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Erastus Blakeslee

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Erastus Blakeslee

Birth
Plymouth, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
12 Jul 1908 (aged 69)
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Rock Avenue, Lot 172 1/2
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant conduct at Ashland, Va., June 1, 1864". After the war he became a prominent Congregational clergyman.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant conduct at Ashland, Va., June 1, 1864". After the war he became a prominent Congregational clergyman.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: RPD2
  • Added: Mar 18, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7271538/erastus-blakeslee: accessed ), memorial page for Erastus Blakeslee (2 Sep 1838–12 Jul 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7271538, citing Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.