Civil War Records of John H. Cass

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E 6th MVI (100 Days) Private; enl. July 11, 1864; must. July 18, 1864 must. out Oct. 27, 1864 Acton farmer age 18
E

26th MVI

Private; enl. and must. Feb. 13, 1865 must. out Aug. 26, 1865 Concord farmer age 18

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): page 30-31 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
E 6th MVI
26th MVI
  invalid     Illinois  
Dec. 29, 1908 widow 911.012   Calif. Catharine Cass

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  20 pages (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

x


Death

Date October 28, 1908
Place Winchester, Mass.
Age 61 years, 10 months
Cause arterio sclerosis
Obituary Boston Globe, October 30, 1908
Funeral  
Burial Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Boston, Mass.
Survived by Catharine Cass

Additional Information

Born in Charlestown Mass. to parents George H. Cass and Alwira[?] Plummer.

 

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