Name: Edwin S. Rogers
Enlistment Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1843
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1864
Enlistment Rank: First Lieutenant
Muster Place: Maine
Muster Regiment: Co. E, 31st Maine Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Date Of Death: 7 Jun 1864
Place of Death: Cold Harbor, Virginia
Cause of Death: Rifle-ball penetrated his lungs.
1st Burial: Woody's Farm, Va.
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was Officer?: Yes
Residence Place: Patten, Maine
On June 7, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA, a rifle-ball penetrated Rogers's lungs, and he had only hours to live. A Confederate doctor attending his wounds was astounded to see the D.K.E. membership pin on his chest. The Confederate, too, was a D.K.E. The pin was sent back to Maine, with a note explaining the circumstances. Rogers is buried in the National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, VA.
Enlistment Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1843
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1864
Enlistment Rank: First Lieutenant
Muster Place: Maine
Muster Regiment: Co. E, 31st Maine Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Date Of Death: 7 Jun 1864
Place of Death: Cold Harbor, Virginia
Cause of Death: Rifle-ball penetrated his lungs.
1st Burial: Woody's Farm, Va.
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was Officer?: Yes
Residence Place: Patten, Maine
On June 7, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA, a rifle-ball penetrated Rogers's lungs, and he had only hours to live. A Confederate doctor attending his wounds was astounded to see the D.K.E. membership pin on his chest. The Confederate, too, was a D.K.E. The pin was sent back to Maine, with a note explaining the circumstances. Rogers is buried in the National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, VA.
Name: Edwin S. Rogers
Enlistment Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1843
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1864
Enlistment Rank: First Lieutenant
Muster Place: Maine
Muster Regiment: Co. E, 31st Maine Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Date Of Death: 7 Jun 1864
Place of Death: Cold Harbor, Virginia
Cause of Death: Rifle-ball penetrated his lungs.
1st Burial: Woody's Farm, Va.
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was Officer?: Yes
Residence Place: Patten, Maine
On June 7, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA, a rifle-ball penetrated Rogers's lungs, and he had only hours to live. A Confederate doctor attending his wounds was astounded to see the D.K.E. membership pin on his chest. The Confederate, too, was a D.K.E. The pin was sent back to Maine, with a note explaining the circumstances. Rogers is buried in the National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, VA.
Enlistment Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1843
Enlistment Date: 11 Mar 1864
Enlistment Rank: First Lieutenant
Muster Place: Maine
Muster Regiment: Co. E, 31st Maine Infantry
Muster Information: Commission
Date Of Death: 7 Jun 1864
Place of Death: Cold Harbor, Virginia
Cause of Death: Rifle-ball penetrated his lungs.
1st Burial: Woody's Farm, Va.
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: No
Was Officer?: Yes
Residence Place: Patten, Maine
On June 7, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA, a rifle-ball penetrated Rogers's lungs, and he had only hours to live. A Confederate doctor attending his wounds was astounded to see the D.K.E. membership pin on his chest. The Confederate, too, was a D.K.E. The pin was sent back to Maine, with a note explaining the circumstances. Rogers is buried in the National Cemetery at Cold Harbor, VA.
Gravesite Details
His family put a cenotaph up at Patten Cemetry, Penobscot Co. Maine No. 92579040
Family Members
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