Pvt. Frederick B. Crocker - Amherst, MA
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N 42° 24.523 W 072° 30.825
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The grave of Pvt. Fredrick Beal Crocker, who was killed during the siege of Petersburg, is located in North Cemetery on East Pleasant Street in Amherst, MA.
Waymark Code: WM10DPX
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2019
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Pvt. Fredrick Beal Crocker of Sunderland, MA was killed on June 21, 1864 (note: the gravestone is inscribed Jan.) by a stray bullet while putting up tents after a skirmish with Confederate forces. His body was returned to Amherst and his is buried in North Cemetery. His headstone is inscribed:
FREDRICK B. CROCKER
A member of
Co. E 37th Regt. Mass. Vols.
Killed near Petersburg, Va
Jan 21, 1864
AE 28 yrs.
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