Person:Leonard McAllister (1)

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Leonard McAllister
b.30 Sep 1841 Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States
d.3 Jul 1905 Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States
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m. 11 Jan 1837
  1. Leonard McAllister1841 - 1905
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Name[1] Leonard McAllister
Gender Male
Birth? 30 Sep 1841 Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States
Military? 15 Aug 1862 mustered in Co. H, 12th Vermont Infantry
Military? 14 Jul 1863 Mustered Out
Death? 3 Jul 1905 Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States

The 12th Vermont provided picket and guard duties during their 9 month enlistment. On Jun 25, 1863, they were ordered to march to Gettysburg. However, they were detached at Westminster to guard the railroad and then escorted prisoners taken at Gettysburg to Balitmore, MD. From there, they returned to Brattleboro, VT where they were mustered out. The Regimemt lost 2 officers and 207 enlisted men to diseases common in the army at this time.

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  1. ↑ Wells, Frederic P. (Frederic Palmer). History of Newbury, Vermont: from the discovery of the Coös Country to present time, with genealogical records of many families. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Caledonian Company, 1902)
    p. 626.
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