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The 27th Maine Volunteers
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Charles S Hubbard
Rank: Private, Company: I, Age: 18, Residence: Kennebunk, Maine
Height: 6' 1" Eye Color: Black Hair Color: Brown Complexion: Light
Rank: Private, Company: I, Age: 18, Residence: Kennebunk, Maine
Height: 6' 1" Eye Color: Black Hair Color: Brown Complexion: Light
CHARLES S HUBBARD was born about 1843 in Wells, Maine [estimate by ages in
census records], the son of Charles and Mehitable (Eldridge) Hubbard [they had
married 20 Oct, 1832 in Wells -IGI entry]; he is seen in their household in 1850
Wells (age 7) and in 1860 Kennebunk (at age 17). He died on 31 July, 1864 from
wounds he received the previous day while in Petersburg, VA. He was originally
buried in "enclosed ground, Meade Station" [ME Adj Rep't, 1864-65 Vol.1 pg 209],
one of many temporary burial places later reinterred to City Point National
Cemetery, Hopewell,VA.
After his term of service was done with the 27th Maine, he reenlisted the following year, mustered in on 6 May, 1864 as a sergeant into Company K of the 32nd Maine Infantry. This regiment was one that took part in the seige of Petersburg, and was nearly destroyed in the notorious Battle of Burnsides Mine on 30 July, 1864. It was during this attack that Charles was mortally wounded on Cemetery Hill. The book, The Thirty-Second Maine Regiment of Infantry Volunteers, by Henry C Houston c1903 (reprint available by Higginson Boks of Salem,MA) is worth reading if interested in more about the history of this regiment.
He was listed as 'single' in both of his enlistments. His parents filed for a pension.
His gravestone photo can be seen on Find a Grave: Charles S Hubbard Page
After his term of service was done with the 27th Maine, he reenlisted the following year, mustered in on 6 May, 1864 as a sergeant into Company K of the 32nd Maine Infantry. This regiment was one that took part in the seige of Petersburg, and was nearly destroyed in the notorious Battle of Burnsides Mine on 30 July, 1864. It was during this attack that Charles was mortally wounded on Cemetery Hill. The book, The Thirty-Second Maine Regiment of Infantry Volunteers, by Henry C Houston c1903 (reprint available by Higginson Boks of Salem,MA) is worth reading if interested in more about the history of this regiment.
He was listed as 'single' in both of his enlistments. His parents filed for a pension.
His gravestone photo can be seen on Find a Grave: Charles S Hubbard Page
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