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Capt Douglas Gilbert Risley

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Capt Douglas Gilbert Risley

Birth
Pomfret, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Death
18 Nov 1882 (aged 44)
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
025B
Memorial ID
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Civil War USA 9th IN Co C
U.S. Army

Honored for raising funds for Brunswick's first public school for African Americans, opened in 1870 as the Freedmen's School, later changed to Risley School.

Enlisted in the Union Army - Sergeant; Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 24 April 1861.
Mustered out of Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 29 July 1861 in Indianapolis, IN.
Enlisted as a Captain on 29 August 1861.
Commission in Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 05 September 1861.
Was dismissed Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 13 February 1863.
Submitted by Meredith Drew Trawick #46908319


Civil War USA 9th IN Co C
U.S. Army

Honored for raising funds for Brunswick's first public school for African Americans, opened in 1870 as the Freedmen's School, later changed to Risley School.

Enlisted in the Union Army - Sergeant; Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 24 April 1861.
Mustered out of Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 29 July 1861 in Indianapolis, IN.
Enlisted as a Captain on 29 August 1861.
Commission in Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 05 September 1861.
Was dismissed Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 13 February 1863.
Submitted by Meredith Drew Trawick #46908319




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