Andrew Hamblin
by Mike Schaffner
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Andrew Hamblin
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Mike Schaffner
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While in Vicksburg we visited the grave of my wife's great-great-grandfather, Andrew Hamblin (mistakenly recorded as Hamlin in the burial records and on the gravestone). His grave is in the Vicksburg National Cemetery located in the Vicksburg National Military Park. Vicksburg National Cemetery holds the remains of 17,000 Civil War Union soldiers, a number unmatched by any other national cemetery. At Vicksburg National Cemetery, 75% of the Civil War dead are listed as unknowns. Given that, it is hard to complain too much about a misspelling.
Andrew was born December 12, 1842 and died July 7, 1864 age 21. He served in the 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, Company I. He died in Vicksburg General Hospital #2 with the cause of death listed as multiple infections. During this period four times as many men died of disease as died of battle related causes. His grave is located in Section L, Grave #6107.
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November 4th, 2020
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Murray Rudd
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