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PVT Henry E. Armington

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PVT Henry E. Armington Veteran

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Sep 1864 (aged 27–28)
Andersonville, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
8589
Memorial ID
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Private, Co. C, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac

Henry was a 27 year old Druggist from New York, when he was drafted at Boston on July 21, 1863 and mustered that same day into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry as a Private in Co. C. He was taken prisoner on May 4, 1864 while his regiment was on the march toward the Wilderness in Virginia and probably after straggling. Held at Andersonville Prison in Georgia, he died of Scorbutus (scurvy) on September 12, 1864 and was buried in the prison cemetery, Grave #: 8589.
Private, Co. C, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
1st Brigade, 1st Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac

Henry was a 27 year old Druggist from New York, when he was drafted at Boston on July 21, 1863 and mustered that same day into the 18th Massachusetts Infantry as a Private in Co. C. He was taken prisoner on May 4, 1864 while his regiment was on the march toward the Wilderness in Virginia and probably after straggling. Held at Andersonville Prison in Georgia, he died of Scorbutus (scurvy) on September 12, 1864 and was buried in the prison cemetery, Grave #: 8589.

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  • Created by: Donald Thompson
  • Added: Mar 20, 2005
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10647720/henry_e-armington: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Henry E. Armington (1836–12 Sep 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10647720, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Donald Thompson (contributor 46594704).