Civil War Veterans of Monterey County, California.

Researched and Compiled by : 
Timothy P. Reese, PCC of Salinas , CA. & Robert L. Nelson ,PCC. of Santa Cruz.CA. 
Both members of the “Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War”. 
Department of California & Pacific. Camp Abraham Lincoln # 10.  
The Reese-Nelson CWV-MC Data Base


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SPENCER, TRUMAN   (1837-1901)   Pacific Grove
(Pacific Grove Review Feb 2, 1901)

Death of a Veteran
  Truman Spencer, an old resident of Pacific Grove and a veteran of the civil war, died at his 
home on Nineteenth St. on Monday last aged 64 years.  Deceased was a member of Lucius 
Fairchild Post No. 179 Grand Army of the Republic.  He was a native of New York state, but 
after the rebellion broke he enlisted in Company C  of the Twenty first Wisconsin Infantry, 
and served as a private until the close of the war.  He was twice married and leaves a wife 
and several children to mourn his loss.  The funeral services were held on Tuesday under 
the auspices of Lucius Fairchild Post and were well attended by members of the Post, 
members of W.R.C. Ladies of the G.A.R. and other friends.  The remains were laid to rest in 
the reservation cemetery.