Pvt. David W Deming (1839 - 1864) 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, U.S. Civil War Died AE. 25. Andersonville

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Private David W. Deming was born March 12, 1839 most likely in Connecticut. He died during his service in the Civil War in Andersonville prison November 21, 1864 see Wethersfield History. His widow remarried and moved west with her children. He is buried in Wethersfield Village Cemetery with his father Erastus B. Deming; See FAG Link. We need help updating his profile with his civil war service records, enlistment date, updating his civil war sticker, his POW record, etc. see National Park Service and his genealogy. 

See Archive.org

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

I added photos

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http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=David&lname=Demming&regiment=&database=andersonville

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He is not listed on the Archives site as buried at Andersonville. https://archive.org/details/listofunionsoldi01atwa/page/2/mode/2up

Answer 1

Surname: David W. Demming

Rank: PRIVATE

Company: C

Regiment: 16

State: CT

Arm of Service: INFANTRY

Death Date: 24 Oct 1864

Cause of Death: SCORBUTUS

Remarks: D. W. DEMMING [2]; G. A. DEMMINGS, COMPANY I [3]

Reference: p 2 [3]; p 55 [14]; p 624 [45]

Location of Capture: PLYMOUTH, NC

Date of Capture: 20 Apr 1864

Page: 347

Notes: DEMMINGS

More Information: NO

Code: 21431

Grave: 11431

Source Information

Ancestry.com. Andersonville Prisoners of War [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.

Original data: Andersonville, Georgia. Andersonville Prisoner of War Database. Andersonville, GA, USA: National Park Service, Andersonville National Historic Site.

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https://www.ancestry.com.au/sharing/19814065?h=112f57&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url

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https://www.ancestry.com.au/sharing/19814082?h=2a620e&utm_campaign=bandido-webparts&utm_source=post-share-modal&utm_medium=copy-url

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I wonder if he also has a headstone in Arlington Cemetery

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Just looked up scorbutus - it’s scurvy.

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The Vet Admin Grave locator has him buried at Andersonville National Cemetery.  Nothing at Arlington.

DEMING, DAVID W 

PVT C 16 CONN INF
DATE OF DEATH: 10/24/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION H  SITE 11431
ANDERSONVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY
496 CEMETERY ROAD ANDERSONVILLE, GA 31711

 

Either he was returned to his home for reburial or the grave marker on the Find A Grave Memorial is a cenotaph.  I am pretty sure if he was removed from Andersonville, he would have been removed from the rolls there.

[[Category:Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Georgia]]

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I was able to take some grave photos shows his father and himself on same stone next to their stone is probably David’s mother Laura who is Erastus B. Deming’s wife. I don’t know her maiden name

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I am pretty sure the inscription on the fathers marker is to show he was a son and not forgotten, but he is not buried there.  He is buried at the Andersonville National Cemetery. The inscription on his Father's marker is known as a cenotaph, a marker or inscription for someone buried somewhere else.  This was very common for the Civil War dead as many were buried in far from home and the cost to bring them home may have been too much for the family.  Just a possibility.

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Hi LJ

new info was added under resources showing how he died at Andersonville. The exact date of death is likely before date of death on stone. Middle name now known. If you like can help add more info and research upon what is now available.

Thank you for all your help

I’d like to add a POW sticker that reflects his military history in the civil war

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Well first of all Andrew, his profile lists his burial as being at Wethersfield Village Cemetery Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.  I don't believe this is true.  I believe the marker inscription is a cenotaph.  I believe he is buried in the Andersonville National Cemetery in Georgia marker # 11431. I have contacted an Andersonville historian regarding this.  When I hear back from him, might make further modifications based on his findings.

Added  POW Sticker and category for those who died in as POWs in the Civil War. Also some census data. 

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I agree that seems more than likely. You made some awesome improvements. Thank you so much

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Got my reply as follows Andrew from Kevin Frye who guided tours of the Cemetery for over 16 years and has made Andersonville his raison d'etre.

Hi Lee.  I assure you that PVT   Deming was buried here at andersonville and he still [at] rest in grave number 11431.

Post war there were 12 remains removed from the burial trenches and all were identified and recorded.  He is not one of them.  It was very common for families to place symbolic headstones and grave markers in family and city cemeteries as a sort of closure.  Too have remains of andersonville, buried in shallow graves, taken home in northern states was a very extremely expensive chore that was only for the excessively rich.  The process they followed is very detailed but the cost was massive.

So I have made changes to David's Profile to reflect this.  Please take a look and change the format if you would like.  It's your Profile not mine. wink wink  LJ

Answer 2

Andrew,

I know this is an old thread. I check out Andersonville questions, even if old.

I fixed the Civil War box on his profile. The secondary flag was causing a problem and the box would not display.

Also, Deming would be one of the "Plymouth Pilgrims." That was a nickname given to that group by the POWs at Andersonville.  The group was captured at Plymouth.  Also, the Plymouth Pilgrims are significant in Andersonville history. They were paid just before capture and arrived at Andersonville with a lot of cash. The Andersonville Raiders robbed and beat many of the Plymouth Pilgrims. It was the brutality of the Andersonville Raider attacks on the Plymouth Pilgrims that motivated a segment of the POWs to for the Regulators.  With the commandant's acquiescence, the Regulators captured and court martialed the Andersonville Raiders. Six of them were sentenced to be hanged. Those six graves are set apart from the other POW graves.

This soldier from Connecticut would have been involved in Andersonville history.

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Hi Norman

I always appreciate the responses and collaboration especially on our veterans. I learn more each day and enjoy your updates! This veteran I remember photographing his gravestone. The cemetery is very very historic!  They often place flags on their memorials yearly 

Edit: his fathers stone but David is buried in Andersonville 

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I added the died of disease category to his profile.