James E. Sargent - Brookfield Cemetery - Brookfield, MA
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N 42° 12.986 W 072° 06.796
18T E 738270 N 4677841
James E. Sargent, the son of Winthrop E. and Sarah H. Sargent, was killed in action during the Civil War at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, MD on September 17, 1862.
Waymark Code: WMRJQZ
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2016
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The Sargent family zinc headstone is a four sided vertically oriented headstone which has an urn at the top and a sunburst pattern circling all four sides.
At the front of the monument has SARGENT written in raised capital letters near the base.
The right side panel is for Pvt. James E. Sargent who was killed in action during the Civil War at the Battle of Antietam. It has the image of a flag folded over a flagpole and the inscription:
JAMES E.
SARGENT
LATE MEMBER
CO. F. 15TH MASS. REGT.,
KILLED IN ACTION
AT ANTIETAM, SEPT. 17, 1862
AGED
19 Y'RS 6 MO'S 16 D'YS.
On September 17, 1862, the 15 Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, comprised of 606 men and commanded by Lieut. Col. John W. Kimball, engaged troops of the brigades of Semmes, Early and Barksdale. Within twenty minutes there were 330 casualties: 75 killed and 255 wounded, 43 dying of wounds.
The remaining panels of the monument are inscribed:
The front panel is for Winthrop E. Sargent. It is inscribed:
W.E. SARGENT
DIED
FEB. 26, 1891
AGED
82 Y'RS 9 MO'S
The left side panel is for his wife Sarah H. Sargent. It is inscribed:
SARAH H.,
WIFE OF
W.E.
SARGENT
DIED
JUNE 21, 1889,
AGED
79 Y'RS 10 MO'S 17 D'YS
AT REST
The back panel is for E. Richardson Irwin. It is inscribed:
E. RICHARDSON
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IRWIN,
AUG. 12, 1848
MAY 12, 1921
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