enlisted in Co. I, 19th Maine Infantry on August 25, 1862. He was mustered in as a corporal and rose in rank to captain of his company in 1863. He was wounded at Gettysburg, and later in the war, while mapping out the enemy's location, he was captured (June 1864) and was imprisoned at Macon, Georgia, and at Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina. Exchanged and mustered out of the service, he returned to Rockland, married Annie Farwell, and resumed his painting business. Eventually he joined his family's furniture business. to replace current entry of "Civil War veteran, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Enlisted 6 Aug. 1862 Bath Maine, Prisoner of war Petersburg VA." Member GAR Post #16, Dept. Maine.
enlisted in Co. I, 19th Maine Infantry on August 25, 1862. He was mustered in as a corporal and rose in rank to captain of his company in 1863. He was wounded at Gettysburg, and later in the war, while mapping out the enemy's location, he was captured (June 1864) and was imprisoned at Macon, Georgia, and at Camp Asylum, Columbia, South Carolina. Exchanged and mustered out of the service, he returned to Rockland, married Annie Farwell, and resumed his painting business. Eventually he joined his family's furniture business. to replace current entry of "Civil War veteran, wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg. Enlisted 6 Aug. 1862 Bath Maine, Prisoner of war Petersburg VA." Member GAR Post #16, Dept. Maine.
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