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Adamer Bonjour

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Adamer Bonjour

Birth
Death
25 Nov 1863
Burial
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.0329361, Longitude: -85.2890528
Plot
Section D, Site 12607
Memorial ID
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Swiss immigrant who perished in the US Civil War. He died on the final day of the Chattanooga Campaign. Details of his death are unknown.

Veterans Affairs records his name as ADAMER.
The National Park Service records his name as ADIMER.

It was not uncommon for immigrants to change the spelling of their names to anglicize them or make pronunciation easier. Likewise, it is not uncommon for records of this age to contradict each other.

Civil War records (National Park Service)
United States Army
15th Regiment
PVT, Missouri Infantry
Swiss immigrant who perished in the US Civil War. He died on the final day of the Chattanooga Campaign. Details of his death are unknown.

Veterans Affairs records his name as ADAMER.
The National Park Service records his name as ADIMER.

It was not uncommon for immigrants to change the spelling of their names to anglicize them or make pronunciation easier. Likewise, it is not uncommon for records of this age to contradict each other.

Civil War records (National Park Service)
United States Army
15th Regiment
PVT, Missouri Infantry

Inscription

MO.

Gravesite Details

SECTION D SITE 12607

35°01'59.9"N 85°17'19.9"W

GPS coordinates only provide location of the section of the grave and is not a precise location of the grave.


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  • Created by: Drew
  • Added: Jan 25, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236208529/adamer-bonjour: accessed ), memorial page for Adamer Bonjour (unknown–25 Nov 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236208529, citing Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Drew (contributor 48986541).