From the 1865 Census Mortality Schedules, Officers and Enlisted Men - Town of Middlesex:
Soldier's Name - Oscar I. Bassett;
Age at death - 27;
Civil condition - S[ingle];
Citizenship Status - C[itizen];
Enlistment date - Oct 17th 1861;
Original Regiment - 8th NY cav;
Original Rank - private;
Regiment at time of death - 8th NY cav;
Rank at time of death - 1st corp.;
Class - V[olunteer];
Promotions - 1st corporal;
Date of Death - Aug 16th 1862;
Place of Death - Relay House;
Cause of death - died of sickness;
Nature of dependents - 2 parents not dependent;
Place of burial - body sent to friends for burial; Middlesex NY;
Died in hospital of bilious fever
Soldier's Name - Oscar I. Bassett;
Age at death - 27;
Civil condition - S[ingle];
Citizenship Status - C[itizen];
Enlistment date - Oct 17th 1861;
Original Regiment - 8th NY cav;
Original Rank - private;
Regiment at time of death - 8th NY cav;
Rank at time of death - 1st corp.;
Class - V[olunteer];
Promotions - 1st corporal;
Date of Death - Aug 16th 1862;
Place of Death - Relay House;
Cause of death - died of sickness;
Nature of dependents - 2 parents not dependent;
Place of burial - body sent to friends for burial; Middlesex NY;
Died in hospital of bilious fever
From the 1865 Census Mortality Schedules, Officers and Enlisted Men - Town of Middlesex:
Soldier's Name - Oscar I. Bassett;
Age at death - 27;
Civil condition - S[ingle];
Citizenship Status - C[itizen];
Enlistment date - Oct 17th 1861;
Original Regiment - 8th NY cav;
Original Rank - private;
Regiment at time of death - 8th NY cav;
Rank at time of death - 1st corp.;
Class - V[olunteer];
Promotions - 1st corporal;
Date of Death - Aug 16th 1862;
Place of Death - Relay House;
Cause of death - died of sickness;
Nature of dependents - 2 parents not dependent;
Place of burial - body sent to friends for burial; Middlesex NY;
Died in hospital of bilious fever
Soldier's Name - Oscar I. Bassett;
Age at death - 27;
Civil condition - S[ingle];
Citizenship Status - C[itizen];
Enlistment date - Oct 17th 1861;
Original Regiment - 8th NY cav;
Original Rank - private;
Regiment at time of death - 8th NY cav;
Rank at time of death - 1st corp.;
Class - V[olunteer];
Promotions - 1st corporal;
Date of Death - Aug 16th 1862;
Place of Death - Relay House;
Cause of death - died of sickness;
Nature of dependents - 2 parents not dependent;
Place of burial - body sent to friends for burial; Middlesex NY;
Died in hospital of bilious fever
Inscription
Son of Alexander & Cynthia; aged 37 years.
Gravesite Details
Stone is very weathered and hard to read.
Family Members
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