Kirkland, William
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Barre, VT Unit(s): 13th VT INF, 3rd VT LARTY Service: enl 8/25/62, m/i 10/10/62, Pvt, Co. H, 13th VT INF, m/o 7/21/63; enl 9/5/63, cred to Middlesex, m/i 1/1/64, 3rd VT LARTY BTRY, m/o 6/15/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: abt 1841, Manchester, England Death: 03/01/1926 Burial: Hampton National Cemetery, Hampton, VA Marker/Plot: E/1146A Gravestone photographer: Tom Ledoux Findagrave Memorial #: 3086540 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 11/3/1880 Portrait?: Charles Collection 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: 13th Vt. History off-site DESCENDANTS Grandfather of David Dougherty, Villa Park, IL (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Biography
WILLIAM KIRKLAND volunteered from the town of Barre, Vt., August 25th, 1862 at the age of 21, and joined Company H. Mustered out with his regiment July 21st, 1863, returned home but remained in civil life but a few days, and then re-enlisted into Third Battery Light Artillery, September 5th, 1863, and continued in the service until the close of the war, and then was mustered out with a good clean record as a soldier.
Source: Sturtevant's Pictorial History, Thirteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865, p. 662