Isaac Childs - Palmer, MA
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neoc1
N 42° 09.701 W 072° 19.677
18T E 720739 N 4671184
The grave of Isaac Childs, who was killed during the Civil War during the Battle of Antietam, is located in Oak Knoll Cemetery on Thorndike Street in Palmer, MA.
Waymark Code: WM10026
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2019
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According his entry in the Find a Grave website:
"Isaac Childs was a resident of Oakdale, MA, at the time of his enlistment into the 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry on May 25, 1861. He was wounded at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, VA on August, 9, 1862. He was killed in action at the Battle of Antietam."
The grave of Isaac Childs is marked by a five sided headstone which is inscribed:
ISAAC CHILDS,
Killed in the Battle of Antietam, Md.
Sept. 17, 1862
AE. 27.
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