David B. Dryden
Graduating
Class of 1866
Served in
The
American Civil War
Private
David B. Dryden
Army
40th Infantry Division
Company D
Hometown
Blue Mounds, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Madison, WI
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Unknown
More About Private Dryden
Private David B. Dryden was born in Illinois. He volunteered to join the 40th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment on May 25, 1864. The 40th helped to repulse a Confederate attack on Memphis, Tenn., on Aug. 21, 1864. During his service, Private Dryden contracted a disease that resulted in his death on Sept.18, 1864, in Madison, Wis., only two days after his discharge from the Union Army.