Ware, Jonas F.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 21, credited to Wilmington, VT Unit(s): 11th VT INF Service: enl 8/11/62, m/i 9/1/62, Pvt, Co. E, 11th VT INF, d/dis 2/21/63 (typhoid pneumonia), Washington DC See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1841, Wilmington, VT Death: 02/21/1863 Burial: Restland Cemetery, Wilmington, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Tom Boudreau Findagrave Memorial #: 14122411 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, mother Roxalana S., 10/27/1886, VT Portrait?: Italo Collection 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 Webmaster's Note: The 11th Vermont Infantry was also known as the 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery; the names were used interchangably for most of its career DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Report
From the 11th Regiment
Mortality of the 1st Vt. Artillery, from the 1st of September, 1862 to the 13th of March, 1864.March, 18th, 1864
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Mr. Editor:-- Below is a record of all the deaths, that have occurred since the time above stated, with the exception of a few cases of varioloid, which have not been sent to us from General Hospital as yet. I will give their names and age, with their diseases and the date of their death:--
Jonas I. Ware, Battery E, aged 21 years, of typhoid pneumonia -- sent home Feb. 21st,1863.
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The above is a true record of all that have died in our hospital, as before stated, making in all, ninety-three cases in one year and a half. Perhaps some may think this a pretty large amount of sickness and death in so short a time; but it seems that thus it is. I have been connected with the hospital department all the time, with the exception of a few weeks. We have things very convenient at present, so that the sick are, or can be, well taken care of; and I think that they do have all done for them that can be, for the place.
Yours &c., W. J. Cheney.
Source: Lamoille Newsdealer, 30 Mar 1864.
Courtesy of Deanna French
Jonas Ware
Vermont Phoenix
March 12, 1863
Another Brave Soldier Gone - Many sad hearts were assembled in Wilmington on the 28th of February, to attend the funeral services of Jonas F. Ware, of Co. E, 11th Regt. Vt. Vol., who died on the 22nd in hospital at Washington, D.C., in the 23d year of his age. His father, Corydon Ware, reached the hospital a few hours after the death of his loyal son. "And they took the body of Jonas, brought it to his native town and buried it in the tomb of his fathers."
Our hearts bleed over the death of such noble youth, who die in the service of their country; while we revere the loyalty, and patriotism by which they are moved to make the sacrifice.
Contributed by Tom Boudreau.