Edward D. Carpenter
Edward D. Carpenter was living in New Hartford, Connecticut, in the early 1860s. He enlisted in the Union army on September 3, 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company C of the 8th Connecticut Infantry on September 25. The regiment took part in the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Overland Campaign. He was promoted to corporal on March 27, 1864. He was wounded in the Battle of Port Walthall Junction on May 7, 1864, and again in the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm on September 29, 1864. He died on October 2, 1864.
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(2239)Carpenter, Edward D.1864-10-02
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Corporal
  • Rank highest: Corporal
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 2

  • (6671) [writer] ~ Edward D. Carpenter to Arthur (?), 19 February 1864
  • (6672) [writer] ~ Edward D. Carpenter to Arthur (?), 23 August 1864

People - Records: 1

  • (2240) (?), Arthur is the [cousin of] (2239) Carpenter, Edward D.

Regiments - Records: 1

  • (36) [enlisted] [D] ~ 8th Connecticut Infantry
SOURCES

Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com.