John Lyman Chatfield [SEP] place of death
to Connecticut.
Aftermath.
John Lyman Chatfield died from gangrene developing in his wounds on August 9, 1863 at Waterbury, Connecticut.
References.
- Hunt, Roger D. "Colonels in Blue: Union Army Colonels of the Civil War: New England". Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2011. .
- Moore, ed., Frank. "The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events". Volume 6. New York : G.P. Putnam, D. Van Nostrand, 1863. .
John Lyman Chatfield
John Lyman Chatfield was a Union Army colonel in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded while assaulting Fort Wagner, South Carolina on July 18, 1863 and died on August 9, 1863.
Early life.
John Lyman Chatfield was born September 13, 1826 at Oxford, Connecticut in western New Haven County, Connecticut.
American Civil War.
Chatfield was appointed major of the 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry (3 months) on April 23, 1861 and lieutenant colonel of that regiment