Edwin Lamdin was born at Smyrna, Delaware in January, 1833. When the war began he was a 28 year old painter living in St Anthony across the river from Minneapolis. He was mustered into service on May 21, 1861. Ed stood only 5' 2" and thus was one of the shorter men in the regiment. He had a dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. He was wounded at Antietam on Sept 17, 1862. A bullet entered his left arm passed by his elbow and exited out his upper arm. He was sent to an army hospital in Baltimore. Ed's arm was left virtually useless. He was discharged for disability on December 2, 1862. At some time after his discharge Ed probably returned to his home state of Delaware. On Oct 19, 1865, he married Mary Jane Casho in Newark, DE. They had one daughter, Mary, born on May 15, 1867. A letter from a member of Company D, published after the battle, says that Edwin "Lamberton" was wounded. Either the writer was wrong or the enrolling clerk wrote his name incorrectly when Edwin was mustered into service. Ed died on Sept 4, 1904. He may have died in Wilmington, Delaware, where they lived for many years. That is where his wife, Mary, died on Jan 20, 1915. Sources: Roster of the First Minnesota Infantry, 1910. Minnesota State News, St Anthony Falls, Oct 4, 1862. US Census, 1900, Wilmington, DE. National Archives pension file, Edwin Lambdin, Washington D. C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
