Everett Peabody
Born: June 13, 1830
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts
Father: Rev. William Bourn Oliver Peabody 1799 – 1847
(Buried: Unknown Grave, North Side of Sweet Briar Path)
Mother: Elizabeth Amelia White 1799 – 1843
(Buried: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts)
Education:
Attended Burlington College
1849: Graduated from Harvard University
Occupation before War:
Railroad Businessman in Massachusetts
Worker for Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad Company
Chief Engineer for Platte County Railroad
Civil War Career:1861: Major of 13th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment
1861: Colonel of 13th Missouri Volunteer Infantry Regiment
1861: Wounded in the Chest during Siege of Missouri
1861: Prisoner of War from September 20th until December
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 25th Missouri Infantry Regiment
1862: Convinced that Confederate Army was near Pittsburg Landing
1862: Wounded 3 times and a 4 wound to his face killed him at Shiloh
Died: April 6, 1862
Place of Death: Shiloh, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 31 years old
Burial Place: Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts
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