Lyman E. Keyes was a resident of Holden, MA. He was 18 and a Weaver when he enlisted as a private in Company C, 25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on 7 Oct 1861. In a draft registration record of 1 July 1863 he was listed as being married and working as a laborer. Lyman was killed 3 Jun 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 (with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3). It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army.
Every corpse I saw was as black as coal. It was not possible to remove them. They were buried where they fell. ... I saw no live man lying on this ground. The wounded must have suffered horribly before death relieved them, lying there exposed to the blazing southern sun o' days, and being eaten alive by beetles o' nights.
Union artillery officer, Frank Wilkeson.
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This memorial will be marked as a cenotaph because there is no burial record for Lyman. In his hometown of Holden, Massachusetts, Lyman's name is inscribed on the top of Liberty's Panel 2 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS located at the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others who gave their life for their country.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 (with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3). It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army.
Every corpse I saw was as black as coal. It was not possible to remove them. They were buried where they fell. ... I saw no live man lying on this ground. The wounded must have suffered horribly before death relieved them, lying there exposed to the blazing southern sun o' days, and being eaten alive by beetles o' nights.
Union artillery officer, Frank Wilkeson.
From Wikipedia - See Full Story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_cold_harbor
This memorial will be marked as a cenotaph because there is no burial record for Lyman. In his hometown of Holden, Massachusetts, Lyman's name is inscribed on the top of Liberty's Panel 2 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS located at the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others who gave their life for their country.
Lyman E. Keyes was a resident of Holden, MA. He was 18 and a Weaver when he enlisted as a private in Company C, 25th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment on 7 Oct 1861. In a draft registration record of 1 July 1863 he was listed as being married and working as a laborer. Lyman was killed 3 Jun 1864 at the Battle of Cold Harbor in Virginia.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 (with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3). It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army.
Every corpse I saw was as black as coal. It was not possible to remove them. They were buried where they fell. ... I saw no live man lying on this ground. The wounded must have suffered horribly before death relieved them, lying there exposed to the blazing southern sun o' days, and being eaten alive by beetles o' nights.
Union artillery officer, Frank Wilkeson.
From Wikipedia - See Full Story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_cold_harbor
This memorial will be marked as a cenotaph because there is no burial record for Lyman. In his hometown of Holden, Massachusetts, Lyman's name is inscribed on the top of Liberty's Panel 2 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS located at the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others who gave their life for their country.
The Battle of Cold Harbor was fought from May 31 to June 12, 1864 (with the most significant fighting occurring on June 3). It was one of the final battles of Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign during the American Civil War, and is remembered as one of American history's bloodiest, most lopsided battles. Thousands of Union soldiers were killed or wounded in a hopeless frontal assault against the fortified positions of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army.
Every corpse I saw was as black as coal. It was not possible to remove them. They were buried where they fell. ... I saw no live man lying on this ground. The wounded must have suffered horribly before death relieved them, lying there exposed to the blazing southern sun o' days, and being eaten alive by beetles o' nights.
Union artillery officer, Frank Wilkeson.
From Wikipedia - See Full Story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_cold_harbor
This memorial will be marked as a cenotaph because there is no burial record for Lyman. In his hometown of Holden, Massachusetts, Lyman's name is inscribed on the top of Liberty's Panel 2 of the CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS located at the Holden Town Hall along with 29 others who gave their life for their country.
Inscription
CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL TABLETS, Holden Town Hall:
25th REGT.
LYMAN E. KEYES,
KILLED JUNE 3, 1864.
Gravesite Details
Sources: MA. Birth Records, Census Records, Civil War Soldiers Service Records, History of Holden, MA.
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