Joshua Needham

Mustered into service as a Private on July 29th, 1861

Born 09 November 1842

Died 03 December 1922

Buried Bethel Cemetery, Delaware County Indiana

 

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Joshua Needham 1890

Private Needham was captured at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1st, 1863 but was soon released back to the regiment. In the late fall of 1864 he transferred to Company E of the 20th Indiana Infantry serving there until his muster out on July 19th, 1865.

 

He filed for a pension in February of 1878.