Francis H. Martin

Gravestone of Francis Martin in Gettysburg National Cemetery

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Significance:

99th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company B

Place of Birth:

No Information Available

Date of Birth:

1843

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 22 or 31, 1863

Place of Burial:

Rhode Island, Row A, Site #8

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Rhode Island, Row A, Site #8

No official records could be found that indicate where Francis is born or resided prior to enlisting with the Pennsylvania 99th Infantry, July 1861. He is detached to the 1st Light Artillery of Rhode Island February 5, 1863, who he served with during the battle of Gettysburg. On July 2, 1863, Francis is captured by Confederate forces and later dies either on 22 July or 31 July 1863.

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