Sgt. Samuel A. Sackett

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Sgt. Samuel A. Sackett

Also Known As: "Samuel A. /Sackett/"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States
Death: August 27, 1864 (27)
Gayoso General Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States (Gun Shot Wound in his Thorax and Lungs)
Place of Burial: Sorento, Bond County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Elisha White Sackett and Elizabeth (Betsy) B Voyles
Husband of Martha A. Boyd
Father of Boy Sackett and Maradio Sackett
Brother of Elizabeth Sackett; Rachael Caulk; Mariah Sackett; Jasper Newton Sackett; Susan Sackett and 4 others

Occupation: Cooper and Civil War Soldier
Managed by: Private User
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About Sgt. Samuel A. Sackett

Samuel A. Sackett served in the Union Army during the American Civil War in Company L, 3rd Illinois Cavalry Regiment. He entered service on 12 Aug 1861 at Walshville, IL and mustered in on 16 Aug 1861 at Camp Butler. He died on 27 Aug 1864 at Gayoso General Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He was most likely injured while takeing "part in the repulse of General N.B. Forrest in his daring raid on Memphis, on the night of the 21st of August."

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Sgt. Samuel A. Sackett's Timeline

1837
April 19, 1837
Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States
1861
May 11, 1861
1864
August 27, 1864
Age 27
Gayoso General Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
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Kirkland Cemetery, Sorento, Bond County, Illinois, United States