Name |
Gabriel E. Cornwell [1] |
Birth |
6 Sep 1825 |
Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Find-a-Grave Link |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39713020 |
Death |
22 May 1863 |
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA [1] |
- Captain Gabriel E. Cornwell is buried with other fallen of the Union Army in the National Cemetery at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His name is inscribed on the wall of the Illinois Monument. His name is also inscribed on his wife's headstone in the cemetery at Poplar Grove, Illinois.
Gabriel served as Captain of Company K, 95th Regiment, during the Civil War.
EXCERPT FROM CIVIL WAR NOTES:
May 19, 1963: Busy and bloody day. At 2:00 p.m. charge ordered along the whole line, upon the enemy's works. Gen Ransom's brigade charged near Jackson Road, the "White House" and Fort Hill. Ground cut into deep ravines and covered with fallen timber. Each ravine exposed to enemy fire. Intervening ridges to pass over which brought charging regiments into the open and in "close range of a murderous fire of musketry and artillery from the enemy's line." 95th had 7 killed and 54 wounded.
May 22, 1863: Grant renewed the assault at 10:00 A.M. Charge was a failure. over 100 men rendered hors de combat (out of action). Captain Cornwell died in the charge.
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Burial |
Poplar Grove, Boone, Illinois, USA [1] |
Address: Poplar Grove Cemetery Poplar Grove, Illinois USA |
Person ID |
I121840 |
Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds |
Last Modified |
10 Jun 2019 |
Father |
Thomas Cornwell, b. 10 Jul 1791, Warwick, Orange, New York, USA d. 1854, Capron, Boone, Illinois, USA (Age 62 years) |
Mother |
Chloey Emery, b. 1797, , , Ontario, Canada d. 1861, Capron, Boone, Illinois, USA (Age 64 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1817 |
, , Ontario, Canada |
Family ID |
F45974 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Phoebe Coleman, b. 24 Dec 1823, , , , Canada d. 5 Sep 1915, , Boone, Illinois, USA (Age 91 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Sarah Elizabeth Cornwell, b. 16 May 1843, Almoral, Delaware, Iowa, USA d. 1890, , , Iowa, USA (Age 46 years) |
| 2. Melvin E. Cornwell d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F45976 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2020 |