John W. Field - Whately, MA
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The grave of John Wright Field who was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness during the Civil War is located in West Whatley Cemetery at 122 Webber Road Whately, MA.
Waymark Code: WM15ZY1
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/03/2022
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John W. Field was a Member of the 37th Massachusetts Regiment. He was killed in the Battle of the Wilderness. His grave is marked by a monument featuring a obelisk with an urn on top. The base of the obelisk is inscribed:
JOHN W. FIELD
KILLED IN THE BATTLE
OF THE WILDERNESS, VA.
MAY 6, 1864
AE 30 YRS.
----·----
Gone but not forgotten
LUCY BEARDSLEY
HIS WIDOW
OCT. 19, 1834
JAN. 28, 1914
Type of Death Listed: War related (Killed in Action)
Cause of death inscription on headstone: KILLED IN THE BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS, VA.
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