Oramel W. Kelly, Civil War Soldier
Title
Oramel W. Kelly, Civil War Soldier
Subject
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
Oramel W. Kelly
Born in Corinth, Vt._Son of Samuel W. Kelly,_by occupation a Student_Unmarried,_at the age of 14 enlisted for three years as Musician in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._Mustered into service August 17, 1862.
He served with the regiment in all the duties and movements required of him from the date of his enlistment until near August 1864. Then the regiment was on service in the Shenandoah Valley. During a long march, Kelly , with some other musicians, fell behind the main force, and was captured by a party of guerrillas. This happened on the 22nd of July, 1864; a few days after some of the prisoners found means of escape from the rebels, and returned to the regiment. They reported that the time of their escape Kelly was sick and was carried in an ambulance by the enemy on their way to Richmond. Young Kelly was held a prisoner in {???} {???} and Belle Isle, Richmond,_Salisbury, N.C. and in {???}, S.C. suffering much from hunger and ill treatment. ON March 21, 1865, he was exchanged at Wilmington, N.C., and transferred to the hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor. Here he remained under medical treatment till near the close of May 1865 when he was taken to his home in {Bradford}, Vt., by his father. Here he lingered till the 3rd July where he died another martyr for the cause to which so many give their lives.
The Guerilla who captured him was said to have been a party of {???} men.
Young Kelly {read} his discharge after his return to Bradford, on 17th {June}, {???} having been transmitted from the Hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor, by the Surgeon in charge.
Born in Corinth, Vt._Son of Samuel W. Kelly,_by occupation a Student_Unmarried,_at the age of 14 enlisted for three years as Musician in the 37th Regiment of Infantry, Mass. Vols._Company A._Mustered into service August 17, 1862.
He served with the regiment in all the duties and movements required of him from the date of his enlistment until near August 1864. Then the regiment was on service in the Shenandoah Valley. During a long march, Kelly , with some other musicians, fell behind the main force, and was captured by a party of guerrillas. This happened on the 22nd of July, 1864; a few days after some of the prisoners found means of escape from the rebels, and returned to the regiment. They reported that the time of their escape Kelly was sick and was carried in an ambulance by the enemy on their way to Richmond. Young Kelly was held a prisoner in {???} {???} and Belle Isle, Richmond,_Salisbury, N.C. and in {???}, S.C. suffering much from hunger and ill treatment. ON March 21, 1865, he was exchanged at Wilmington, N.C., and transferred to the hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor. Here he remained under medical treatment till near the close of May 1865 when he was taken to his home in {Bradford}, Vt., by his father. Here he lingered till the 3rd July where he died another martyr for the cause to which so many give their lives.
The Guerilla who captured him was said to have been a party of {???} men.
Young Kelly {read} his discharge after his return to Bradford, on 17th {June}, {???} having been transmitted from the Hospital on David’s Island, N.Y. harbor, by the Surgeon in charge.
Source
Soldier's Record, Town of Chicopee
Date
ca. 1861-1865
Rights
Public Domain
Type
Text
Coverage
Chicopee (Mass.)
Identifier
SR-193.0
Files
Collection
Citation
“Oramel W. Kelly, Civil War Soldier,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed December 24, 2024, https://chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/2695.