Sturtevant, James D

Rank: First Sergeant

Unit: G Co, 2d Cavalry

Reenlisted: February 14, 1863 in Falmouth, Virginia. He was 28. It was his second enlistment.

Date of birth: 19 December 1834

Hometown: Orange, Vermont

Occupation prior to enlistment: Occupation clerk

Campaign: Plains Indian War (post Civil War)

Died: 19 June 1865

Age at death: 30

Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea

Location of fatality: Island Hospital Harper‘s Ferry, Virginia

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Place of interment: Vershire Village Cemetery, Vershire, Orange County, Vermont

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Note: He stood 5’9½” with grey eyes, brown hair, and fair complexion.

Original enlisted was February 24, 1858, Boston, Massachusetts into G, 2d Dragoons/2d Cavalry. He was 23. He was discharged on February 14, 1863, camp near Falmouth, Virginia in order to re-enlistment with the rank of sergeant.

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