Mother was Maria Phelps, born 1802 in New Hampshire. Father was James Guild, a portrait painter. Simon was born in Brooklyn, NY. He had two siblings, Cornelia (1832 NY) and James (1834 NY).
From 1850, the family of four were residents of Detroit, Michigan. In 1860, Simon, then a student, was living with Maria in Flint, where she operated a boarding house. Also present was his sister Cornelia and her 2 kids, Frank (1854) and Harold (1856) Lathrop.
Maria made application # WC9184 for survivor benefits Sept. 1, 1863.
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Military Service, Civil War, 1861-1862:
Co. A 8th MI INF
Fenton Light Guard
AKA Samuel C Guild, Simion C Guild
ENLISTED Flint, Genesee County, MI Aug 2, 1861
MUSTERED Fort Wayne, Detroit Sept 23rd 1861
Age 22, 5' 6", Born Brooklyn, NY, Occupation student
Capt Guild saw action in five engagements under Col. William M. Fenton: Hilton Head Island, SC. Nov 8, 1861, Coosaw Ferry, Port Royal, SC. Jan 1, 1862, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, GA. Apr 1-12, 1862, Wilmington Island, GA. Apr 16, 1862, and James Island, SC. June 16, 1862.
"Killed in the act of storming a Fort on James Island June 16 1862" Charleston, South Carolina, age 23.
Simon's body was not recovered by the Union forces. He was buried by CSA with 45 others in a mass grave at Fort Lamar, James Island Civil War Battlefield, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
~Graves Registration Database (Department of Michigan)
Guild, Simon C, aka Samuel C Guild, b1839, KIA 16 Jun 1862, A 8 MI INF, cemetery: Fort Lamar (SOUTH CAROLINA), Secessionville, James Island, SC.
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See the Albert Branick memorial for Battle of Secessionville details. -Scroll down to a section named, The Battle
From 1850, the family of four were residents of Detroit, Michigan. In 1860, Simon, then a student, was living with Maria in Flint, where she operated a boarding house. Also present was his sister Cornelia and her 2 kids, Frank (1854) and Harold (1856) Lathrop.
Maria made application # WC9184 for survivor benefits Sept. 1, 1863.
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Military Service, Civil War, 1861-1862:
Co. A 8th MI INF
Fenton Light Guard
AKA Samuel C Guild, Simion C Guild
ENLISTED Flint, Genesee County, MI Aug 2, 1861
MUSTERED Fort Wayne, Detroit Sept 23rd 1861
Age 22, 5' 6", Born Brooklyn, NY, Occupation student
Capt Guild saw action in five engagements under Col. William M. Fenton: Hilton Head Island, SC. Nov 8, 1861, Coosaw Ferry, Port Royal, SC. Jan 1, 1862, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, GA. Apr 1-12, 1862, Wilmington Island, GA. Apr 16, 1862, and James Island, SC. June 16, 1862.
"Killed in the act of storming a Fort on James Island June 16 1862" Charleston, South Carolina, age 23.
Simon's body was not recovered by the Union forces. He was buried by CSA with 45 others in a mass grave at Fort Lamar, James Island Civil War Battlefield, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
~Graves Registration Database (Department of Michigan)
Guild, Simon C, aka Samuel C Guild, b1839, KIA 16 Jun 1862, A 8 MI INF, cemetery: Fort Lamar (SOUTH CAROLINA), Secessionville, James Island, SC.
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See the Albert Branick memorial for Battle of Secessionville details. -Scroll down to a section named, The Battle
Mother was Maria Phelps, born 1802 in New Hampshire. Father was James Guild, a portrait painter. Simon was born in Brooklyn, NY. He had two siblings, Cornelia (1832 NY) and James (1834 NY).
From 1850, the family of four were residents of Detroit, Michigan. In 1860, Simon, then a student, was living with Maria in Flint, where she operated a boarding house. Also present was his sister Cornelia and her 2 kids, Frank (1854) and Harold (1856) Lathrop.
Maria made application # WC9184 for survivor benefits Sept. 1, 1863.
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Military Service, Civil War, 1861-1862:
Co. A 8th MI INF
Fenton Light Guard
AKA Samuel C Guild, Simion C Guild
ENLISTED Flint, Genesee County, MI Aug 2, 1861
MUSTERED Fort Wayne, Detroit Sept 23rd 1861
Age 22, 5' 6", Born Brooklyn, NY, Occupation student
Capt Guild saw action in five engagements under Col. William M. Fenton: Hilton Head Island, SC. Nov 8, 1861, Coosaw Ferry, Port Royal, SC. Jan 1, 1862, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, GA. Apr 1-12, 1862, Wilmington Island, GA. Apr 16, 1862, and James Island, SC. June 16, 1862.
"Killed in the act of storming a Fort on James Island June 16 1862" Charleston, South Carolina, age 23.
Simon's body was not recovered by the Union forces. He was buried by CSA with 45 others in a mass grave at Fort Lamar, James Island Civil War Battlefield, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
~Graves Registration Database (Department of Michigan)
Guild, Simon C, aka Samuel C Guild, b1839, KIA 16 Jun 1862, A 8 MI INF, cemetery: Fort Lamar (SOUTH CAROLINA), Secessionville, James Island, SC.
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See the Albert Branick memorial for Battle of Secessionville details. -Scroll down to a section named, The Battle
From 1850, the family of four were residents of Detroit, Michigan. In 1860, Simon, then a student, was living with Maria in Flint, where she operated a boarding house. Also present was his sister Cornelia and her 2 kids, Frank (1854) and Harold (1856) Lathrop.
Maria made application # WC9184 for survivor benefits Sept. 1, 1863.
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Military Service, Civil War, 1861-1862:
Co. A 8th MI INF
Fenton Light Guard
AKA Samuel C Guild, Simion C Guild
ENLISTED Flint, Genesee County, MI Aug 2, 1861
MUSTERED Fort Wayne, Detroit Sept 23rd 1861
Age 22, 5' 6", Born Brooklyn, NY, Occupation student
Capt Guild saw action in five engagements under Col. William M. Fenton: Hilton Head Island, SC. Nov 8, 1861, Coosaw Ferry, Port Royal, SC. Jan 1, 1862, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, GA. Apr 1-12, 1862, Wilmington Island, GA. Apr 16, 1862, and James Island, SC. June 16, 1862.
"Killed in the act of storming a Fort on James Island June 16 1862" Charleston, South Carolina, age 23.
Simon's body was not recovered by the Union forces. He was buried by CSA with 45 others in a mass grave at Fort Lamar, James Island Civil War Battlefield, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina.
~Graves Registration Database (Department of Michigan)
Guild, Simon C, aka Samuel C Guild, b1839, KIA 16 Jun 1862, A 8 MI INF, cemetery: Fort Lamar (SOUTH CAROLINA), Secessionville, James Island, SC.
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See the Albert Branick memorial for Battle of Secessionville details. -Scroll down to a section named, The Battle
Inscription
THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE OF THE
BATTLE OF SECESSIONVILLE JUNE 16, 1862.
ERECTED BY SECESSIONVILLE CHAPTER. U.D.C.1924.
Gravesite Details
Final Disposition - this is not a cenotaph
