Corporal
Gustavus
R.
Ayers
aka Ayres
Born [date unknown] [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
in Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Corporal Gustavus Ayers served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 18 Aug 1861
Mustered out: 2 May 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, United States Civil War
Enlisted: 18 Aug 1861
Mustered out: 2 May 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 14th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, United States Civil War
Corporal Gustavus Ayers Died of Disease at Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee during The United States Civil War.
Gustavus, age 22 (about 1839) enlisted on 18 Aug 1861 in the United States Army during the Civil War. He joined Company B, 20th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. [1]
Corporal Gustavus R. Ayers (aka Ayres) died on 2 May 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, Hardin, Tennessee as a result of disease. He was initially buried in Shiloh Battlefield or hospital cemetery in Tennessee. He was later reinterred at Shiloh National Cemetery, plot 538, section 14th Wisconsin.[2]
In the 1850 census Gustavus (age 14) was in Genoa, Dekalb, Illinois, United States.[3]
1850 US Census Record, Genoa, Dekalb, Illinois[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Lorenzo Ayres | M | 48 | Farmer | New York |
| Elizabeth Ayres | F | 38 | Pennsylvania | |
| Gustavus Ayres | M | 14 | Pennsylvania | |
| Benjn F Ayres | M | 8 | Pennsylvania | |
| Solomon Ayres | M | 2 | Pennsylvania | |
| George Ayres | M | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Amanda M Ayres | F | 6 | Pennsylvania | |
| Sally McCormick | F | 28 | Pennsylvania | |
| Julia A McCormick | F | 6 | Pennsylvania | |
| Lemuel McCormick | M | 2 | Pennsylvania | |
| Abagail V McCormick | F | 0 | Pennsylvania | |
| Charlott Fuller | F | 14 | Pennsylvania |
Sources
- ↑ Civil War Research, Gustavus R. Ayres Residence Neillsville WI; Enlisted on 10/19/1861 as a Corporal; On 10/19/1861 he mustered into "I" Co. WI 14th Infantry; He died of disease on 5/2/1862 at Pittsburg Landing, TN; Other Information: Buried: Shiloh National Cemetery, Pittsburg Landing, TN; Gravesite: 538; https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&2094087
- ↑ Memorial for Corporal Gustavus R. Ayers (aka Ayres): "Find a Grave", database with images; Find A Grave: Memorial #9012541 (accessed 17 September 2023); Memorial page for CPL Gustavus R. Ayers (19 Feb 1836-2 May 1862), citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA (plot: 14th Wisconsin. Grave 538.); Maintained by Yon Hafer (contributor 47288192).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census", database
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Genoa, Dekalb, Illinois; Roll: 104; Page: 327b; Line Number: 16
Ancestry Record 8054 #16150794 (accessed 17 September 2023)
Gustavus Ayres (14) in Genoa, Dekalb, Illinois, USA. Born in Pennsylvania.
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