Civil War Veteran
Elias was the son of Asa B. Kenyon and Betsey Bailey. He was a Private in the 154th New York Infantry
Company A, enlisting on 6 August and mustering on 24 September 1862. He lost his right eye by a round received at the Battle of Lost Mountain, Georgia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain].
"Chapter II. Wounds and Injuries of the Face. Gunshot Wounds. Kenyon, Elias W., Private, Co. A, 154th New York Volunteers, aged 34 years. Pine Knob, June 15th, 1864. Fracture of frontal bone and destruction of right eye. Field, Nashville, and Louisville hospitals. Vision of left eye impaired. Discharged December 28th, 1864, and pensioned." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part I, Volume II: Surgical History by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1870.
He filed for a pension in 1865. His widow, Elfinda Sheets filed for pension in 1880.
His brother, Hiram L. Kenyon, also served in the Civil War and is also buried in this cemetery.
Civil War Veteran
Elias was the son of Asa B. Kenyon and Betsey Bailey. He was a Private in the 154th New York Infantry
Company A, enlisting on 6 August and mustering on 24 September 1862. He lost his right eye by a round received at the Battle of Lost Mountain, Georgia. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain].
"Chapter II. Wounds and Injuries of the Face. Gunshot Wounds. Kenyon, Elias W., Private, Co. A, 154th New York Volunteers, aged 34 years. Pine Knob, June 15th, 1864. Fracture of frontal bone and destruction of right eye. Field, Nashville, and Louisville hospitals. Vision of left eye impaired. Discharged December 28th, 1864, and pensioned." -- The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion. Part I, Volume II: Surgical History by U. S. Army Surgeon General's Office, 1870.
He filed for a pension in 1865. His widow, Elfinda Sheets filed for pension in 1880.
His brother, Hiram L. Kenyon, also served in the Civil War and is also buried in this cemetery.
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