Wednesday, December 26, 2012
The next two men were the last casualties from Coventry in the year 1862. They were not killed by the enemy but they died from disease, which killed more soldiers than the enemy.
James A. Cole was born in 1840 in Scituate, RI, the son of James B. and Eliza A. (Tennant) Cole. In 1860 he was living in Coventry Centre with his parents and worked as a farmer. He enrolled from Coventry on Nov. 11, 1861, and mustered in Dec. 2, 1861. He was a Corporal in Battery C 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. On Sept. 18, 1862, at the age of 21 years 11 months 23 days old he died of Chronic Diarrhea at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. There is a gravestone in Coventry Historical Cemetery #109 Section E, Pine Grove Cemetery, in Coventry which was purchased by his father in 1863. His brother, George Cole, also served in the Civil War. Charles Henry Cahoone was born in Scituate, and was the son of Oren and Hannah (Cook) Cahoone. He was 5 …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
In this part of the series I will discuss the next three Coventry men who died in service in the year 1862.
James H. Horton was born in Thompson, CT, the son of Andrew and Mary Horton. He was married October 25, 1861, to Abbie F. Hawkins, daughter of Philip Hawkins and Sarah Ann Weaver. They were married by Charles C. Shippee, Minister of the Gospel. Abbie was a cousin of Richard S. Hawkins who also died in the Civil War. At the time of his enlistment James was a resident of Coventry and his occupation was a Sawyer. He was enrolled as a Private on December 2, 1861, at Providence and was mustered in December 21, 1861, in Company G 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. In July 1862 he was hospitalized at Harrison’s Landing, VA. On August 24, 1862, at the age of 23 years 11 months and 8 days he died of Typhoid in Philadelphia, PA. He has a grave …
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
In this part of the series we will begin by discussing three of the 16 men who died in service in the year 1862.
Samuel Myrick was born in Pawtucket, MA, which is now Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of Joseph and Eunice (Jencks) Myrick. He was married to Sarah E. Hopkins, daughter of Elisha and Wealthea (Tillinghast) Hopkins, in Cranston on November 27, 1851, by Elder John Tillinghast. He worked as a painter before the Civil War and lived in the village of Washington in Coventry. He enrolled September 5, 1861, and mustered on October 30, 1861, into the 4th Rhode Island Infantry Company B with his brothers Cromwell and Solomon. He was killed in action March 14, 1862, in the Battle of New Bern in North Carolina and was the first man from Company B to die. According to men who served with him, he was of pleasant disposition and would share his snuff …
Andrew D. Boisvert
4:49 pm on Friday, December 28, 2012
The Confedetate soldier was the subject of a book called "Lost Soul" by Les Rolston. The Greenwood Cemetery has quite a large collection of Civil War burials. I had the honor of flagging the graves one Memorial Day. more ›