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Reuben Albert SUTTON

Reuben Albert SUTTON

Male Abt 1832 - 1865  (~ 33 years)

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  • Name Reuben Albert SUTTON 
    Born Abt 1832  Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Carpenter 
    Census 1850  Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Event Civil War - 110th PA Ind, Co G: Pvt: musician  [1] 
    Served Civil War? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Cause of Death Mortally wounded in battle 
    Buried 1865  Bowman-Flatwoods Cemetery, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 7 May 1865  Richmond, (independent), Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3693  Main
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2023 

    Father Reuben Albert SUTTON,   b. Abt 1790, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1863, Perryopolis, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years) 
    Mother Jane JACKSON,   b. 1794, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1881, Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married Abt 1810  Fayette County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 unmarried 
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F14867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Adella LUTZ,   b. 4 Apr 1842, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1882, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F31397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1832 - Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 May 1865 - Richmond, (independent), Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Additional info from Alfred H Tewell - states Reuben Jr. enlisted for 1 year on Mar 30 1865 as a musician in the Civil War - and was killed on May 7 1865 of a head wound suffered 5 miles south of Richmond, Virginia.

      According to NPS, the campaigns Reuben would have been involved with are:
      Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. White Oak Road March 30-31. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's (Sayler’s) Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville till May 2. March to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
      http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-regiments-detail.htm?regiment_id=UPA0110RI
      It appears Reuben was at the fall of Richmond, the Confederate retreat, and the battle at Appomattox, after which Lee surrendered.
      It must have been a heady time to be a Union soldier. Many decisive Northern victories and the surrender in Virginia.

      Reuben must have been killed after Lee’s surrender and during the march to Washington. Abraham Lincoln had been killed on April 15.

      The last battle of the civil war was the Battle of Palmito Ranch, Brownsville, TX on May 12, 1865.

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 204818421.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023