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Unclaimed remains at Chelsea Naval Hospital in February 1862?

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How did the Navy provide for the burial of unclaimed remains at Chelsea Naval Hospital in February 1862? And what records are there from that period in Chelsea's existence?

I oversee a cemetery in Waterford, Connecticut where a recruit who died at Chelsea is memorialized, though I have no record of his remains being brought or buired here after he died of pneumonia up there. 

I am hoping there is a record of what happened to him--either who claimed him or where the Navy buried him.

His name on his enlistment and death records is Joseph R. Henryhand, though the doctor who wrote his hospital admission ticket wrote it as Joseph R. Hendrahand,

He enlisted in New Bedford on February 10, 1862 and died at Chelsea on February 27, 1862.

Local information has it that he was born a slave in Washington, NC and got to Waterford somehow in 1857; recent research suggests he had at least 1/4 Irish ancestry. 

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

    Please note the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the repository of the historical, non-current records of the U.S. Government. We provide information about our records, make them available in our research rooms, and provide copies of records for a fee. As archivists we do not interpret records or outside archival materials/citations.

    That said, from our experience existing records for the Civil War relating to deaths and burials can be inconsistent and the level of detail of existing records can be varied.

    To start, the National Archives at Washington D.C. holds custody of record series: Lists of Deaths in the United States Naval Service During the Civil War, 1861–1865 (Entry PI-17 647, NAID: 1226166) and Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825–1889 (Entry PI-6 25, NAID: 2694723). These records can be found in Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office and Record Group 52: Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. These records have been digitized and can be searched using our online website.

    We also hold custody of record series: Record of Headstone Contracts and U.S. Soldiers' Burials, 1861–1903 (NAID: 616171). We have reviewed these records but were unable to locate information relating to Joseph R. Hendrahand and Joseph R. Henryand.

    For more information on records that may relate to your research you can visit our online catalog at: https://catalog.archives.gov/. If you have additional questions relating to a specific series please contact us at: Archives1reference@nara.gov.

    We hope this helps with your research!

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    Thank you for posting your question on History Hub!

    Please note the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the repository of the historical, non-current records of the U.S. Government. We provide information about our records, make them available in our research rooms, and provide copies of records for a fee. As archivists we do not interpret records or outside archival materials/citations.

    That said, from our experience existing records for the Civil War relating to deaths and burials can be inconsistent and the level of detail of existing records can be varied.

    To start, the National Archives at Washington D.C. holds custody of record series: Lists of Deaths in the United States Naval Service During the Civil War, 1861–1865 (Entry PI-17 647, NAID: 1226166) and Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825–1889 (Entry PI-6 25, NAID: 2694723). These records can be found in Record Group 94: Records of the Adjutant General's Office and Record Group 52: Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. These records have been digitized and can be searched using our online website.

    We also hold custody of record series: Record of Headstone Contracts and U.S. Soldiers' Burials, 1861–1903 (NAID: 616171). We have reviewed these records but were unable to locate information relating to Joseph R. Hendrahand and Joseph R. Henryand.

    For more information on records that may relate to your research you can visit our online catalog at: https://catalog.archives.gov/. If you have additional questions relating to a specific series please contact us at: Archives1reference@nara.gov.

    We hope this helps with your research!

    Sincerely,

    Archives 1 Reference Section (RR1R)
    RR1R-25-09850-LR

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