Alonzo Sircho (abt. 1835 - 1862)

Died 1 May 1862 at about age 27 in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Private Alonzo Sircho served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 Feb 1862
Mustered out: 18 May 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry, United States Civil War

Alonzo, age 27 (about 1835) enlisted on 1 Feb 1862 in the United States Army during the Civil War. He joined Company I, 12th Regiment, Michigan Infantry as a substitute for Israel M. Allen.^[1]

Private Alonzo Sircho (aka Sischo) served at the Battle of Shiloh and died on 18 May 1862 as a result of disease at Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee. He was initially buried in Shiloh Battlefield or a hospital cemetery and later reinterred at Shiloh National Cemetery.^[2]

The Civil War

US Civil War: War Between the States Resource Page

Michigan Resource Page US Civil War: War Between the States

Sources

1. ↑ Civil War Research, Alonzo Sischo; Residence Oronoko MI; 27 years old; Enlisted on 2/1/1862 at Oronoko, MI as a Private; On 3/18/1862 he mustered as a substitute into "I" Co. MI 12th Infantry; He died of disease on 5/18/1862 at Pittsburg Landing, TN; (Sub for Israel M. Allen.); https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&157660
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865", database; Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database; Ancestry Record 1555 #48707 (accessed 21 September 2023); Name: Alonzo Sischo; Enlistment Age: 27; Birth Date: abt 1835; Enlistment Date: 1 Feb 1862; Enlistment Place: Oronoko, Michigan; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 18 Mar 1862; Muster Place: Michigan; Muster Company: I; Muster Regiment: 12th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Substitute; Muster Out Date: 18 May 1862; Muster Out Place: Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee; Muster Out Information: died disease; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: No; Residence Place: Oronoko, Michigan; Title: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65.

See Also: (memorial without headstone) Memorial: "Find a Grave", database; Find A Grave: Memorial #9428496 (accessed 21 September 2023); Memorial page for Pvt Alonzo Sircho (unknown-1 May 1862), citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA (plot: Unknown); Maintained by Silent One (contributor 47845738).