Steady, Lewis Miles
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 44, credited to Monkton, VT; Bristol, VT Unit(s): 14th VT INF, 9th VT INF Service: enl 9/8/62, m/i 10/21/62, Pvt, Co. G, 14th VT INF, m/o 7/30/63; enl 8/17/64, m/i 8/17/64, Pvt, Co. F, 9th VT INF, m/o 6/13/65, deafness left ear/rheumatism and ague See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 01/1818, Vercheres, Canada East Death: 12/1879 Burial: Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Kathy Valloch Findagrave Memorial #: 54114037 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 12/27/1889, NY 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: See John R. Fisher's site for additional details on this soldier Webmaster's Note: If this soldier enlisted before 9/1/62, and was with the regiment on 9/13/62, he would have briefly been taken prisoner along with the entire regiment at Harper's Ferry. Read the unit's Organization and Service for details. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
Burlington News.
Lewis Steady, residing on Battery street committed suicide Wednesday afternoon by taking a large dose of laudanum. He was 64 years old Despondency was the cause of the rash act.
Source: The Vermont National (Burlington), 5 Dec 1879.
Transcribed by Deanna French