Elisha Boice

The oldest son of 13 children, Elisha was in the Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and died in service at Fortress Monroe in 1863.

Elisha Boice BIRTH 11 Nov 1844 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 1863 (aged 18–19) Fort Monroe, Hampton City, Virginia, USA BURIAL Hampton National Cemetery Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID 67609251

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Elisha, was in the Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and died in service at Fortress Monroe in 1863. Fort Monroe (also known as Fortress Monroe) is a military installation in Hampton, Virginia – at Old Point Comfort. Son of William Boice and Elizabeth Townsend Boice. Their eldest son, Elisha, was in the Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1861, and died in service at Fortress Monroe in 1863. History of Van Wert and Mercer counties, Ohio, Page # 461.

SOURCE: Mildred Ludy--Dec l 2000.