Orr, Chester
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 26, credited to Ryegate, VT Unit(s): 1st VT CAV Service: enl 8/29/62, m/i 9/26/62, Pvt, Co. D, 1st VT CAV, pow, Stony Creek, 6/29/64, Andersonville, prld 4/28/65, m/o 5/23/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 07/1835, Ryegate, VT Death: 05/04/1896 Burial: Groton Cemetery, Groton, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Carolyn Adams Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/30/1876; widow Louisa, 5/25/1896, VT Portrait?: Unknown 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 DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Groton Cemetery, Groton, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
GROTON
Chester Orr, an old soldier who has been failing for some time, died on Monday last. Mr. Orr in the late war was in Libby prison for a long time. His folks gave him up for dead and settled his estate.
Source: St. Johnsbury Republican, May 6, 1896
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.