Rank: Corporal
Unit: M Co, 2d Cavalry
Reenlisted: March 21, 1864 in Mitchell’s Station, Virginia. He was 24. It was his third enlistment.
Hometown: Sheffield, Ohio
Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer
Campaign: Civil War
Died: 30 May 1864
Age at death: 24
Cause of death: Killed in action
Location of fatality: Cold Harbor, Virginia
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Note: He stood 5’10” with grey eyes, sandy hair, fair complexion.
Private Annis’s death is cited in the book:
He was killed in the cavalry engagement of Old Church.
Also killed at in the same battle was Corporal Ratigan and Private Smith.