Rice, Thomas General Harrison (b. 21 Dec 1840 - d. 13 Jan 1898): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

1840 - 1898 (57 years)

Name	Rice, Thomas General Harrison
Birth	21 Dec 1840
Gender	Male
Reference Number	RICE.T004
_FGRAVE	31782146
Military Service	American Civil War, Private, Company H, 97th Illinois Infantry [1]
	Pvt. Co. H. 97 IL U. S. Inf. Joined: Aug. 15, 1862 Vandalia, IL Muster in: Sept. 8, 1862 Camp Butler, IL DISCHARGED APR 18, 1864 FOR DISABILITY CAUSED BY RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT (On Nov. 3 the reg. 97th was on its way to New Orleans when a wreck happened 40 Miles from Algiers. It was as bad as a battle, 18 Killed 67 wounded including Thomas Rice. It was never known what caused the wreck.) ------------------------- From the NY Times: The New-Orleans papers give an account of a shocking accident, resulting in great loss of life, which occurred on Sunday morning about daylight, on the Opelousas Railroad, in the vicinity of Company Canal, eight miles from Algiers, caused by an up train loaded with troops, dashing headlong into another up train which was standing on the track disabled, and the cars of which were also loaded with troops, crashing the cars together and making of both trains a heap of ruins.
		American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865)
		Clay County Civil War Veterans A Virtual Cemetery Created By Ewood Sexton
		United States of America Flag, 35 Stars (1863-1865) This flag was flown by the Federal States during the United States Civil War. The flag of the United States of America from 1861 to 1863, with 34 stars for all the 34 states. In 1863 a 35th star was added to represent the new state of West Virginia (the loyal northwestern counties of Virginia), and in 1864 a 36th star for Nevada (previously…
Death	13 Jan 1898
Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois
Person ID	I55711	Carl Wayne Gray Research
Last Modified	18 Jan 2025

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Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois

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Sources
[S493] Les Higgason, Civil War Veterans, Buried in Clay County (including Confederate), Compiled by Les Higgason (Reliability: 2).