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Acton Memorial Library |
Civil War Records of Samuel A. Guilford
Service
| Co. | Regiment/Ship | From | To | Residence | Occupation | Notes |
| I | 8th MVI (9 months) | Private; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Sept. 15, 1862 | must. out Aug. 7, 1863 | Saugus | blacksmith | age 21 |
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 |
| I | 8th MVI | July 16, 1897 | Invalid | 1 194 535 | 1 087 611 | Mass. | |
| May 22,1921 | Widow | 1 174 784 | 904 603 | Mass. | Ellen M. Guilford |
Grand Army of the Republic
Recorded as member no. 5 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts. Served as Post Commander, 1907-08 (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1).
Death
| Date | May 11, 1921 |
| Place | Acton |
| Age | 79 |
| Cause | locomotor ataxia |
| Obituary | Concord Enterprise, May 18, 1921 |
| Funeral | |
| Burial | Mt. Hope Cemetery, Acton, Mass. |
| Survived by | Ellen M. Guilford |
Additional Information
Born in Ipswich, Mass.
Samuel A. Guilford is recorded in the 1890 special veterans census as a resident of Acton. (source: Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census [1890] Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; [National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls]; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.)
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