Private Theodore A. Fanning was born in New York City on April 19, 1837 . He was 24 years old living in Norwich when he enlisted on September 3, 1861. He was mustered into Company D on September 21, 1861. He would served with the regiment up until the Battle of Antietam.At Antietam on September 17, 1862 during the advance on the Harper's Ferry Road, Fanning was wounded in the left hip. The wound proved mortal. He died on October 19, 1862 at the age of 25. His body was brought home and buried in Yantic Cemetery, near Norwichtown, Connecticut. He left behind a wife, Eliza and a two year old son, Angleo.
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