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Martin Hugh Norton
2nd Lieutenant, Company
Martin Hugh Norton
2nd Lieutenant, Company
C
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| born: | 1843 | place: | Wayne County, Ohio | ||||||
| father: | Benjamin Norton | born: | March 5, 1813 | place: | Fairview, Pennsylvania | died: | September 8, 1867 | place: | Chester, Ohio |
| mother: | Catherine Emerick | born: | September 6, 1818 | place: | Berks County, Pennsylvania | died: | January 21, 1903 | place: | Wooster City, Ohio |
| pre-war occupation: | place: | post-war occupation: | place: | ||||||
| married: | (never married) | to: | place: | ||||||
| died: | August 17, 1863 | place: | hospital ship Nashville
Vicksburg, Mississippi |
cause of death: | acute dysentery |
| Military Career | |||||
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| 3-year service: | September 4, 1861 | Sergeant | Company C | place: | |
| promoted: | February 15, 1863 | 2nd Lieutenant | Company C | ||
| discharged: | August 17, 1863 | died of dysentery | place: | hospital ship Nashville, Vicksburg, Mississippi | |
Additional Details
Details and photos provided by Scott Busenbark, descendant of Lt. Norton
gravestone of Lt. Martin Hugh Norton
Reedsburg Cemetery, Plain, Ohio
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