Alonzo Skelton

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Alonzo Skelton

Born: Date Unknown in New York City, New York.

Died: 1909.

Buried:

  • Brother of Thaddeus Skelton, Co. H.

    Occupation: Sailmaker, Policeman, Plumber.

    Description:
    Height - 5 foot, 8 1/2 inches.
    Eyes - Dark.
    Hair - Sandy.
    Complexion - Light.

    Enlisted: Date Unknown at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (age Unknown).

    Mustered In: August 14, 1862 as private.

    Company: H

    Promoted: Corporal on July 1, 1863.

    Transferred: June 2, 1864 to Company G, Fifth New York Veteran Infantry.

    Promoted: 1st Sergeant on March 1, 1865.

    Mustered Out: With Detachment on June 3, 1865 at Alexandria, Virginia.

    Addresses:
    334 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
    65 Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

  • Alonzo is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.
  • Sources: The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    We Came to Fight, History of 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry by Patrick Schroeder.
    The Brooklyn, New York General & Business Directory for 1880-1881, published by Lain & Co., New York, in 1881
    . The Brooklyn, New York Directory for 1890-1891, published by Lain & Co., New York, in 1891.
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