William James Flowers

   Cause of his death was Yellow Fever [Civil War ].

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Name:William Flowers
Gender:Male
Christening Date:14 Jun 1835
Christening Place:Helmdon, Northampton, England
Father's Name:John Flowers
Mother's Name:Jane
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04817-7 , System Origin: England-EASy , GS Film number: 1999470 , Reference ID: p 45 n 364

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Name:Wm J Flowers
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:09 Oct 1859
Event Place:Jericho, Vermont, United States
Gender:Male
Spouse's Name:Mary Kennedy
Spouse's Gender:Female
GS Film Number: 27549 , Digital Folder Number: 004544007 , Image Number: 03395

1860 Burlington, VT
Harry Flowers25 aprt ? artist
Mary Flowers17

The Soldiers' Record of Jericho, Vermont
By E. H. Lane
Wm J. Flowers age 27 enlisted 25 Sep 1861 in Co A; discharged 6 Jan 1863 on account of injuries received in Bank's retreat but enlisted again under a subsequent call [Wm J. Flowers Pension file in Nat's archives; Wash D C]

The First Vermont Cavalry in the Civil War: A History
By Joseph D. Collea, Jr.
"...Buglar William Flowers, who was also of Co G, did not fare so well. A young artist from Great Britain. the transplanted Englishman, "suffered an injury to his left shoulder, by being thrown from his horse." After enduring seven months of captivity [Andersonville, GA] he was exchanged in December of 1862 and subsequently given a disability discharge [4 Jan 1863 Co A; Cavalry]

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William James Flowers age 29 born Notingham, England; occ: artist; Private; Co H; 9th Regt in VT Vols; enlisted 8 Dec 1863; died 18 Sep 1864 of Yellow Fever in Foster General Hospital in New Bern, NC
Record of death and internment: Wm J. Flowers; 7 Row 9th VT VOLS: Soldiers Cemetery; residence: Jericho Center, VT; married; COD: Yellow Fever; age 30 yrs born England; admitted Foster General Military Hospital on 23 Aug 1864; died 18 Sep 1864 at 5 am; bur 10 am

NY Times clipping Published: December 6, 1864
From Newborn, N.C.; THE YELLOW FEVER
"...The following is a list of the names of the surgeons and hospital stewards, who bravely battled with, and most of whom were attacked by, the pesil[???]lence which has prevailed here, with a mortality almost unparalleled. The survivors are entitled to the highest honors, for their ceaseless labors and heroic fortitude....D.W. Hand, Surgeon U.S. Vols., Medical Director; A.A. Congell, Surgeon, U.S. Vols., in charge of the Foster General Hospital..."


1870 Jericho, VT
Albert H Barney25
Mary Barney27
Frank Barney4
Mary I Barney2
James E Barney6/12
Sarah E Flowers8
William H Flowers6

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William married Mary Kennedy, daughter of Timothy Kennedy and Sarah Pitt, on 9 Oct 1859 in Richmond, Chittenden County, Vermont. (Mary Kennedy was born in 1843 in Montreal, Canada, died in 1882 in Jericho, Chittenden County, Vermont and was buried in Jericho Center Cemetery in Chittenden County, Vermont.)

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