Guy H. Watkins
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Guy H. Watkins | |
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Born | Guy Hulett Watkins March 19, 1831 |
Died | June 19, 1864 | (aged 33)
Occupation | Lawyer, Soldier |
Guy Hulett Watkins was a lawyer and U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel during the American Civil War. He was born in Towanda, Pennsylvania, and completed his education at a seminary in Lima, New York. Thereafter, he entered the law practice of his father, William Watkins. He was admitted to the bar on September 9, 1853. In 1859, he was elected district attorney. He had not finished his term at the time of his entrance into the Union Army. He was killed during the Siege of Petersburg, Virginia on or about June 19, 1864.
Sources[]
- History of the One Hundred Forty-First Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Craft, David:1885 ISBN 978-1130030181
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- Union Army officers
- 1831 births
- 1864 deaths
- People from Towanda, Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American lawyers
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania
- Union military personnel killed in the American Civil War
- American Civil War biography stubs