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


Source URL: https://cardingtonlibrary.org/content/atchison-sam’l