Civil War Records of John M. Edson

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
B 13th MVI Private; enl. June 29, 1861; must. July 16, 1861 must. out Aug. 1, 1864 Stow moulder age 38
K 4th MHA Corpl.; enl. Aug. 15, 1864; must. Aug. 18, 1864 must. out June 17, 1865 Stow moulder age 41

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
B
K		 13th MVI
4th MHA		 Feb. 12, 1885 Invalid 532 226 625 152    

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  4 pages  (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

Isaac Davis Post No. 138, Acton, Massachusetts (source:  Sargent. Grand Army of the Republic: Civil War Veterans Department of Massachusetts 1866 to 1947. 425.)


Death

Date May 29, 1896
Place Stow, Mass.
Age 73 years, 5 months, 16 days
Cause

heart failure

(source: Stow death register, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910.  In:  American Ancestors  [online database].)
Obituary
Funeral  
Burial  
Survived by

widower;

daughter Mrs. Howe

Additional Information

 

John M. Edson, age 42, a Soldier, is recorded in the 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Stow, in household (dwelling no. 229/231) with Mary H. Edson and five children, including George W. Edson  (source:  1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Census for Stow. Compiled by Ann S. Lainhart.  Boston, 1986. Page 62.).

 

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