Parker, Edward Bates
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 19, credited to Middlebury, VT Unit(s): 1st VT INF, 11th VT INF Service: enl 5/2/61, m/i 5/9/61, Pvt, Co. I, 1st VT INF, m/o 8/15/61; enl 8/8/62, m/i 9/1/62, SGT, Co. B, 11th VT INF, comn 2LT, 12/28/63 (1/12/64), pow, Weldon Railroad, 6/23/64, Columbia SC, d/prison 10/13/64 (injuries rcvd from bloodhounds while trying to escape) [College: NU 62] See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1842, Middlebury, VT Death: 10/13/1864 Burial: West Cemetery, Middlebury, VT Marker/Plot: 196 Gravestone photographer: Jennifer Snoots Findagrave Memorial #: 38471632 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, father Eli B., 3/26/1878 Portrait?: Charles Collection, Italo Collection, Jones Collection, VHS Collections College?: NU 62 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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Obituary
Lt. E. B. Parker, Co. B, 11th Vt., died from the effects of being bitten by bloodhounds while attempting to escape. His death took place Oct. 13th, 1864, in the hospital at Columbia, S. C.
Source: St. Johnsbury Caledonian, Dec. 30, 1864
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.