Sgt. Thomas Jefferson Short

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Sgt. Thomas Jefferson Short

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Perry County, Illinois, United States
Death: February 13, 1862 (19-28)
Fort Henry, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States (Congestion of the Heart (Heart Failure))
Immediate Family:

Son of Jacob Short and Elizabeth Short
Brother of Lt. Col. William B. Short; Pvt. (USA), Jacob Addison Short and Mary Elizabeth Rees

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Tamás Flinn Caldwell-Gilbert
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About Sgt. Thomas Jefferson Short

Thomas Short served in the Union Army during the American Civil War in Company A, 31st Illinois Infantry Regiment. He entered service on Aug 15, 1861 and mustered in on Sep 18, 1861 in Cairo, IL. He died of Congestion of the heart (heart failure) on Feb 13, 1862 at Fort Henry, TENN.

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Sgt. Thomas Jefferson Short's Timeline

1838
1838
Perry County, Illinois, United States
1862
February 13, 1862
Age 24
Fort Henry, Stewart County, Tennessee, United States