William Beard 1st RI Light Artillery, Btry E

Gravestone of William Beard in Gettysburg National Cemetery

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Quick Facts

Significance:

1st Light Artillery, Battery E

Place of Birth:

England

Date of Birth:

1830

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 2, 1863

Place of Burial:

Rhode Island, Row B, Site #1

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Rhode Island, Row B, Site #1

William Beard was born in England in 1830, emigrated to Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island where he lived with his wife Isabella (married 1861) and worked as a weaver/operator until his enlistment in August 1862. William was killed in action during the second day's fighting of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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