Thomas was born to the FIRSTwife of Rev. Thomas H Canfield -- not his second wife Charlotte.
Contributor: Jmo510 (49737763)
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Civil War Veteran
Co E 1st Iowa Infantry
Co C 30th Iowa Infantry
From military records:
Canfield, Thomas S.
Age 18.
Residence Kossuth,Ia
nativity Vermont.
Enlisted April 20, 1861 into 1st Iowa.
Mustered May 14, 1861.
Wounded Aug. 10, 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. Mustered out Aug. 21,1861.
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Enlisted July 25, 1862 into 30th Iowa, as Corporal. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862.
Died of disease Feb. 21, 1863, Young's Point, La.
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Those buried at Youngs Point were exhumed and moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery abt. 1867.
Headboards, often written in pencil, were in many cases no longer legible by 1867 when federal push to identify and get Union veterans moved into National Cemeteries. These soldiers were marked as unknowns. Thomas may be among them.
Contributor: Jmo510 (49737763)
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Civil War Veteran
Co E 1st Iowa Infantry
Co C 30th Iowa Infantry
From military records:
Canfield, Thomas S.
Age 18.
Residence Kossuth,Ia
nativity Vermont.
Enlisted April 20, 1861 into 1st Iowa.
Mustered May 14, 1861.
Wounded Aug. 10, 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. Mustered out Aug. 21,1861.
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Enlisted July 25, 1862 into 30th Iowa, as Corporal. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862.
Died of disease Feb. 21, 1863, Young's Point, La.
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Those buried at Youngs Point were exhumed and moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery abt. 1867.
Headboards, often written in pencil, were in many cases no longer legible by 1867 when federal push to identify and get Union veterans moved into National Cemeteries. These soldiers were marked as unknowns. Thomas may be among them.
Thomas was born to the FIRSTwife of Rev. Thomas H Canfield -- not his second wife Charlotte.
Contributor: Jmo510 (49737763)
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Civil War Veteran
Co E 1st Iowa Infantry
Co C 30th Iowa Infantry
From military records:
Canfield, Thomas S.
Age 18.
Residence Kossuth,Ia
nativity Vermont.
Enlisted April 20, 1861 into 1st Iowa.
Mustered May 14, 1861.
Wounded Aug. 10, 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. Mustered out Aug. 21,1861.
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Enlisted July 25, 1862 into 30th Iowa, as Corporal. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862.
Died of disease Feb. 21, 1863, Young's Point, La.
-------------------------------
Those buried at Youngs Point were exhumed and moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery abt. 1867.
Headboards, often written in pencil, were in many cases no longer legible by 1867 when federal push to identify and get Union veterans moved into National Cemeteries. These soldiers were marked as unknowns. Thomas may be among them.
Contributor: Jmo510 (49737763)
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Civil War Veteran
Co E 1st Iowa Infantry
Co C 30th Iowa Infantry
From military records:
Canfield, Thomas S.
Age 18.
Residence Kossuth,Ia
nativity Vermont.
Enlisted April 20, 1861 into 1st Iowa.
Mustered May 14, 1861.
Wounded Aug. 10, 1861, Battle of Wilson's Creek, Mo. Mustered out Aug. 21,1861.
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Enlisted July 25, 1862 into 30th Iowa, as Corporal. Mustered Aug. 25, 1862.
Died of disease Feb. 21, 1863, Young's Point, La.
-------------------------------
Those buried at Youngs Point were exhumed and moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery abt. 1867.
Headboards, often written in pencil, were in many cases no longer legible by 1867 when federal push to identify and get Union veterans moved into National Cemeteries. These soldiers were marked as unknowns. Thomas may be among them.
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