Birth
Lewis Slawson was born in Greene Co., NY in 1842 a son of Lewis Slawson and Caroline Vanleuven[1]
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence: | Westerlo[1] |
| Place of Birth: | Greene Co., NY[1] |
| Date of Birth: | 1842[1] |
| Names of Parents: | Lewis (Slawson) and Caroline Vanleuven[1] |
| Marital Status: | Single[1] |
| Occupation: | Laborer[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 1 Sept 1862[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Reidsville[2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 91st Infantry[2] |
| Company: | Company H[2] |
| Captured on: | about June 1864[1] |
| Captured at: | Atlanta, GA[1] |
| Imprisioned at: | Andersonville, Ga[1] |
| Paroled on: | March 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | June 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21.[2] "Was in the Battle of Atlanta, was there taken prisoner of war and confined at Andersonville prison about 9 months. Exchanged about the last of March 1865. Discharged June 1865. P.O. Address Olive Ulster Co. N.Y."[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Was in the Battle of Atlanta, was there taken prisoner of war and confined at Andersonville prison about 9 months. Exchanged about the last of March 1865. Discharged June 1865. P.O. Address Olive Ulster Co. N.Y.
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