Towsley, Nathaniel
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Manchester, VT Unit(s): 14th VT INF, 1st VT CAV Service: enl 8/28/62, cred. Manchester, m/i 10/21/62, Pvt, Co. C, 14th VT INF, m/o 7/30/63; enl 9/9/64, cred. Sunderland, m/i 9/9/64, Pvt, Co. G, 1st VT CAV, m/o 6/21/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 10/19/1841, Montpelier, VT Death: 06/30/1926 Burial: Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, 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, 4/14/1880 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 Great Grandfather of Nancy B. Connors, East Dorset, VT (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Nathaniel Towsley Dies in Manchester
Manchester, July 1. - Nathaniel Towsley, 87, died last night at his home here after a short illness. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted at the age of 23 in Company C, 14th Vermont infantry and later in the First Vermont Cavalry. He took part in the battles of Gettysburg and Appamattox Court house as well as in many other.
He is survived by three sons, Clarence, Albert and Roscoe, all of Manchester and by two daughters, Lilly and Mrs. B. E. Bell of Los Angeles, Cal. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon from his late home. Burial will be in Dellwood cemetery.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, July 2, 1926.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.