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• Birth	24 Nov 1841	Willmington, Windham, Vermont   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 May 1863	Salem Heights, VA   [1]
  Person ID	I0036	Winchester Lineage | Stupid
  Last Modified	03 Apr 2006 00:00:00
  Father	Asa Franklin Winchester, Jr., b. 7 Apr 1808, Marlboro, Windam, Vermont
  Mother	Clarissa Willis, b. 6 Feb 1813, Petersham, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F034	Group Sheet

• Notes

  [Winchester Genealogy1.FTW] Military Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New Jersey Unit Numbers: 1233 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 May 1861 Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 22 May 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 29 December 1862 Missing on 03 May 1863 at Salem Heights, VA Killed Company C, 1st Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 03 May 1863 in Salem Heights(Banks’ Ford),Spotsylvania County, VA Campaign: Chancellorsville Campaign (April-May 1863) Date(s): May 3-4, 1863 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Estimated Casualties: 5,000 total Description: After occupying Marye’s Heights on May 3, Sedgwick’s VI Corps marched out on the Plank Road with the objective of reaching Hooker’s force at Chancellorsville. He was delayed by Wilcox’s brigade of Early’s force at Salem Church. During the afternoon and night, Lee detached two of his divisions from the Chancellorsville lines and marched them to Salem Church. Several Union assaults were repulsed the next morning with heavy casualties, and the Confederates counterattacked, gaining some ground. After dark, Sedgwick withdrew across two pontoon bridges at Scott’s Dam under a harassing artillery fire. Hearing that Sedgwick had been repulsed, Hooker abandoned the campaign, re crossing on the night of May 5-6 to the north bank of the Rappahannock. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA033

• Sources

  [S17455] Winchester Genealogy1.FTW. Date of Import: 14 Feb 2005