Re: Hosmer's in the Civil War
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Hosmer's in the Civil War
Troy Hosmer 3/03/04
Hi, Troy and others interested in Civil War Hosmers.Post the message below on a "general posting" on 10/3, but decided to post it here also.
William H. Hosmer, of Hartford, an inmate of the Soldiers' Home (also known as Fitch Soldiers Home), died Saturday of paralysis. He was 65 years old, and had been at the Home for about 5 months. His war career consisted of two enlistments, Company G, Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery, and Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.
Source: Darien Review, Darien, CT Thursday June 2,1910.
I am not related to any Hosmers. Saw this while looking through the Darien Review and hoped someone might claim this William. The Fitch Home in Darien was the first Veterans Home in the U.S. It was built by Benjamin Fitch and was originally an orphange for children of Civil War vets. The Home was eventually taken over by the State of CT and is now the Veteran's Home in Rocky Hill. William would have been born around 1845 and his death record would be at the Darien Town Hall, vital records.