Rivers S. Wilson

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Rivers S. Wilson


Born: 1844.

Died:February 15, 1895 (51 years of age).

Buried:

Enlisted: July 28, 1861 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (17 years of age)

Mustered In: August 1, 1861 as Private.

Company: E

Deserted: November 11, 1861at Arlington, VA

Enlisted: September 15, 1862 at Brooklyn, NY.

Mustered In: September 15, 1862 as Private in Co. D 5th New York Heavy Artillery.

Mustered Out: June 22, 1865 at Harper's Ferry, WV.

Promoted: Corporal December 31, 1862.

Promoted: Sergeant September 20, 1864.


  • Rivers is buried in Evergreens Cemetery, Mitzpah Section, Brooklyn.
  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    Report of the Adjutant General.

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