: September 4th, 1864
Type: Honorable
VITALS:
Complexion: Light, Height: 5'71/2", Eyes: Blue, Hair: Lt. Brown
Civilian Occupation: Mariner
Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21942-42470-69?cc=1877829
"Mr. Pillsbury was a member of Co. E, 12 N. H. Vols.,
in the Civil War, enlisting 30 Aug. 1862, for three years.
He was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, 3 May
1863, from which wound he never recovered. He was
discharged 4 Sept. of the same year, and was afterwards
l62 PILLSBURY GENEALOGY.
granted a pension. A few days before his death he ex-
pressed a desire to hear a military band play '' Marching
through Georgia." His wish was gratified, the musicians
going to' his house and performing this and other pieces
which he greatly enjoyed. He was buried with military
honors."
Source: https://archive.org/stream/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog/pillsburyfamily00getcgoog_djvu.txt
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