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Joseph Aikens Southard

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Joseph Aikens Southard

Birth
Oakland County, Michigan, USA
Death
24 Mar 1863 (aged 27–28)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
4-328
Memorial ID
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The marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is a cenotaph.

Joseph A. Southard died of disease during the Civil War in Lexington, Kentucky. He is buried in the Lexington National Cemetery, grave #319. -- "Southard, Joseph, d. 03/24/1863, Plot: 0 0 319, bur. 03/24/1863"

Find A Grave Memorial# 1209173

Military Record:
Name: Joseph Southard
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Michigan
Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private

Source for the above military record:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line].




For more information on the Southard family crypt, please refer to the following article from the "Oakland Press."

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140710/century-old-remains-returned-to-crypt-at-pontiacs-oak-hill-cemetery

According to the article:
"John Southard died in 1881, his wife Polly died in 1880 and their son, Civil War veteran John B. Southard, died in 1892. Another son, Joseph, was killed in action during the war."


The marker at Oak Hill Cemetery is a cenotaph.

Joseph A. Southard died of disease during the Civil War in Lexington, Kentucky. He is buried in the Lexington National Cemetery, grave #319. -- "Southard, Joseph, d. 03/24/1863, Plot: 0 0 319, bur. 03/24/1863"

Find A Grave Memorial# 1209173

Military Record:
Name: Joseph Southard
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: Michigan
Regiment: 22nd Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Company: H
Rank In: Private
Rank Out: Private

Source for the above military record:
National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line].




For more information on the Southard family crypt, please refer to the following article from the "Oakland Press."

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20140710/century-old-remains-returned-to-crypt-at-pontiacs-oak-hill-cemetery

According to the article:
"John Southard died in 1881, his wife Polly died in 1880 and their son, Civil War veteran John B. Southard, died in 1892. Another son, Joseph, was killed in action during the war."




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