Gould’s Death Notice in the Worcester Daily Spy, July 13, 1864

This is a close-up of Pvt. George W Gould’s death notice in the Worcester Daily Spy, July 13, 1864. This edition contains the complete list of casualties of the 25th Volunteer Infantry from the Cold Harbor engagement that ended on July 3rd, the day Pvt. Gould was killed in action. Note that the abbreviation “do” is short for ditto.

Here is a copy of the entire page of that day’s paper, which includes the full casualty list. This is page 2 of that day’s paper, which also features other news on the course of the war. Click on thumbnail below to access the PDF:

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