Burial Plot: Sec D, Lot 217, Grave 2.
Find A Grave Memorial# 170595352
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Papers of James M. CHATFIELD, an officer in Company D, 2nd Michigan Cavalry during the Civil War. The majority of the collection consists of letters he wrote home to his wife, Julia, during the war. Chatfield described the life of a cavalryman in camp and on the march, writing about tending the horses and doing scouting missions. He also described some of the battles his unit was involved in such as New Madrid and Perryville. Letters written from convalescent camps and hospitals later in 1863 describe an illness that would kill him in December. Two letters from an Ohio woman to Chatfield's mother describe the seriousness of his illness and give condolences after his death. Also included are photocopied papers documenting Julia Chatfield's efforts to receive a government pension.
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Military: Civil War, Union Army, Company D, Michigan 2nd Cavalry, Full Corporal
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Occupation: Printer
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Name James M Chatfield
Residence Grand Haven, Michigan
Age at enlistment 23
Enlistment Date 6 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment Private
Enlistment Place Grand Haven, Michigan
State Served Michigan
Survived the War? No
Enlisted in Company D, Michigan 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 02 Oct 1861
Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 Jan 1863.
Mustered out on 07 Dec 1863 at Nashville, TN.
Birth Date abt 1838
Sources Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861 - 1865
Research by Linda C. Schmidt
Biography: Spirit of the Times, Batavia NY, Jan 2,1864
Died: Nashville Hospital, Tennessee, of chronic diarrhea, Dec 7th,
James CHATFIELD, Corporal of Co D, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, in the 23rd year of his age.