Bumpus, Charles W.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 0, credited to Calais, VT Unit(s): 24th MA INF Service: 24th MA INF, 12/16/64-5/12/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 05/11/1847, Plymouth, MA Death: 05/05/1940 Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Calais, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Denis & Karen Jaquish Findagrave Memorial #: 84442688 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None Noted Pension?: Not Found 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: Unknown DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Fairview Cemetery, Calais, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
CHARLES W. BUMPUS
Calais Resident and Town's Last Civil War Veteran Dead.
East Calais, May 6. - Charles W. Bumpus, who would have observed his 93rd birthday on May 11, died yesterday morning at 4:30 o'clock at his home here. He was the last Civil war veteran of Calais.
Funeral services will be held at the East Calais church at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, preceded by a prayer service at the home at 2 o'clock. Rev. A, W. Hewitt of Northfield will officiate. Burial will be in the East Calais cemetery. An American Legion service will be given at the grave with a firing squad giving final salute.
Source: Barre Daily Times, May 6, 1940
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.