This is a but trickier for a detailed bio, as they would not have survived to write down the details of their service after the war, or to fill out a pension. There might be widow pensions filled after the fact if they were married and those might have had letters in them detailing the service of the soldier.
Here (Benjamin Terwilliger) is one that popp
This is a but trickier for a detailed bio, as they would not have survived to write down the details of their service after the war, or to fill out a pension. There might be widow pensions filled after the fact if they were married and those might have had letters in them detailing the service of the soldier.
Here (Benjamin Terwilliger) is one that popped in my head. He would have been a second cousin of mine several times removed. It has a letter in there which describes his death from a member of the Christian Commission, which was published in a wartime newspaper in 1864.
Wikitree also has categories for all those killed in action, one for the
Union, the other for the
Confederates. Again, most simply give you their unit, death date, and place, but you might get lucky and find a detailed account. Either way, it is a good starting place.
ed in my head. He would have been a second cousin of mine several times removed. It has a letter in there which describes his death from a member of the Christian Commission, which was published in a wartime newspaper in 1864.
Wikitree also has categories for all those killed in action, one for the
Union, the other for the
Confederates. Again, most simply give you their unit, death date, and place, but you might get lucky and find a detailed account. Either way, it is a good starting place.