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| Columbia Cemetery Civil War Headstone Conservation Zachariah Bradfield |
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Pvt. Zachariah Bradfield; Co.H, 21st Missouri Infantry; died 21Jan1915
The headstone was set on 8 x 12 x 2.5 inch 'fired' bricks footing, leveled, and plumbed.
Due to subsidence, the headstone was tilted ( pitched ) backward ~ 11 degrees and tilted ( rolled )
to the left ~ 5 degrees.Zachariah Bradfield enlisted as a Private and was mustered into Company H, 21st Missouri Infantry on 27Feb1864 at 18 years of age at Hannibel, MO. Zachariah Bradfield served 26 months in Company H of the 21st Missouri Infantry; 27Feb1864 to 19Apr1866. Zachariah Bradfield was mustered out 19 Apr 1866 While Zachariah Bradfield was in service, the 21st Missouri Infantry regiment was engaged in the following battles which had a direct impact on the course of the war and / or a decisive influence on a campaign: Coincidentally, Zachariah Bradfield and my great-grandfather, SGT. James R. Box, Company D, 14th Regiment, Texas Calvary, were opposing combatants in [Union] Maj. Gen. E.R.S. Canby�s Mobile Campaign. Sergeant James R. Box was captured in the battle of Spanish Fort which preceded the battle of Fort Blakely. Sources Additionally information regarding Zachariah Bradfield 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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