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Burial Plot: Sec K Site #1228.
Find A Grave Memorial# 13443694
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WILLIAM CHATFIELD, PVT.
Enlisted, June 1, 1861
Pvt. C. H. 3rd. VVI
Reenlisted, July 26, 1862
Corp. Co. F. 10th. VVI
POW, Oct. 11, 1863, Andersonville Prison
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Historic Grave - Section - Dates of Death
Site Numbers

1-2645 - K - 27 Feb 1864-29 Jun 1864.
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The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died here. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history.
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Civil War Prisoner Burials

Burial detail, August 16th, 1864. Union prisoners of war were used to bury their comrades.

The burial trenches used to provide a final resting place for the Union prisoners who died here during the operation of Camp Sumter in 1864 & 1865 form the bulk of the graves found in today's National Cemetery.

The dead were buried side by side, and each body was identified by name when possible and assigned a number. Grave numbers were placed on primitive wooden markers, later replaced by the USA Army in 1865.
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Name: William Chatfield
Event Type: Pension
Event Date: 1868
Beneficiary's Name: Marilda Chatfield