Person:James Wardwell (15)

James Harriman Wardwell
b.12 Jan 1840 Orland, Hancock, ME
d.26 Oct 1862 Washington, DC
Facts and Events
Name James Harriman Wardwell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 12 Jan 1840 Orland, Hancock, ME
Occupation? Farm Laborer in 1850
Death[2] 26 Oct 1862 Washington, DC
Burial? National Cemetery, Washington, DC, Gravestone 5045

Enlisted as a Private on 15 July 1861 at the age of 21 Enlisted in Company E, 6th Infantry Regiment Maine on 15 July 1861. Absent, sick on 01 September 1862 Discharged Company E, 6th Infantry Regiment Maine on 22 September 1862 in Washington, DC Hospital -ancestry,com From original town records: "Taken sick Jan. 7 1862, was at Mt. Pleasant Hospital where he died in October following of dysentary. Was sick a long time, always at his post when able; did not receive any town bounty".

References
  1. Orland, Maine Vital Records.
  2. Orland, Maine Vital Records.