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Submitted: 10/16/08 • Approved: 6/27/13 • Last Updated: 6/30/13 • R79547-G0-S3
PRIVATE US Army
Company D 44 Missouri Infantry
Civil War Union
March 12, 1828 - December 2, 1898
Absalom Barritt
also found as Barrett]
born 12 Mar 1828 in Indiana and died 2 December 1898 in Franklin Co, AR. Married Lyvy Ann Smothers on 27 July 1847 in Mercer Co, MO; and they were the parents of 13 children. He enlisted in Company D of the 44 Missouri Infantry as a private 21 August 1864 at Princeton, Missouri; & was discharged at St Louis 1 August 1865. Wounded 30 November 1864 at Franklin, Tennessee. Issued a homestead certificate #4968 for 120 acres in Arkansas 27 August 1889. His grave is enclosed in a wire-fenced pen. The Cobb Cemetery is located in the middle of the National Forest and is very difficult to find unless you have a good guide.
Contributed on 10/16/08 by jrussell44
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