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Pvt William Henry Sykes

Birth	:	29 Jan 1841 North Carolina, USA
Death	:	25 Mar 1865 Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4729900, -70.9585700
Plot	:	Row 10
Description	:	Civil War Union veteran of the 19th Indiana Infantry, Company B. He was a son of Jesse Sykes and Catharine Rogerson (1818-1848). He and his brother Joseph enlisted on July 29, 1861 and were mustered into the Company B "Richmond City Greys" as Privates. William was wounded at the Battle of Brawner Farm on Aug. 28, 1862 and wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness and eventually sent to the Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He was then sent to the rebel prison in Florence, South Carolina where... Read More	Civil War Union veteran of the 19th Indiana Infantry, Company B. He was a son of Jesse Sykes and Catharine Rogerson (1818-1848). He and his brother Joseph enlisted on July 29, 1861 and were mustered into the Company B "Richmond City Greys" as Privates. William was wounded at the Battle of Brawner Farm on Aug. 28, 1862 and wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was captured at the Battle of the Wilderness and eventually sent to the Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He was then sent to the rebel prison in Florence, South Carolina where he was to be liberated. He died the day after he returned home to Indiana. William's brother Joseph Sykes survived the war. He was one of only a handful of men from Company B that served from the very beginning of the war in 1861 to the very end of the war in 1865, surviving many of the most hard fought battles of the war.∼Son of Jesse and Catherine Sikes Enlisted in Co. B, 19th Reg. Ind. Vol. Inf., July 1861 for three years; was in the battles of Second Bull run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Wilderness. In the latter of which he was taken prisoner and confined at Andersonville, GA and other prisons until February 1865 when he was exchanged, came home and died soon after.

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Where is Pvt William Henry Sykes's memorial?
Pvt William Henry Sykes's memorial is located at: Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, USA.
When did Pvt William Henry Sykes death?
Pvt William Henry Sykes death on 25 Mar 1865 in Indiana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Pvt William Henry Sykes's memorial?
Latitude: 42.4729900
Longitude: -70.9585700

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Siblings

Joseph M. Sykes

(1837 - 1909)

Martha Elizabeth Sykes Yager

(1846 - 1914)

Sarah M Sykes Wadman

(1851 - 1922)

Ella Zora Petty-Sykes Kaufman

(1866 - 1952)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pine Grove Cemetery
Lynn, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4729900, -70.9585700

2. Saint Stephen's Episcopal Churchyard
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Coordinate: 42.4632400, -70.9563800

3. Western Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 42.4622100, -70.9642000

4. Old East Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 42.4678400, -70.9397200

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7. Saint Jean de Baptiste Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4920300, -70.9572300

8. Saint Mary's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4901810, -70.9708176

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Coordinate: 42.4829100, -70.9853500

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Coordinate: 42.5000810, -70.9562190

14. Swampscott Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4832700, -70.9109400

15. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4603004, -71.0061035

16. Revolutionary War Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4645844, -71.0106277

17. Cedar Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5099983, -70.9405975

18. Needham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5144140, -70.9543230

19. Curtis-Very Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.5164986, -70.9443665

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Coordinate: 42.5201100, -70.9393900

21. Greenlawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.4275500, -70.9270000

22. South Burying Ground
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Coordinate: 42.5139771, -71.0015259

23. Marsh Tomb
Peabody, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5246048, -70.9514542

24. King-Hussey Cemetery
Peabody, Essex County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5275955, -70.9519806