Corporal Albert Collins

Corporal Albert Collins was born on December 23, 1845 in Otsego County, NY and died May 5, 1898 in Waverly, IA.

Albert Collins entered the Infantry on June 7, 1864, in Milwaukee, WI, served during the Civil War era and reached the rank of Corporal before being discharged on April 17, 1865 in Milwaukee, WI.

Albert Collins is buried at Harlington Cemetery in Waverly, Iowa and can be located at

• Wounded in Action: Yes

Armed Forces Grave Registration

Wn’d 10-8-1864 and 1-3-1865 Petersburg Va Left Hand Amputated Dis’y discharge

This man must have had two enlistments, as one record gives him as private of Co D 38 Wis Inf. He lost his left forearm in battle