Elihu M. Covill - Hatfield, MA
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N 42° 22.262 W 072° 35.957
18T E 697667 N 4693764
The grave of Pvt. Elihu Marsh Covill, who died of wounds received during the Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg, is located in Main Street Cemetery, Hatfield, MA.
Waymark Code: WMZ1B6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2018
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The grave of Elihu M. Covill is marked by an 8' tall, marble, family monument with the name
COVILL inscribed at the base and topped with a marble urn. It is located in the northwest quadrant of Main Street Cemetery. The left side is inscribed:
ELIHU M. COVILL
MEM. CO. F
37TH REGT. M. V. M.
DIED OF WOUND RECEIVED
AT BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
JULY 22, 1863
AE. 19
HIS TRIALS ARE PAST, HIS WORK IS DONE
AND HE IS FULLY BLEST
HE FOUGHT THE FIGHT, THE VICTORY WON
AND ENTERED INTO REST.
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