Charles Young (abt. 1842 - 1862)

Born about 1842 in Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Died 18 Sep 1862 at about age 20 in Craney Island, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Biography

Private Charles Young served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jan. 11, 1862
Mustered out: Sept. 18, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 29th Mass. Infantry

Charles Young was born about 1842, in either Massachusetts^[1] or New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] He was the son of Thomas and Jane (Gallon) Young. He lived with his family in Somerville, Massachusetts, by 1850, where his father was a gardener.^[3]

He was a 20 year old clerk when he enlisted to serve in the Civil War on January 11, 1862. He mustered in as a private in Co. H of the 29th Massachusetts Infantry. He died of disease 9 months later, on September 18, 1862, at Craney Island, Virginia. ^[4]

His name is inscribed on the Civil War Soldiers Monument at the Milk Row Cemetery in Somerville, dedicated to residents who died during their Civil War service.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDS9-2CK : 4 April 2020), Chas Young in household of Thomas Young, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ49-7SN : 11 March 2018), Charles Young in household of Thomas Young, Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHY-M3X : 18 March 2020), Chas Young in entry for Thos Young, 1860.
4. ↑ American Civil War Research Database, Historical Data Systems, Charles Young, accessed 11 May 2020
5. ↑ The Civil War Monument of Milk Row Cemetery, Historic Somerville, accessed 11 May 2020