Sandford Botham (1842 - 1864)

Born 17 Sep 1842 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut

Died 10 Sep 1864 at age 21 in Petersburg, Prince George County, Virginia

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Biography

Sandford Botham. ^[1]

Pierpont Sanford Botham. ^[2] Found multiple versions of name. Using Sandford Botham .

Born 17 SEP 1842.

Private Sandford Botham served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 31 JUL 1861
Mustered out: 17 DEC 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Died 10 SEP 1864. KIA Petersburg, Prince George County, Virginia. ^[5]

Event: 15th_Mustr 31 JUL 1861. Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. ^[6] Mil-Wound 17 SEP 1862. The Battle of Antietam, Washington County, Maryland. ^[7][8] 15th_End 17 DEC 1862. ^[9][10] Pens_Vet APR 1863. ^[11] Mil_SvcOth 06 OCT 1863. ^[12]

Buried 18 SEP 1864. Poplar Grove National Cemetery (Petersburg National Battlefield), Petersburg, Virginia. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S6
2. ↑ Source: #S222
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Source: #S3
5. ↑ Source: #S35 Vol. VI, p. 582
6. ↑ Source: #S3
7. ↑ Source: #S2 p. 135
8. ↑ Source: #S1 p. 347
9. ↑ Source: #S3
10. ↑ Source: #S2 p. 135
11. ↑ Source: #S6
12. ↑ Source: #S35 Vol. VI, p. 582
13. ↑ Source: #S78

• Source: S1 The Story of the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts volunteer Infantry in the Civil War 1861 - 1864 Ford, Andrew E. Publication: Higginson Book Company, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, 1997, Original Date, 1898
• Source: S2 Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors, 1861-1865, Vol II Publication: Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1930
• Source: S222 IGI Online, Url: http://www.familysearch.org/ Publication: Church of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Source: S3 Record of the Massachusetts Volunteers. 1861-1865, Volume: 2 The Massachusetts Adjutant-General Publication: Wright & Potter, Printers to the State, Boston, Masssachusetts, 1870 Note: Unless otherwise documented, the 1870 roster has provided the basis for the estimated date of birth for the service men.
• Source: S35 Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Civil War, 1861-1865 Publication: 1930
• Source: S6 Index to Civil War Pension Files Compiler: National Archives (NARA) Publication: Ancestry.com, online Note: These index card images online all specifically show service in the 15th MVI unless otherwise indicated. The certificate numbers and dates are sometimes difficult to read and should not be used to apply for a file at NARA. Repository: #R3
• Repository: R3 Unknown
• Source: S78 Find-a-Grave Website - http://www.findagrave.com/index.html, Url: http://www.findagrave.com/index.html