Joseph Taintor Sackett

(1839-)
FatherLoren Sacket (c 1805-1893)
MotherFrances Anne Smith (c 1811-1848)
Joseph Taintor Sackett, son of Loren Sacket and Frances Anne Smith, was born on 30 November 1839.1 He married on 26 February 1866, Elisabeth L Crocker.1
     Joseph Sackett served for three years as a Unionist non-commissioned officer and color bearer of the 13th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.2
Joseph Taintor Sackett ... is a veteran of the Civil War, having served three years as a non-commissioned officer and color bearer of the 13th Regiment of Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Ringold Gap, and many other engagements. He was mustered out of the service June 18, 1864, the day that his brother, Capt. William H. Sackett, of the 11th Connecticut Volunteers, was killed in front of Petersburgh, Va.

—Weygant, The Sacketts of America

 Notes & Citations

  1. Charles Weygant, The Sacketts of America, "2880. Joseph Taintor Sackett, b. Nov. 30, 1839; m. Elisabeth L. Crocker."
  2. Website American Civil War database (National Park Service) (www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html), "Sackett, Joseph T, Union, 13th Regiment, Illinois Infantry."
Appears inSacketts in the Military
Sackett line7th great-grandson of Thomas Sackett the elder of St Peter in Thanet
ChartsLine 3a (American)
Generation.Tree2880.8P.3
Last Edited5 Jul 2012
 

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