Slawson, Lewis L.
From Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY
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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