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Pvt. Joseph Weir Andrew; Co. A, 85th Penn. Infantry; died 23Aug1917
The headstone was lower 2.5 inches, set on 10 x 12 x 2.5 inch dimensioned stone footing, leveled, and plumbed.[ Dimension sandstone provided by Tribble Stone, Boulder, CO 80302. ] Due to subsidence and having intially been set too shallow, the headstone was tilted [ pitched ] backward ~ 9 degrees. Joseph Weir Andrew enlisted as a Private 11Nov1861 at 22 years of age. JWA served 36 months in Company A of the 85th PENN INF; 11Nov1861 to 22Nov1864. Joseph Weir Andrew was mustered out at Pittsburgh, Penn on 22Nov1864. While Joseph Weir Andrew was in service, the 85th PENN INF regiment was engaged in the following battles which had a direct and decisive influence on a campaign and / or a direct impact on the course of the war: Sources Additionally information regarding Joseph Weir Andrew can be found in the Boulder Genealogical Society biography hosted on the City of Boulder [Colorado, USofA], Parks & Recreation, Columbia Cemetery website. |
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