Farnsworth, Elon John

Life Span
to
Full name
Elon John Farnsworth
Place of Birth
Green Oak, MI
Burial Place
Rockton, IL
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
2
No. of Spouses
0
No. of Children
0
Family
James Patten Farnsworth (father), Achsah Hudson Farnsworth (mother)
Education
Other
Other Education
University of MIchigan
Occupation
Military
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Military
Union Army
Date Event
Three young Union cavalrymen are promoted as brigade commanders, including one named Custer
Heavy fighting with Union cavalry at Hanover, Pennsylvania again delays Stuart's Confederate cavalry
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