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Frederick E. Waldron (1839-1909) was a Union soldier in the 31st New York Regiment during the American Civil War.
Waldron enlisted and mustered in on July 12, 1861, serving in Companies K, I, and A of the 31st Regiment, New York Infantry; Company K of the 36th Infantry; and Companies H and G of the 51st Regiment, New York Infantry. During his service, he rose to the rank of Captain. According to the 1890 Veterans Census Schedule, Waldron served from May 1861 thru 1865.
He may also be the Frederick E. Waldron of the National Park Service database, who served in Company E of the 7th Regiment, New York State Militia, which existed for 30 days in 1861.
After the war, Waldron married his wife Blanch A. Waldron in 1875, and he worked as a sewer inspector while living in Manhattan. He died April 17, 1909, and is buried in Proprietors Burying Ground, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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The Frederick E. Waldron Memoirs consist of an undated manuscript memoirs of Waldron's experiences as a Union soldier in the 31st New York Infantry during the American Civil War.
The guide to the Frederick E. Waldron Memoirs by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).