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Notes for William BARNUM

He served during the Civil War with Company "G", 16th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He enlisted August 9, 1862 and died at Florence, South Carolina, July 15, 1865. The town of Florence was established in the 1850s as a rail junction and transfer point for the Wilmington and Manchester, the Northwestern, and the Cheraw and Darlington railroads. It was first called Wilds, for a judge in the town, but later (c.1859) renamed for the daughter of William Harlee, head of the Wilmington and Manchester line. A National Civil War Cemetery is located nearby.
Gravestone inscription: Æ 30 years / Son of Isaac & Emma / Died in Florence Prison, SC / Killed defending his country (Civil War marker).

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