Fairfield County CT Archives Obituaries.....Scofield, William Ellsworth May 17, 1863

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Stamford Soldiers' Memorial 1869
  WILLIAM ELLSWORTH SCOFIELD, son of Wm. Scofield, died in Memphis, Tenn., May
17, 1863, aged twenty-two years and three months. He had wished to enter the
service while at home, but was dissuaded from doing so because of his physical
inability. On a visit to his relations in Illinois, he could not resist the call
made upon him, and entered the 74th Ill. regiment. He was for meritorious
conduct, made orderly sergeant. He was a noble young man, and a courageous
soldier. He was offered a discharge on account of his health, but refused to
accept it. He continued to exhibit a model of fidelity in all the routine of a
soldier's duty, until attacked by pneumonia, which proved suddenly fatal. A
memorial service was held in his honor at the Congregational church of his
native town, June 14, 1863.

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