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Pvt William Henry Harrison Howard

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Pvt William Henry Harrison Howard Veteran

Birth
East Greenwich, Washington County, New York, USA
Death
25 Jul 1864 (aged 23)
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
J 13621
Memorial ID
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The family called this young man Harrison in order to avoid confusion as his father was also named William. In a letter written in 1870 William's father told a niece that, "Harrison was shot in the ware [sic.] July the Third year of the ware." A member of Co. H, 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, he died of wounds received on June 27, 1864 at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia.
The family called this young man Harrison in order to avoid confusion as his father was also named William. In a letter written in 1870 William's father told a niece that, "Harrison was shot in the ware [sic.] July the Third year of the ware." A member of Co. H, 9th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, he died of wounds received on June 27, 1864 at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia.

Inscription

13621, W. H. H. Howard, IND.



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