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Subject: [SACKETT-L] Burials of Civil War Soldiers
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:12:08 -0500

Hi Sackett Searchers:

Fred Sackett sent me the information for two headstone pictures to be included on the Sackett Headstones website. In the process of trying to determine which family they might have belonged to I did some research into the units they served in.

Andersonville Prisoner Profile
Code No: 15571
Grave No: 5571
Last Name: SACKETT
First Name: J.
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: G
Regiment: 6
State: IN
Branch of Service: CAVALRY
Date of Death: 8/14/1864
Cause of Death: FEVER TYPHUS
Remarks: I. SACKETT [3]
Reference*: p 11 [3]
Place Captured:
Date Captured:
Alternate Names:
Status: DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE
More Information Available: NO
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[3] List of Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville; Dorence Atwater, 1865.
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6th REGIMENT CAVALRY (71st REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS). Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., February 23, 1863, from the 71st Indiana Infantry.
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
Lost Mountain June 11-17.
Cheyney's Farm June 27.
Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
Nickajack Creek July 2-5.
Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
Sandtown July 6-7. <dy_1108>
Campbellton July 12-14.
Turner's Ferry July 16 and 22.
Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
Sweetwater July 23.
Stoneman's Raid to Macon July 27-August 6.
Macon and Clinton July 30.
Hillsborough Sunshine Church July 30-31.
Jug Tavern, Mulberry Creek, August 3.
Moved to Nashville, Tenn., August 28.
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Andersonville Prisoner Profile
Code No: 17234
Grave No: 7234
Last Name: SACKETT
First Name: RICHARD L.
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: G
Regiment: 85
State: NY
Branch of Service: INFANTRY
Date of Death: 8/29/1864
Cause of Death: DIARRHEA C.
Remarks: RICHARD S. SACKITT [1]; R. S. SACKITT [2]; R. S. SACKETT [3]; NAME [4]
Reference*: p 41 [3]; p 307 [302]
Place Captured: PLYMOUTH, NC [April 17-20, 1864]
Date Captured:
Alternate Names: SACKITT
Status: DIED AT ANDERSONVILLE
More Information Available: NO
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[1] Burial Register of Andersonville National Cemetery; circa 1908.
[2] Headstones of Andersonville National Cemetery; March 1990.
[3] List of Union Soldiers Buried at Andersonville; Dorence Atwater, 1865.
[4] Dedication of Monument Erected by the State of New York at Andersonville, Ga.; Andersonville Monument Commission, 1916.
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85th New York Veteran Volunteers: The 85th New York Volunteers organized at Elmira, New York on November 9, 1861. The regiment was made up of about 900 men from the counties of Allegany, Cattaraugus, Seneca and Ontario.
The operations leading up to the capture of Richard
Apr 26, 1863 The 85th arrives at Plymouth and remain camped there until the spring of 1864
Summer 1863; Company I of the 85th is sent on detached duty at Roanoke Island
Dec. 1863; Company A of the 85th is sent to Roanoke Island to relieve Company I
Jan. 1864; Many men of the 85th re-enlist as Veterans
Apr 17-20, 1864; Battle at Plymouth, NC; 9 companies of the 85th are taken prisoner.
Apr 21-30, 1864 Prisoners begin their march through Goldsborough, Wilimington, Charleston, Macon and Andersonville where the officers and enlisted men are separated.
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Anyone have information that would help identify these two men?

--
Thurmon
Our greatest mistake could be
worrying that we will make one.


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