Cenotaph for Almon H Redlon in cemetery where wife and parents are buried.
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He was the son of Thomas D. & Harriet (Ingalls) Redlon; his siblings were Grandville Redlon, Francina (Redlon) Martin, Lucy (Redlon) York, Louisa Redlon, Ruxley Redlon, Edward Eugene Redlon, Martha Jane (Redlon) Libby, Elizabeth Ann (Redlon) York, Isabella (Redlon) Hill, and Thomas Bertram Redlon.
He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Mariner. To this union, two known children were born: Greenleaf E. Herbert Ridlon, and Charles M.W. Ridlon.
He enlisted as a private in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. His military papers state that he died of disease as did 256 other members of this brigade, but doesn't state where.
Cemetery Records of Maine Veterans - suggests death date of 15 Nov 1864, other records state 11 Nov 1864. This also suggests that he was buried in a So. Bridgton Cemetery, Sec B, Lot 15. However, his military headstone is located in this cemetery.
So now the question is, was it in a rebel prison camp as suggested by family lore??
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Sources:
1.) American Civil War Soldiers, www.ancestry.com, Name: Almon Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Side Served: Union / State Served: Maine / Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 December 1863 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 29 Dec 1863. Died of disease Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 11 Nov 1864. Sources: 77.
2.) U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Name: A H Redlon / Service Info.: PVT F 30 ME INF / Death Date: 11 Nov 1864 / Cemetery: Chalmette National Historical Park / Cemetery Address: Saint Bernard Highway Chalmette, LA 70043 / Buried At: Site 5496.
3.) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, www.acnestry.com, Name: Almon H Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Age at enlistment: 27 / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Rank at enlistment: Priv / State Served: Maine / Survived the War?: N / Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. Mustered out on 11 Nov 1864. / Birth Date: abt 1836 / Sources: 77.
4.) Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers who Died in Defence of the American Union ..., By United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
Noo.: 1375 - Name: Redlon, Almon H / Rank: Private / Regiment: 30th Maine / Co.: F / Death Date: Nov. 11, 1864
5.) Annual Report, Volume 2, By Maine. Adjutant-General's Office. Appendix D / Final Report of Company F, Thirtieth Regiment Infantry, (Con.); Page 717
Name: Redlon, Almon H. / Age: 27 / Residence: Bridgton / M. or S.: M / Mustered into US Service: Dec. 29, '63 / Remarks: Died of Disease Nov. 11
6.) "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXQZ-NCK, Almon H Ridlon, 1864. Name: Almon H Ridlon / Event Type: Death / Event Date: 15 Nov 1864 / Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States / Birth Date: Sep 1836 / Birthplace: (Blank) / GS Film number: 001001834 / Digital Folder Number: 005246544 / Image Number: 00421
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He was the son of Thomas D. & Harriet (Ingalls) Redlon; his siblings were Grandville Redlon, Francina (Redlon) Martin, Lucy (Redlon) York, Louisa Redlon, Ruxley Redlon, Edward Eugene Redlon, Martha Jane (Redlon) Libby, Elizabeth Ann (Redlon) York, Isabella (Redlon) Hill, and Thomas Bertram Redlon.
He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Mariner. To this union, two known children were born: Greenleaf E. Herbert Ridlon, and Charles M.W. Ridlon.
He enlisted as a private in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. His military papers state that he died of disease as did 256 other members of this brigade, but doesn't state where.
Cemetery Records of Maine Veterans - suggests death date of 15 Nov 1864, other records state 11 Nov 1864. This also suggests that he was buried in a So. Bridgton Cemetery, Sec B, Lot 15. However, his military headstone is located in this cemetery.
So now the question is, was it in a rebel prison camp as suggested by family lore??
=====
Sources:
1.) American Civil War Soldiers, www.ancestry.com, Name: Almon Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Side Served: Union / State Served: Maine / Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 December 1863 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 29 Dec 1863. Died of disease Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 11 Nov 1864. Sources: 77.
2.) U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Name: A H Redlon / Service Info.: PVT F 30 ME INF / Death Date: 11 Nov 1864 / Cemetery: Chalmette National Historical Park / Cemetery Address: Saint Bernard Highway Chalmette, LA 70043 / Buried At: Site 5496.
3.) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, www.acnestry.com, Name: Almon H Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Age at enlistment: 27 / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Rank at enlistment: Priv / State Served: Maine / Survived the War?: N / Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. Mustered out on 11 Nov 1864. / Birth Date: abt 1836 / Sources: 77.
4.) Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers who Died in Defence of the American Union ..., By United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
Noo.: 1375 - Name: Redlon, Almon H / Rank: Private / Regiment: 30th Maine / Co.: F / Death Date: Nov. 11, 1864
5.) Annual Report, Volume 2, By Maine. Adjutant-General's Office. Appendix D / Final Report of Company F, Thirtieth Regiment Infantry, (Con.); Page 717
Name: Redlon, Almon H. / Age: 27 / Residence: Bridgton / M. or S.: M / Mustered into US Service: Dec. 29, '63 / Remarks: Died of Disease Nov. 11
6.) "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXQZ-NCK, Almon H Ridlon, 1864. Name: Almon H Ridlon / Event Type: Death / Event Date: 15 Nov 1864 / Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States / Birth Date: Sep 1836 / Birthplace: (Blank) / GS Film number: 001001834 / Digital Folder Number: 005246544 / Image Number: 00421
Cenotaph for Almon H Redlon in cemetery where wife and parents are buried.
=====
He was the son of Thomas D. & Harriet (Ingalls) Redlon; his siblings were Grandville Redlon, Francina (Redlon) Martin, Lucy (Redlon) York, Louisa Redlon, Ruxley Redlon, Edward Eugene Redlon, Martha Jane (Redlon) Libby, Elizabeth Ann (Redlon) York, Isabella (Redlon) Hill, and Thomas Bertram Redlon.
He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Mariner. To this union, two known children were born: Greenleaf E. Herbert Ridlon, and Charles M.W. Ridlon.
He enlisted as a private in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. His military papers state that he died of disease as did 256 other members of this brigade, but doesn't state where.
Cemetery Records of Maine Veterans - suggests death date of 15 Nov 1864, other records state 11 Nov 1864. This also suggests that he was buried in a So. Bridgton Cemetery, Sec B, Lot 15. However, his military headstone is located in this cemetery.
So now the question is, was it in a rebel prison camp as suggested by family lore??
=====
Sources:
1.) American Civil War Soldiers, www.ancestry.com, Name: Almon Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Side Served: Union / State Served: Maine / Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 December 1863 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 29 Dec 1863. Died of disease Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 11 Nov 1864. Sources: 77.
2.) U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Name: A H Redlon / Service Info.: PVT F 30 ME INF / Death Date: 11 Nov 1864 / Cemetery: Chalmette National Historical Park / Cemetery Address: Saint Bernard Highway Chalmette, LA 70043 / Buried At: Site 5496.
3.) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, www.acnestry.com, Name: Almon H Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Age at enlistment: 27 / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Rank at enlistment: Priv / State Served: Maine / Survived the War?: N / Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. Mustered out on 11 Nov 1864. / Birth Date: abt 1836 / Sources: 77.
4.) Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers who Died in Defence of the American Union ..., By United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
Noo.: 1375 - Name: Redlon, Almon H / Rank: Private / Regiment: 30th Maine / Co.: F / Death Date: Nov. 11, 1864
5.) Annual Report, Volume 2, By Maine. Adjutant-General's Office. Appendix D / Final Report of Company F, Thirtieth Regiment Infantry, (Con.); Page 717
Name: Redlon, Almon H. / Age: 27 / Residence: Bridgton / M. or S.: M / Mustered into US Service: Dec. 29, '63 / Remarks: Died of Disease Nov. 11
6.) "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXQZ-NCK, Almon H Ridlon, 1864. Name: Almon H Ridlon / Event Type: Death / Event Date: 15 Nov 1864 / Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States / Birth Date: Sep 1836 / Birthplace: (Blank) / GS Film number: 001001834 / Digital Folder Number: 005246544 / Image Number: 00421
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He was the son of Thomas D. & Harriet (Ingalls) Redlon; his siblings were Grandville Redlon, Francina (Redlon) Martin, Lucy (Redlon) York, Louisa Redlon, Ruxley Redlon, Edward Eugene Redlon, Martha Jane (Redlon) Libby, Elizabeth Ann (Redlon) York, Isabella (Redlon) Hill, and Thomas Bertram Redlon.
He was united in marriage to Mary Jane Mariner. To this union, two known children were born: Greenleaf E. Herbert Ridlon, and Charles M.W. Ridlon.
He enlisted as a private in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. His military papers state that he died of disease as did 256 other members of this brigade, but doesn't state where.
Cemetery Records of Maine Veterans - suggests death date of 15 Nov 1864, other records state 11 Nov 1864. This also suggests that he was buried in a So. Bridgton Cemetery, Sec B, Lot 15. However, his military headstone is located in this cemetery.
So now the question is, was it in a rebel prison camp as suggested by family lore??
=====
Sources:
1.) American Civil War Soldiers, www.ancestry.com, Name: Almon Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Side Served: Union / State Served: Maine / Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 29 December 1863 at the age of 27. Enlisted in Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 29 Dec 1863. Died of disease Company F, 30th Infantry Regiment Maine on 11 Nov 1864. Sources: 77.
2.) U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, Name: A H Redlon / Service Info.: PVT F 30 ME INF / Death Date: 11 Nov 1864 / Cemetery: Chalmette National Historical Park / Cemetery Address: Saint Bernard Highway Chalmette, LA 70043 / Buried At: Site 5496.
3.) U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, www.acnestry.com, Name: Almon H Redlon / Residence: Bridgton, Maine / Age at enlistment: 27 / Enlistment Date: 29 Dec 1863 / Rank at enlistment: Priv / State Served: Maine / Survived the War?: N / Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, Maine 30th Infantry Regiment on 29 Dec 1863. Mustered out on 11 Nov 1864. / Birth Date: abt 1836 / Sources: 77.
4.) Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers who Died in Defence of the American Union ..., By United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps
Noo.: 1375 - Name: Redlon, Almon H / Rank: Private / Regiment: 30th Maine / Co.: F / Death Date: Nov. 11, 1864
5.) Annual Report, Volume 2, By Maine. Adjutant-General's Office. Appendix D / Final Report of Company F, Thirtieth Regiment Infantry, (Con.); Page 717
Name: Redlon, Almon H. / Age: 27 / Residence: Bridgton / M. or S.: M / Mustered into US Service: Dec. 29, '63 / Remarks: Died of Disease Nov. 11
6.) "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KXQZ-NCK, Almon H Ridlon, 1864. Name: Almon H Ridlon / Event Type: Death / Event Date: 15 Nov 1864 / Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States / Birth Date: Sep 1836 / Birthplace: (Blank) / GS Film number: 001001834 / Digital Folder Number: 005246544 / Image Number: 00421
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