Archibald joined Company K, 33 IL US INF. He was about 30 years old when he joined on 15 Feb 1865 in Springfield, IL for one year.
A resident of Livingston Co. IL, he was a merchant. He was 5'5.5" tall with black hair, gray eyes and florid complexion. Marital status is listed as N/A, so he was probably single.
He was enlisted by Captain Keys.
Unfortunately he drowned 2 Mar 1865 when the steamer "JAMES WATSON" sank in the Mississippi as it was carrying gear and soldiers south to their units in New Orleans area. He was only a soldier for about two weeks.
The steamer sank in about two minutes, and 20 soldiers drowned. They were buried in White River Landing, where the military had buried bodies earlier. But the Mississippi eradicated the grave sites at a later date when it changed channels.
In the spring of 2011, a memorial plaque honoring Ralph was created and installed, at my request, in TAHOMA CEMETERY, Kent, Washington, southeast of Seattle, in Section 9A, site 96.
(See Pvt Thomas Ayers's site for additional information.)
A resident of Livingston Co. IL, he was a merchant. He was 5'5.5" tall with black hair, gray eyes and florid complexion. Marital status is listed as N/A, so he was probably single.
He was enlisted by Captain Keys.
Unfortunately he drowned 2 Mar 1865 when the steamer "JAMES WATSON" sank in the Mississippi as it was carrying gear and soldiers south to their units in New Orleans area. He was only a soldier for about two weeks.
The steamer sank in about two minutes, and 20 soldiers drowned. They were buried in White River Landing, where the military had buried bodies earlier. But the Mississippi eradicated the grave sites at a later date when it changed channels.
In the spring of 2011, a memorial plaque honoring Ralph was created and installed, at my request, in TAHOMA CEMETERY, Kent, Washington, southeast of Seattle, in Section 9A, site 96.
(See Pvt Thomas Ayers's site for additional information.)
Archibald joined Company K, 33 IL US INF. He was about 30 years old when he joined on 15 Feb 1865 in Springfield, IL for one year.
A resident of Livingston Co. IL, he was a merchant. He was 5'5.5" tall with black hair, gray eyes and florid complexion. Marital status is listed as N/A, so he was probably single.
He was enlisted by Captain Keys.
Unfortunately he drowned 2 Mar 1865 when the steamer "JAMES WATSON" sank in the Mississippi as it was carrying gear and soldiers south to their units in New Orleans area. He was only a soldier for about two weeks.
The steamer sank in about two minutes, and 20 soldiers drowned. They were buried in White River Landing, where the military had buried bodies earlier. But the Mississippi eradicated the grave sites at a later date when it changed channels.
In the spring of 2011, a memorial plaque honoring Ralph was created and installed, at my request, in TAHOMA CEMETERY, Kent, Washington, southeast of Seattle, in Section 9A, site 96.
(See Pvt Thomas Ayers's site for additional information.)
A resident of Livingston Co. IL, he was a merchant. He was 5'5.5" tall with black hair, gray eyes and florid complexion. Marital status is listed as N/A, so he was probably single.
He was enlisted by Captain Keys.
Unfortunately he drowned 2 Mar 1865 when the steamer "JAMES WATSON" sank in the Mississippi as it was carrying gear and soldiers south to their units in New Orleans area. He was only a soldier for about two weeks.
The steamer sank in about two minutes, and 20 soldiers drowned. They were buried in White River Landing, where the military had buried bodies earlier. But the Mississippi eradicated the grave sites at a later date when it changed channels.
In the spring of 2011, a memorial plaque honoring Ralph was created and installed, at my request, in TAHOMA CEMETERY, Kent, Washington, southeast of Seattle, in Section 9A, site 96.
(See Pvt Thomas Ayers's site for additional information.)
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