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William C Colby

Civil War (Union) · US Army

United States of America

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Birth- 8 Oct 1829
Salisbury Massachusetts
Marriage- 30 Jan 1849-Age: 19 years
Newburyport Massachusetts
Olive Eaton Colby (remarried-Andrew Gault Apr 1866in Iowa)

1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Age: 33 years

Unit
35th Infantry
State
Massachusetts
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Company
B
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Gold Star

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Service Start Date
19 Aug 1862
Service End Date
3 Oct 1862

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4 Corpl

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Enlistment- 6 Aug 1862-Age: 33 years

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Casualty- 17 Sept 1862-Age: 33 years
wounded in battle
Antietam Maryland

Discharge

Corpl

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Death- 3 Oct 1862-Age: 33 years
Antietam Maryland

Burial

Highland Cemetery, Newburyport Massachusetts

Other Facts

Full Name
William C Colby

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Gender
Male; Age at Enlistment - 34 years; Occupation - carpenter
Place of Residence
Residence - Newburyport Massachusetts
Child
Children - from Widow's Pension Application: "...children have all died" (she has 'buried five children')
Father
father - William Colby
Mother
mother - Sarah Colby

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Created:20 Oct 2013

Modified: 6 Nov 2018

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Forces War Records, William C Colby (https://au.forceswarrecords.com/memorial/632858856/william-c-colby : accessed 13 Dec 2024), database and images,

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