Abraham Morgan Purvis

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Abraham Morgan Purvis

Also Known As: "Abb Purvis"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bible Grove, Scotland, Missouri, United States
Death: January 13, 1865 (16-17)
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Place of Burial: Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Immediate Family:

Son of Philip William Purvis and Matilda Purvis
Brother of George Silas Purvis; Charlotte Palmer; Sarah Ann Purvis; William Alexander Purvis; Jesse M. Purvis and 4 others

Managed by: Randall Eck Ivey
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About Abraham Morgan Purvis

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Abraham Purvis Birth 1848 Scotland County, Missouri, USA Death 13 Jan 1865 (aged 16-17) Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Burial Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map

Purvis enlisted Feb 12, 1864, in Hannibal, MO, as a Private in Co. C of the 21st Missouri Infantry when he was just 17.

The REMARKS on his record state: Recruit absent in arrest at St. Louis, MO, since Nov 1864. Dis[charge] furnished. CMG states "Sentenced by G.C.M. [General Court Martial] to be hung on Jan 13, '65 for murder."


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Abraham Morgan Purvis's Timeline

1848
1848
Bible Grove, Scotland, Missouri, United States
1865
January 13, 1865
Age 17
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Lemay, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America