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Rich, Hollis L.

MILITARY SERVICE Age: 27, credited to Moretown, VT Unit(s): 2nd VT INF Service: drafted - enl 7/14/63, m/i 7/14/63, PVT, Co. D, 2nd VT INF, pr CPL, pr SGT 1SGT 11/1/64, wdd, Spotsylvania, 5/12/64, wdd, Cedar Creek, 10/19/64, dis/wds, 10/3/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALS Birth: 1836, Berlin, VT Death: 08/14/1912 Burial: Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 202049840 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 1/15/1866; widow Helen P., 9/3/1912, VT Portrait?: nara 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 2nd Great Grandfather of Hollis James Rich, Portsmouth, VA (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today)

BURIAL: Copyright notice Northfield Falls Cemetery, Northfield, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there.

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Disability Discharges with Photographs

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Obituary

NORTHFIELD FALLS.

Death of Hollis L. Rich Occurred Wednesday Evening – Was Civil War Veteran.

Hollis L. Rich died at his home here about 7:30 Wednesday evening. He had been failing quite fast during the past few weeks, but had not been confined to his bed until about a week ago. He was born in the town of Berlin June 19, 1836, but had been a resident of this place for years, being a carpenter by trade. He was a Civil war veteran, enlisting for three years, and was sergeant in Co. D, 2d Vermont regiemnt, but was discharged in April, 1865, for disability, having one hip shattered by a bullet, so that he was confined to the bed for 18 months. He was twice married, his first wife being Celia Smalley, to whom two children were born, Fred and James, both now residents of Northfield. The second marriage was to Helen Flint, who survives him.

Source: Barre Times, August 16, 1912
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.