Civil War Records of James F. Mears

Service

Co. Regiment / Ship From To Residence/ Credit Occupation Notes
B 2nd Maine Cav. Corporal; Nov. 23, 1863; promoted to Sergeant and Qr. Master Sergeant. Dec. 6, 1865 born in Bristol, Maine   age 26

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): x

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
B 2nd Maine Cav. Nov. 29 1890 Invalid 959 806 715 752 Mass.  
July 26, 1913 Widow 1 011 920 766 383 Mass. Sarah B. Mears

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  10 pages  (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

Recorded as member no. 113 in the membership roster of Isaac Davis Post No. 138 G.A.R., Acton, Massachusetts (Acton Memorial Library archives, 92.2.1). 

G.A.R. Personal War Sketch

Death

Date July 20, 1913
Place Saugus, Mass.
Age 75
Cause  
Obituary  
Funeral  
Burial Riverside Cemetery, Saugus, Mass.
Survived by widow Sarah B. Mears

Additional Information

Brown, Hometown Soldiers: 337-339.

 

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