Person:Nelson Blanchard (3)

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Name[1][2] Nelson L Blanchard
Gender Male
Military[2] 18 Sep 1861 Illinois, United StatesCommissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in Company A, Illinois 8th Cavalry Regiment
Marriage 12 Oct 1861 Kane, Illinois, United Statesto Susan A Whipple
Military[2] 27 Jan 1862 Mustered out

Since his wife remarried in 1863, I assume that he died after mustering out of the cavalry. Perhaps he was wounded or ill, leading to his mustering out and presumed early death. Susan did apply for a pension as his widow S3.

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  1. ↑ Blanchard - Whipple, in Dodd, Jordan, and Liahona Research (comp.). Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2005)
    1861.

    Name: Susan Whipple
    Gender: Female
    Spouse Name: Nelson L. Blanchard
    Marriage Date: Oct 12, 1861
    Marriage County: Kane
    Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1481107 - 1481109.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nelson L Blanchard, in Historical Data Systems. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database online]. (Ancestry.com , 2009)
    1861.

    Name: Nelson L Blanchard
    Residence: St. Charles, Illinois
    Enlistment Date: 18 Sep 1861
    Rank at enlistment: 2nd Lieut
    State Served: Illinois
    Survived the War?: Yes
    Service Record: Commissioned an officer in Company A, Illinois 8th Cavalry Regiment on 18 Sep 1861.
    Mustered out on 27 Jan 1862.
    Sources: Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men

  3.   United States. Veterans Administration. General index to pension files, 1861-1934. (Washington, District of Columbia, United States: NARA).

    Name: Nelson L. Blanchard
    Widow: Susan A. Blanchard

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