Danforth, Alonzo H.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 25, credited to Charlotte, VT Unit(s): 17th VT INF, 1st VT CAV, 26th NY CAV/VT FCAV Service: enl 10/21/61, m/i 11/19/61, SGTMAJ, 1st VT CAV, comn 2LT, Co. G, 4/10/62 (4/10/62), wdd, Middletown, 5/24/62, resgd 8/2/62; comn 2LT, Co. B, 17th VT INF, 2/23/64 (4/17/64), disch 6/3/64; enl 1/3/65, m/i 1/10/65, SGT, Co. M, Frontier Cavalry (26th NY CAV), m/o 6/27/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 04/1837, Westminster, VT Death: 01/01/1909 Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Calamus, IA Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: DHoffstedt Findagrave Memorial #: 20766516 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 1/29/1877; widow Eva, 2/10/1909, SD Portrait?: Gibson Collection, VHS Collections College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None Webmaster's Note: After the Saint Albans Raid on October 19, 1864, Vermont raised two companies of cavalry to help guard the Canadian border; there were known as Frontier Cavalry, Companies F and M, but technically they were part of the 26th New York Cavalry. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Rose Hill Cemetery, Calamus, IA Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
