PUFFER, Sgt. Charles Henry^{[1, 2, 3]}

1836 - 1864  (28 years)

• Name	PUFFER, Charles Henry
  Prefix	Sgt.
  Birth	1 Jan 1836	Ashburnham or Gardiner, MA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 13044845
  Milit-Beg	19 Jul 1861	MA   [3]
  	Address: Co. G, 21st MA Inf. Regt
  Ref#	239  [1]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	21 May 1864	Fredericksburg, VA   [3, 4, 5]
  	KIA during the battle of Meryes Heights, and originally buried there. Reinterred at Fredricksburg National Cemetery
  Burial	Fredericksburg, VA   [6, 7]
  	Address: Fredericksburg National Cemetery
  	Site 2189
  Person ID	I19169	Puffer 062124
  Last Modified	31 May 2022

  
  

  Father	PUFFER, Reuben,   b. 14 Aug 1810, Ashby, MA d. 28 Dec 1898, Chicago, IL (Age 88 years)
  Mother	PIPER, Martha,   b. 26 Sep 1811, Richmond, NH d. 13 Nov 1848, Ashburnham, MA (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	27 Nov 1834	Richmond, NH   [3, 8]
  Family ID	F5126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	GOODWIN, Lois Irene,   b. 7 Aug 1838, Ashburnham, VT d. 4 May 1900, Hubbardston, MA (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1856	Westminster, MA   [3, 9]
  Children	1. PUFFER, Mary Ellen A.,   b. 6 Jun 1858, Ashburnham, MA d. 1 Jul 1935, Ashburnham, MA (Age 77 years)   2. PUFFER, Eva Mabel,   b. 25 Feb 1861, Ashburnham, MA d. 18 Feb 1939, MA (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F4627	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2024

  
  

• Photos

  charles henry puffer 1836 gs.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Civil War soldier, enlisted in Co. G., 21st Regt. Mass. Vol. Inf. on July 19, 1861. Promoted to Sergeant; reinlisted Jan 1, 1864. He was wounded in the Battle of Spottsylvania/Wilderness in the leg. His leg was amputated and died a few days later, May 21, 1864 in the hospital. He was a carpenter by trade and before the war worked for his father. He was originally buried at Maryes Heights, VA, reburied at Fredricksburg National Cemetery, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 136, 203. [S471] Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934. [S849] John Gibson of Cambridge, Massachusetts: And His Descendants, 1634-1899, Volume 1, page 270. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 203. [S593] U.S. Registers of Deaths in the Regular Army, 1860-1889. [S597] U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962. [S1323] US Veteran's Gravesites, 1775-2019. [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 135. [S541] Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1840-1915.