Person:James Newton (58)

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James Holland Newton
b.4 Dec 1843 Newfane, VT
d.12 May 1864 Spottsylvania, VA
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m. 14 Dec 1836
  1. Fanny Tufts Newton1837 - 1922
  2. John Newton1839 - 1908
  3. Seraph Newton1841 - 1900
  4. Mary Corrilla Newton1842 - 1843
  5. James Holland Newton1843 - 1864
  6. Mary Newton1845 -
  7. Charles Marshall Newton1846 - 1911
  8. William Henry Newton1850 -
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Name James Holland Newton
Gender Male
Birth? 4 Dec 1843 Newfane, VT
Death? 12 May 1864 Spottsylvania, VACause: Killed in Civil War
Burial[1] Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

According to E. Leonard, in The Newton Genealogy (de Pere, Wisc., 1915)

JAMES. Holland, b. Dec. 4, 1843; was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisting June 9, 1860 [?], in Co. K., Ninth Vermont Infantry, and was made 3rd Corporal ; was promoted Dec. 6 to 4th Sergeant.

In a letter to a friend he writes : "I was captured in that disgraceful surrender at Harper's Ferry, Sept. 15. 1862."

His regiment was paroled and ordered to Chicago to guard prisoners where it remained until April 1, 1863, when it was ordered East and exchanged at City Point, Va. From there he went to the regimental hospital at Suffolk and on May 20, 1863, was discharged for disability. Upon partial recovery (consumption) he reenlisted Oct. 15, 1863, in Co. F, Seventh Vermont Infantry ; was mustered a First Sergeant, April 12, 1864; was killed May 12. 1864, in the battle of the Wilderness at Spottsylvania, Va. Burial at Fredericksburg, Va.

References
  1. ↑ J. H. Newton tombstone and memorial page, in Find A Grave.

    NOTE: the memorial page lists his regiment as the 17th Vermont Infantry.

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