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Re: Union Soldier Louis (orLewis) Gray Co.A 33rd

Louis A. Gray
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 9/1/1862 at Benton Barracks, MO as a Private.
On 9/1/1862 he mustered into "C" Co. MO 33rd Infantry
(date and method of discharge not given)
(Estimated date of enlistment)

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Military Service Records

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Louis/Lewis A. Gray, age 33, Company C, 33rd Regiment Missouri Infantry, joined for duty and enrolled August 19, 1862 at St. Louis, Mo. for 3 years, granted 30 day furlough September 29, 1864, sick in Louisville, Ky. hospital December 15, 1864, recorded as sick in Convalescent camp at the end of year, died of disease, Chronic Diarrhoea February 11, 1865, Sedgwick Gen. Hosp., Louisville, Ky., buried February 12, description on enlistment, married 33 year old Farmer, born in Tennessee, 5’ 8”, dark complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, resident of St. Francis County, Mo., widow Roda A. Grey, Farmington, Mo.*

M405: Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Missouri.
[30 cards]

* Married February 27, 1853
She remarried November 17, 1867
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Rhoda A. Gray, widow of Lewis A. Gray, Pvt., Co. C. 33rd Mo. Vol., awarded pension of $8/Month commencing February 12, 1865, additional sum of $2 per Month for each child until arriving at the age __________

Parley Jane 16 Dec. 1864
Mary Elizabeth 4 Dec. 1841
James L. 17 Feb, 1846
Lewis Washington 18 April 1849
Certificate dated 4 March 1864

Note: There are two widow’s pension files in her name, WC125357 consisting of 34 pages, and WC91088 consisting of 2 pages

The National Archives Publication Title: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans, ca. 1861 - ca. 1910

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