Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

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Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
Israel Putnam Heisler Wilmerton Israel Putnam Wilmerton was born on August 16, 1839. Sometimes known as Isaac P.H. Wilmerton or informally known as Putnam or just Put to his friends in Delanco, he was a close friend of Martha Fletcher, who frequently mentioned him in her diary. He was not listed in his father’s household in the Delanco 1860 Census. He served in the US Army in the Civil War. He married Hannah Stokes Yerkes in 1965. Put died March 21, 1914 at age 74. Hannah died January 3, 1931. Both were buried in Mt. Peace Cemetery in Philadelphia. Union Army, Rank? Unit? Civil War 1839 – 1914

Updated October 30, 2023