Death of a Soldier - Died at Cairo, Illinois, on May 14th, 1865, Samuel Caldwell, Son of Alex Caldwell, Esq, of this county. The diseased left his native county and friends in 1857, for the Western country and settled in Scott county, Iowa. Here he married in 1860, and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. In the latter part of 1863, when the Government again called for men to aid in crushing out the wicked rebellion and restoring out beloved country to peace and prosperity once more, he volunteered his services and enlisted in the 20th Iowa Regiment; which organization composed a part of the Gulf squadron, and where his soldierly conduct gained him the esteem and confidence off his superiors, and the good will of his fellow soldiers. In February last, when his regiment was being sent on a transport from Brownsville, Arkansas, to New Orleans, the vessel was wrecked, and he sustained such injuries as to intimately cause his death. Although not killed in the front of the battle, yet he is but another victim of the cruel uncalled for rebellion just brought to close; and, in his death, his country has lost a fearless and gallant defender of her free institutions, and his family a kind and beloved husband and father. And, while his friends grieve for his loss, it is still a consolation for them to know that he was loyal to the old flag, and died in defence (sic) of his country. Peace to his ashes. A FRIEND.
He served in the Civil War, and when on his way home was accidentally killed in Cairo, Illinois.
Death of a Soldier - Died at Cairo, Illinois, on May 14th, 1865, Samuel Caldwell, Son of Alex Caldwell, Esq, of this county. The diseased left his native county and friends in 1857, for the Western country and settled in Scott county, Iowa. Here he married in 1860, and enjoyed the esteem and confidence of all who knew him. In the latter part of 1863, when the Government again called for men to aid in crushing out the wicked rebellion and restoring out beloved country to peace and prosperity once more, he volunteered his services and enlisted in the 20th Iowa Regiment; which organization composed a part of the Gulf squadron, and where his soldierly conduct gained him the esteem and confidence off his superiors, and the good will of his fellow soldiers. In February last, when his regiment was being sent on a transport from Brownsville, Arkansas, to New Orleans, the vessel was wrecked, and he sustained such injuries as to intimately cause his death. Although not killed in the front of the battle, yet he is but another victim of the cruel uncalled for rebellion just brought to close; and, in his death, his country has lost a fearless and gallant defender of her free institutions, and his family a kind and beloved husband and father. And, while his friends grieve for his loss, it is still a consolation for them to know that he was loyal to the old flag, and died in defence (sic) of his country. Peace to his ashes. A FRIEND.
He served in the Civil War, and when on his way home was accidentally killed in Cairo, Illinois.
Gravesite Details
bur. 05/15/1865
Family Members
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Hugh Alexander Caldwell
1813–1876
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Jane E. Caldwell Lee
1816–1903
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Benjamin Hartshorn Caldwell
1817–1899
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Anna Hartshorne Caldwell Fulton
1819–1900
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Matthew Caldwell
1823–1904
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Nancy Lourey Caldwell Bailey
1825–1905
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William Caldwell
1827–1828
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Margery S. Caldwell
1832–1851
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Margaret Caldwell
1835–1851
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Jonathan Caldwell
1837–1850
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Mary Caldwell Fleming
1841–1918
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