Charles C. King - East Windsor, CT
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N 41° 53.843 W 072° 34.634
18T E 700976 N 4641221
The grave of Sargeant Charles C. King who died of wounds received in the Civil War at the Battle of Antietam is located in Scantic Cemetery, East Windsor, CT.
Waymark Code: WMWV32
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2017
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The grave of Charles C. King is marked by a 5' high marble headstone which is inscribed:
CHARLES C. KING
Died at
Locust Spring Hospital.
Near Keydesville, MD
Sept 20, 1862
AE 21
From wounds received at
the Battle of Antietam
fought Sept 17, 1862
He sleeps his last sleep
He has fought his last battle
No sound can awake him
To glory again
Charles C. King enlisted in the 16th Connecticut Volunteers Infantry Regiment on August 5, 1862 and was mustered in on August 24, 1862. Less than a month later, on September 20, 1862, he succumbed to wounds he received in action at the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862.
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