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CPT Edwin Sherman Hitchcock
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CPT Edwin Sherman Hitchcock

Birth
Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
16 Jun 1862 (aged 28)
James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Cenotaph
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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Commanding officer of Co. G (Townsend Rifles), 7th Connecticut Volunteers
Enlisted April 22, 1861 as Capt.
Killed in Action June 16, 1862 at the Battle of Secessionville, James Island, SC.
Previous service as Pvt. Co. C
(New Haven Grays)
2nd CT Volunteers, 3 months,
May -Aug. 1861
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He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Secessionville. His body was buried by the Confederates in a mass grave in front of the Tower Battery, James Island, SC.
Contributor: David Moore (49439884)
Commanding officer of Co. G (Townsend Rifles), 7th Connecticut Volunteers
Enlisted April 22, 1861 as Capt.
Killed in Action June 16, 1862 at the Battle of Secessionville, James Island, SC.
Previous service as Pvt. Co. C
(New Haven Grays)
2nd CT Volunteers, 3 months,
May -Aug. 1861
*************
He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Secessionville. His body was buried by the Confederates in a mass grave in front of the Tower Battery, James Island, SC.
Contributor: David Moore (49439884)

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