Atchison, Sam’l
Soldier: Sam’l Atchison
Regiment: 3rd. Regiment, US Cavalry (regular Army)
Company: E
Age: Unknown
Date Entering Service: Regular Army, prior to 1861
Period of Service: Unknown
Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed): Unknown
Battles in which he fought:
Atchison was on active duty in New Mexico Territory when the war broke out. Eventually he served in the midwestern states of Missouri and Arkansas.
Other interesting information discovered: Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 30 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 105 Enlisted men by disease. Total 140. Atchison was a bugler.
Date of Death: September 15, 1919
Place of burial: Glendale Cemetery, Cardington, Ohio
Adopted by: David and Delores Freeman
Researcher: Patrick Drouhard