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- In the 1860 Federal Census, Jacob & Harriet are living with their two daughters in Ward 6, Providence, RI.
Jacob was a Private in the Union Army, 4th Rhode Island Regiment, Co. B (infantry). He died in the Battle of Antietam, considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
September 1862 -- Antietam: On September 17, Confederate forces under General Lee were caught by General McClellan near Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle proved to be the bloodiest day of the war; 2,108 Union soldiers were killed and 9,549 wounded -- 2,700 Confederates were killed and 9,029 wounded. The battle had no clear winner, but because General Lee withdrew to Virginia, McClellan was considered the victor. The battle convinced the British and French -- who were contemplating official recognition of the Confederacy -- to reserve action, and gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce his Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation (September 22), which would free all slaves in areas rebelling against the United States, effective January 1, 1863. ( notes from web site: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1862.html )
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Abt 1826 - 1862 (~ 36 years)
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