Edwin Atkinson
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Jump to navigationJump to searchEdwin Atkinson was a private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
- August 27, 1840 - Born
- 22 years old at the time of enlistment
- Enlisted from an Unknown City, Unknown County, Wisconsin
War Career
- December 17, 1862 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D
- ? - Mustered in to federal service (unit already in service)
- July 1, 1863 - Wounded in action at the
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- January 16, 1864 - Transferred 19th United States Veteran Reserve Corps / Company F
Postwar Career
- After the war, he lived in Lewis County, Idaho
- June 28, 1880 - Applied for a pension (Application #585,096)
- March 26, 1918 - Died
- May 3, 1918 - After Edwin died, his wife applied for a pension from Idaho (Application #1,119,975)
- Buried at Kamiah Cemetery, Kamiah, Lewis County, Idaho
Family
- Sarah M. Atkinson - spouse, widow
Notes
Sources
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M636 Roll 1/2
- National Park Service - Atkinson, Edwin E. (2nd Infantry)
- National Park Service - Atkinson, Edwin (Veteran Reserve Corps)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 356)
- SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/