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Taft Roll of Honor

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Roll of Honor, Names of Soldiers who died in defense of the Union Interred in National Cemeteries, Published by the Quartermaster General's Office, Washington DC, 1860's, 27 Volumes
 
Name Military/Cemetery Information
_____ Taft 8th Maine Regiment, Sec. 19, Grave 73, Interred at Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, SC.  (Vol. 27, Pg. 123)
A. C. Taft Co. C, 60th Mass. Regiment, Interred at Indianapolis, IN.  (Vol. 8, Pg. 97)
Benjamin Taft 1st. Sgt., Co. F, 15th Mass. Regiment, Died 15 Jan 1865, Interred at Salisbury National Cemetery, NC.  (Vol. 14, Pg. 224)
Bennona Taft Co. F, 9th Vermont Regiment, Died 23 May 1864, From Morehead City, Interred at Newberne National Cemetery, NC.  (Vol. 19, Pg. 197)
Edward Taft 42nd NY Infantry, Died 7 Oct 1862, Interred at Antietam National Cemetery, MD.  (Vol. 15, Pg. 46)
Francis H. Taft Private, Co., K, 3rd RI Regiment, Died 29 Jul 1862, Interred? in NY and remains have been delivered to relatives, friends, or other interested parties.  (Vol. 10, Pg. 23)
J. B. Taft Lieut. Colonel, 143rd NY Regiment, Died 24 Nov 1863, Originally interred at Mission Ridge, Moved to National Cemetery at Chattanooga, TN.  (Vol. 11, Pg. 131)
James B. Taft Private, Co. F, 107th NY Infantry, Died 9 Jun 1864, Originally interred at Kingston, GA, Moved to Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery, Marietta, GA.  (Vol. 23, Pg. 125)
James W. Taft Co. D, 142nd PA Volunteers, Grave 76, Section B., Interred at Gettysburg National Cemetery, VA.  (Vol. 16, Pg. 124)
John Taft Private, Died 31 Mar 1865, Interred at Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, DE.  (Vol. 7, Pg. 15)
Joshua Taft Private, Co. B, 118th NY Regiment, Interred at Gloucester Point, VA.  (Vol. 15, Pg. 349)
Josiah Taft Private, Co. B, 118th NY Regiment, Interred at Yorktown National Cemetery, VA.  (Vol. 16, Pg. 380)
Thomas Taft Private, Co. A, 22nd Michigan Regiment, Died 24 Dec 1863 of Typhoid Fever, Interred at Richmond National Cemetery, VA.  Was a prisoner of war.  (Vol. 14, Pg. 116)
Timothy F. Taft Jr. Private, Co. F, 20th CT Infantry, Died 20 Jul 1864, Originally interred at Peachtree Creek Battlefield, GA, Moved to Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery, Marietta, GA.  (Vol. 23, Pg. 16)
J. T. Tafts Co. K, 17th Maine Regiment, Died 6 Oct 1864, Interred at Beverly, NJ.  (Vol. 12, Pg. 10)
William B. Tafts Co. B., 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, Died 26 Sep 1863, Interred at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL.  (Vol. 18, Pg. 281)

Note:  The information above is all that is found in the books about the individual.  In many cases the volumes do include information about the cemeteries.

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