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Fowler, Wallace T.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Occupation:
clerk
Date of Birth (not before):
1844-07-09
Date of Birth (not after):
1845-07-08
Date of Death (not before):
1864-11-17
Date of Death (not after):
1864-11-17
Additional information:
Fowler's birth date range is calculated based upon his age given at time of enlistment. Fowler was 19 years old when he enlisted on 8 July 1864.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3, vol 1, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1888).
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"Wallace T. Fowler (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 23 January 2012.
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People related to this Person
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Bentley, Edwin
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bentley contributed Fowler's specimen to the Army Medical Museum.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-23
Relationship Beginning Date:
Oct 29, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
Nov 17, 1864
Places related to this Person
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2nd Division General Hospital (Alexandria)
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Relationship Additional Information:
Fowler was admitted to the 2nd Division Hospital exhibiting symptoms of typho-malarial. Fowler died while under care at this hospital.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-23
Relationship Beginning Date:
Oct 29, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
Nov 17, 1864
Organizations related to this Person
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42nd Massachusetts Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
Fowler enlisted into C Company of the 42nd Massachusetts Infantry as Private. According to the
American Civil War Research Database
(
ACWRD
), Fowler survived the war, mustering out of the 42nd Massachusetts on 11 November 1864. To the contrary, the
Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion
(
MSHWR
) reports that Fowler was hospitalized, diagnosed with typho-malarial fever, and died while under care at the Second Division Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-01-23
Relationship Beginning Date:
July 14, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
Nov 11, 1864-Nov 17, 1864
