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Horatio N. Marsden 1838 - 1894

Horatio N. Marsden of Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois USA was born in 1838 in Missouri United States. He was married to Agnes Graham, and had a child Alice May Marsden. Horatio Marsden died at age 55 years old on October 8, 1894 in Brownstown, IL.

Horatio N. Marsden

Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois USA

1838

Missouri, United States

October 8, 1894

Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois, United States

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Horatio N. Marsden's History: 1838 - circa 1894

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Horatio N. Marsden was listed in the 1850 census in St. Louis, Missouri, with his mother and his sister. The census says he was born in Missouri about 1838. He enlisted in the Union army in August 1862 and served in the Tenth Missouri Cavalry and Merrill's Horse Cavalry. The roster of the latter says he was from Danville, Missouri. While based in Corinth, Mississippi, he took part in a Union raid into Alabama in 1863 and was mustered out at Chattanooga, Tennessee, in 1865. Letters written by and to Horatio N. Marsden during the Civil War have been published in a book called "Bushwhackers and Broken Hearts" (Infinity, 2010). On 19 September 1881 he married Agnes Graham at the 3rd Baptist church in St. Louis, Mo. They had a daughter, Alice May Marsden, born 7 December 1885. They later lived in Illinois. He died in Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois, on 8 October 1894.
1838

Birthday

1838

Birthdate

Missouri United States

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Nationality & Locations

USA
Religious Beliefs

Baptist
Military Service

Horatio N. Marsden fought in the Civil War for the Union in the 10th Mo. Cavalry. He entered the war with the rank of private and left with the rank of sergeant. Also served in Merrill's Horse Cavalry.
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10th Mo. Cav. Merrill's Horse Cav.
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1894

Death

October 8, 1894

Death date

Unknown
Cause of death

Brownstown, Fayette County, Illinois United States
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Horatio N. Marsden lived 17 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.

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John Sullivan

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08/06/2014

We know from a letter dated 30 April 1863 that Horatio N. Marsden sent his photographic likeness to Mildred Sanders of Danville, Missouri. Does that photographic portrait still exist?

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John Sullivan

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08/04/2014

Horatio N. Marsden was known by the nickname "TIP". We know this from letters during the Civil War. The origin of this nickname is unknown. During the Civil War he corresponded with Louisa Sanders of Montgomery County, Missouri. See her letters in a book called "Bushwhackers and Broken Hearts," published by Infinity in 2010.

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