Here lies Abner Vincent Wilcox, son of Oliver W. Wilcox and his first wife, Harriet VINCENT.
The specific cause of his death is unknown. According to his Civil war record on Ancestry.com, he was wounded, taken POW and didn't survive.
From the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website:
Name: Abner V. Wilcox
Regiment Name: 11 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization)
Side: Union
Company: A
Soldier's Rank_In: Corp.
Soldier's Rank_Out: Corp.
Film Number: M545 roll 47∼Abner Vincent Wilcox was the only son of Oliver Wells and Harriet Vincent Wilcox of Nottawa Township, Michigan.
Shortly after the Civil War began, he enlisted at age 20 in Company A, Michigan 11th, Infantry Regiment on August 24, 1861 at Centreville, Michigan. His rank was Corporal. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Chattanooga, Tennesee after fighting in the Wauhatchie battle, which began the battle of Chattanooga. He did not survive his injuries and was officially mustered out on Oct 29, 1863 at Chattanooga, TN. (Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65, www.ancestry.com)
"He was a noble young man and a good soldier...his loss is felt by all of his fellow soldiers." Wilcox's father rushed south hoping to find his son alive one last time, but arrived one day too late. (Source: The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, by Eric Faust)
The specific cause of his death is unknown. According to his Civil war record on Ancestry.com, he was wounded, taken POW and didn't survive.
From the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website:
Name: Abner V. Wilcox
Regiment Name: 11 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization)
Side: Union
Company: A
Soldier's Rank_In: Corp.
Soldier's Rank_Out: Corp.
Film Number: M545 roll 47∼Abner Vincent Wilcox was the only son of Oliver Wells and Harriet Vincent Wilcox of Nottawa Township, Michigan.
Shortly after the Civil War began, he enlisted at age 20 in Company A, Michigan 11th, Infantry Regiment on August 24, 1861 at Centreville, Michigan. His rank was Corporal. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Chattanooga, Tennesee after fighting in the Wauhatchie battle, which began the battle of Chattanooga. He did not survive his injuries and was officially mustered out on Oct 29, 1863 at Chattanooga, TN. (Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65, www.ancestry.com)
"He was a noble young man and a good soldier...his loss is felt by all of his fellow soldiers." Wilcox's father rushed south hoping to find his son alive one last time, but arrived one day too late. (Source: The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, by Eric Faust)
Here lies Abner Vincent Wilcox, son of Oliver W. Wilcox and his first wife, Harriet VINCENT.
The specific cause of his death is unknown. According to his Civil war record on Ancestry.com, he was wounded, taken POW and didn't survive.
From the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website:
Name: Abner V. Wilcox
Regiment Name: 11 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization)
Side: Union
Company: A
Soldier's Rank_In: Corp.
Soldier's Rank_Out: Corp.
Film Number: M545 roll 47∼Abner Vincent Wilcox was the only son of Oliver Wells and Harriet Vincent Wilcox of Nottawa Township, Michigan.
Shortly after the Civil War began, he enlisted at age 20 in Company A, Michigan 11th, Infantry Regiment on August 24, 1861 at Centreville, Michigan. His rank was Corporal. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Chattanooga, Tennesee after fighting in the Wauhatchie battle, which began the battle of Chattanooga. He did not survive his injuries and was officially mustered out on Oct 29, 1863 at Chattanooga, TN. (Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65, www.ancestry.com)
"He was a noble young man and a good soldier...his loss is felt by all of his fellow soldiers." Wilcox's father rushed south hoping to find his son alive one last time, but arrived one day too late. (Source: The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, by Eric Faust)
The specific cause of his death is unknown. According to his Civil war record on Ancestry.com, he was wounded, taken POW and didn't survive.
From the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website:
Name: Abner V. Wilcox
Regiment Name: 11 Michigan Infantry (1st Organization)
Side: Union
Company: A
Soldier's Rank_In: Corp.
Soldier's Rank_Out: Corp.
Film Number: M545 roll 47∼Abner Vincent Wilcox was the only son of Oliver Wells and Harriet Vincent Wilcox of Nottawa Township, Michigan.
Shortly after the Civil War began, he enlisted at age 20 in Company A, Michigan 11th, Infantry Regiment on August 24, 1861 at Centreville, Michigan. His rank was Corporal. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Chattanooga, Tennesee after fighting in the Wauhatchie battle, which began the battle of Chattanooga. He did not survive his injuries and was officially mustered out on Oct 29, 1863 at Chattanooga, TN. (Source: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65, www.ancestry.com)
"He was a noble young man and a good soldier...his loss is felt by all of his fellow soldiers." Wilcox's father rushed south hoping to find his son alive one last time, but arrived one day too late. (Source: The 11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War, by Eric Faust)
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A. V. Wilcox. CO A, 11th Michigan Inf. 1840-1863
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