Person:John Ordway (9)

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John H Ordway
b.12 Jul 1839 Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
d.24 Feb 1864 Kentucky, United States
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m. 4 Jan 1819
  1. Joshua Ordway1822 - 1863
  2. Zilpha Ordway1823 - 1893
  3. John H Ordway1839 - 1864
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Name[1] John H Ordway
Gender Male
Birth[1] 12 Jul 1839 Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Military[1] 29 Aug 1862 enlisted Co. D, 11th NH Infantry
Death[1] 24 Feb 1864 Kentucky, United StatesDied of disease, prob at Camp Nelson Hospital

John removed with his brother Joshua to Henniker just before the commencement of the Civil War. He enlisted for service with his brother on 29 Aug 1862 in the 11th Vol Reg., Co. D. Unlike his brother, he survived Fredericksburg, and during the Mississippi campaign in 1863, he contracted a disease which would ultimately claim his life. When his regiment returned to Kentucky, he was placed in the hospital at Camp Nelson and died there 24 Feb 1864.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cogswell, Leander W. (Leander Winslow), and Francis Lane Childs. History of the town of Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Somersworth, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Publishing Company, c1973)
    p. 664.
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