Elbert O. Hemmenway

Residence Pittsfield MA; a 27 year-old Harness Maker.
Enlisted on 4/18/1861 as a Private. On 4/30/1861 he mustered into "K" Co. MA 8th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 8/1/1861 at Boston, MA
On 7/14/1863 he was drafted into "H" Co. MA 12th Infantry
He was transferred out on 6/25/1864 at Petersburg, VA On 6/25/1864 he transferred into "K" Co. MA 39th Infantry
He died of disease as POW on 1/1/1865 at Salisbury, NC He was listed as: * Wounded 5/5/1864 Wilderness, VA * POW 12/11/1864 Nottoway River, VA Other Information: Buried: Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, NC