Searles, Chester W.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 32, credited to Berkshire, VT Unit(s): 13th VT INF Service: enl 9/11/62, m/i 10/10/62, SGT, Co. G, 13th VT INF, pr 2LT, Co. I, 1/22/63 (2/2/62), m/o 7/21/63 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 08/20/1830, Berkshire, VT Death: 11/11/1908 Burial: West Berkshire Cemetery, Berkshire, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Denis & Karen Jaquish Findagrave Memorial #: 19749013 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/6/1883, VT; widow Emeline s., 9/20/1916, Canada Portrait?: 13th History, VHS Collections 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: 13th Vt. History off-site DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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(Sturtevant's Pictorial History, Thirteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865)
Biography
SECOND LIEUTENANT CHESTER W. SEARLES was sergeant in Company G, and acting with the ambulance corps was promoted January 22, 1863, and assigned to Company I, which company well knowing that there was plenty of good timber for commissioned offices in its own ranks did not give the young lieutenant a very warn reception or very cordial treatment. But by strict attention to business he soon gained their confidence and after commanding the Company through the battle of Gettysburg he always had a warm place in the hearts of the members of Company I. He has followed railroad mail service and farming since the war, and has for a long time resided at Berkshire, Vt.
Source: Sturtevant's Pictorial History, Thirteenth Regiment, Vermont Volunteers, War of 1861-1865, p. 672
Obituary for Chester W. Searles (Aged 78) Thu, Nov 19, 1908 – Page 10 · The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, Vermont) · Newspapers.com