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Charles Sealy to his sister Mary Ann (Mate) Sealy, on September 14, 1861 from Camp Ellsworth, Chicago, Illinois.
Description
Charles Sealy, born in Castle Cary, Somersetshire, England. Moved to Rochester, NY with parents in 1835. Came to Rockford in 1855. He & his 2 brothers served in Union Army during the Civil War. Charles enlisted in Company G, 44th Regiment out of Winnebago County, Illinois Volunteers, as a private. Captured during the battle of Chickamauga and died as a prisoner of war in Andersonville Prison June 10, 1864.