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Henry Loren Edgerton, son of Charles
and Mary Frances (Slack) Edgerton.
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born:
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September 19, 1838; Lebanon, New London Co.,
CT. (VR 1:208) (GI)
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died:
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December 4, 1863; Greenfield, Monroe Co., WI. (GI)
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buried:
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La
Grange Cemetery; La Grange Twp., Monroe Co., WI. (GI)
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Henry L. Edgerton “of Lincoln, Wisconsin”
served as a private in the Union Army during the Civil War. He enlisted on August 9, 1862 and fought in
D Company; 25th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
Henry’s elder brother, Charles L., enlisted on the same day and also
fought in the 25th Regiment (D Company).
Henry L. Edgerton died of disease at Greenfield, Wisconsin
on December 4, 1863 (see Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the
Rebellion, 1886). According to
family records, Henry died at the home of his sister, Caroline, in Greenfield, Wisconsin
while on sick leave. He was buried in
the soldier’s lot at La Grange Cemetery in La Grange Township, Wisconsin.
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