MARTINSDALE, ALBERT (1842 - 1924)

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Records of Members of the Grand Army of the Republic, William H. Ward

ALBERT MARTINDALE Was born August 6, 1842, in Crawford County, Pa., a carpenter and joiner by trade. Enlisted in Company H of the 38th Iowa Infantry, which regiment was consolidated with the 34th Iowa; served as a private; was attached to the 13th Army Corps; took part in the battles at Vicksburg and Mobile; was prostrated by sunstroke at Vicksburg, on account of which is a pensioner; was honorably discharged at Davenport, IA., after the war. Comrade Martindale is a member of WHL Wallace Post GAR of Santa Cruz Cal., where he resides.

Date of Birth: 1842-08-06

Date of Death: 1924-09-09

County: Mendocino

Occupation: Carpenter

Last City: Santa Cruz 86

Native of: PA

Enlisted: 1862/08/15

Discharged: 1865/08/15

Military Unit: IA_ 38 Inf_ Co H

Rank: Pvt

Military Notes: R-Elgin_F 34 IA_M/O-Hstn TX

GAR#: W32

Available records used to obtain information:
Cemetery records
Santa Cruz County death records
Military records
Santa Cruz and Monterey newspapers
Voter Records

CW Reference: WHL 1886 Roster

Creator: Nelson, Robert L.
Source: Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004.
Date: Undated
Coverage: Santa Cruz (County)
Rights: Reproduced by permission of Robert L. Nelson.
Identifier: OS-0641

Citation

Nelson, Robert L. “MARTINSDALE, ALBERT (1842 - 1924).” Old Soldier: the story of the Grand Army of the Republic in Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz, CA: The Museum of Art & History, c2004. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/133617. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.