Rush P. Cady, age 21, from Rome, New York.
Service era: Civil War
Military history: 97th Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps Company K
Date of death: Wednesday, July 24, 1863
Death details: Died from wounds received at Gettysburg
Source: These Honored Dead, Hamilton College
I have been processing a collection at Hamilton College, which includes Rush P. Cady’s papers/diaries/correspondence. Rush P. Cady died on July 24th, 1863. This was three weeks after he was wounded in Gettysburg. He was 21 years old when he died.