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Rollin H. Edgerton, son of Josiah Wright and Permelia S. (Benedict) Edgerton.

born:	~1840; Moriah, Essex Co., NY. (CR IL1850 “Township 11N 1E 4th Meridian” – “ae 10y”)
died:	December 22, 1864; Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD.
buried:	Galva Cemetery; Lynn Twp., Henry Co., IL. (GI)

Rollin H. Edgerton, of Walnut Grove, Illinois, enlisted on August 10, 1861 for service in the Union Army. He served as a private in C Company; 42nd Illinois Infantry Regiment and died at Annapolis, Maryland on December 22, 1864. Rollin’s younger brother, Gordon Henry, also served in the Illinois Infantry (see Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men, 1900). Rollin’s body was returned home and buried in the family plot at Galva Cemetery.