Calderwood pension certificate, Augusta, 1867
Item 76035 info
Maine Historical Society
Calderwood died in May 1863, shortly before the regiment returned to Maine. According to a family story, he died from drinking water that had been poisoned.
In 1867, his widow, Mary, was issued a pension. The certificate notes that Calderwood had died in the "War of 1861, for the suppression of the Rebellion." She was paid $4 a month for support of their children.
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