Son of Robert Rainey and Hannah Ray - Married in Bangor, Maine 9 Jun 1860, was in Solon, Somerset, Maine in 1870: Madison, Somerset, Maine in 1880; and Waterville, Kennebec, Maine in 1890. His occupation was shoemaker.
He mustered into D Co, Maine 30th Infantry on 29, Dec 1863. He was captured by the confederates in April 1863 and was held in Camp Ford, Texas from 9 Apr 1863 to 23 Oct 1863 when he was exchanged in New Orleans. He was discharged on 23 Oct 1863. He returned to Maine where he was in and out of the hospitals there for several years. The 1890 veterans census reports that he was paralyzed.
He mustered into D Co, Maine 30th Infantry on 29, Dec 1863. He was captured by the confederates in April 1863 and was held in Camp Ford, Texas from 9 Apr 1863 to 23 Oct 1863 when he was exchanged in New Orleans. He was discharged on 23 Oct 1863. He returned to Maine where he was in and out of the hospitals there for several years. The 1890 veterans census reports that he was paralyzed.
Son of Robert Rainey and Hannah Ray - Married in Bangor, Maine 9 Jun 1860, was in Solon, Somerset, Maine in 1870: Madison, Somerset, Maine in 1880; and Waterville, Kennebec, Maine in 1890. His occupation was shoemaker.
He mustered into D Co, Maine 30th Infantry on 29, Dec 1863. He was captured by the confederates in April 1863 and was held in Camp Ford, Texas from 9 Apr 1863 to 23 Oct 1863 when he was exchanged in New Orleans. He was discharged on 23 Oct 1863. He returned to Maine where he was in and out of the hospitals there for several years. The 1890 veterans census reports that he was paralyzed.
He mustered into D Co, Maine 30th Infantry on 29, Dec 1863. He was captured by the confederates in April 1863 and was held in Camp Ford, Texas from 9 Apr 1863 to 23 Oct 1863 when he was exchanged in New Orleans. He was discharged on 23 Oct 1863. He returned to Maine where he was in and out of the hospitals there for several years. The 1890 veterans census reports that he was paralyzed.
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Rainey, Thomas - "Father" - D 30 Nov 1892 aged 58 yrs [Civil War]
"This standard bearer at the flag,
Which loyal legions fought to save
Has fallen from the -----
And fills a hero's sacred grave"
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