Spicer, Laroy Charles
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to Enosburgh, VT Unit(s): 6th VT INF Service: enl 8/26/62, m/i 9/15/62, Pvt, Co. K, 6th VT INF, originally charged as deserted, 7/3/63, charges removed (see below), dis/dsb, 2/20/64 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1846, Canada East Death: 12/10/1913 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 24951768 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: Spicer, Charles L. Pension?: Yes, 10/24/1895, MN Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: VT (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: Not to be confused with his father, Charles Spicer (1820-1914), same unit, same company, who is buried in Missisquoi Cemetery, Enosburg DESCENDANTS 4th Great Granduncle of Steven Mitchell, St. Johnsbury, VT (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Documents
The following exonerates him from a charge of desertion initiated on 7/3/1863:
War Department, AGO, Washington, Feby 26, 1875
Included in his Compiled Military Service Record.
Obituary
Death of Charles L. Spicer
News is received here of the death of Charles L. Spicer, 68 years old last March, which occurred Wednesday afternoon December 10. Mr. Spicer was a long time resident of St. Albans but in November, 1912, he went to the Vermont soldiers' home, Bennington. Mr. Spicer's wife died December 6, 1912. Mr. Spicer is survived by his aged father, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral of Charles L. Spicer
The funeral of Charles L. Spicer, 68 years old, who died December 10 was held at the undertaking rooms of R. H. Mccorney on Kingman St. Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. George D. Gould, pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. The bearers were J. G. Moore, John Jarvis, John Wright and A. Roberts. The G.A.R. service was used, and the burial, was in the South Main street cemetery. A delegation of A. R. Hurlbut Post, No.60, escorted the body to the grave.
Source: St. Albans Daily Messenger, December 18, 1913
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.
