Civil War Records of Andrew J. Sawyer

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)		 Private, enl. April 16, 1861; must. April 22, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Acton   age 28
E 6th MVI
(9 months)		 Sergt.; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Aug. 31, 1862 must. out June 3, 1863 Acton shoemaker age 30
E 6th MVI
(100 Days)		 Sergt.; enl. July 8, 1864; must. July 18, 1864 must. out Oct. 17, 1864 Acton shoemaker age 32

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): 3 Pages (PDF*)
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): pages 28-29, 30-31, 32-33 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
               

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  see Service Record

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Date February 7, 1866
Place Lowell, Mass.
Age 33 years, 4 months
Cause variola
Obituary  
Funeral  
Burial Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, Mass.
Survived by  

Additional Information

Andrew J. Sawyer, age 27, a shoe maker, is recorded as an inhabitant of Acton in the 1860 federal census, in household (dwelling no. 97) with Berintha W., age 25, and William E., age 3 (source:  1860 United States Federal Census. In: Ancestry.com [online database]).

Andrew Jackson Sawyer, age 33, a shoemaker, is recorded in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 16) with Berintha Woodbury Sawyer and William Everett Sawyer, age 8  (source:  1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Acton. Compiled by Ann S. Lainhart.  Boston, 1989.)

Andrew J. Sawyer died February 7, 1866 in Lowell, Mass., at age 33 years, 4 months and 4 days. The cause of death is listed as variola. He was born in Sudbury to parents John and Amelia. (source: Lowell death register, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910.  In:  NewEnglandAncestors.org [online database].)

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

 

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