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Civil War Veteran.
"Pierce, William Boyden (d.1892)
Private
Berlin/Kensington
Tenth Rhode Island Infantry, Company H
1886-1893
5 items
Documents; predominantly pension materials. Includes letter from Pierce, Berlin, CT to the Adjutant General of Rhode Island, dated 20 FEBRUARY 1886, asking for a copy of his discharge papers. Also contains a GAR application to Stanley Post, No. 11, dated 188?. Application stated he was born in Guilford, VT, that his occupation was a mechanic, that he enlisted on 26 MAY 1862 and was discharged a Private at Providence, RI on 01 SEPTEMBER 1862. Pierce died in Kensington on 25 APRIL 1892. Collection also includes a certificate from the U.S. Bureau of Pensions dated 31 MARCH 1893, granting Pierce's widow, Emma J. Pierce, a pension of $8.00 per month. Pierce himself received a pension of $10.00 per month from SEPTEMBER 1890 to APRIL 1892.
Location: MS Civil War Box I" - storytell email
North, Catherine. History of Berlin - p.234
Hale - p.11 |
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