Pvt. Alden Lindsey 1804
• He was described as being 5'8 1/2" in height with red hair, blue eyes and a light complexion. • He appeared on the census in 1850 in Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He lived in the household of his parents. • He appeared on the census in 1860 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. He lived in the household of his parents. • He served in the military during the Civil War. He enlisted as a Private on 22 October 1863 in Springfield, Illinois with Co. D 113th Infantry Regiment Illinois. |
Cause of his death was due to scorbutus (aka scurvy), a disease suffered as a POW during the Civil War. This is a disease caused by deprivation of proper food for a lengthy period of time.