See 1855 Census under father Willett Palmer

Civil War vet
http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldier_id=62c9f0c0-dc7a-df11-bf36-b8ac6f5d926a
85th Regiment, New York Infantry

See attached image from U S National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?ti=0&indiv=try&db=nationalhomes&h=307901

Died of Kidney and Heart disease

Shown in the Walter Palmer Society web page under J. Edgar Palmer as father of Willett Sheridan Palmer

Burried, Mt Hope Cemetery, Friendship, NY
PALMER, James Edgar spouse of Nellie S born Jun. 08, 1841 died Feb. 16, 1915 - Son of Willett & Mercy Palmer Wed twice Vet-CW O

U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

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Name: James E Palmer
Residence: Friendship, New York
Age at enlistment: 22
Enlistment Date: 1 Sep 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Friendship, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company F, New York 85th Infantry Regiment on 28 Sep 1861
Mustered out on 07 Apr 1862 at Mount Pleasant Hospl, DC.
Birth Date: Abt 1839
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Source Information:

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the .
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From https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/85th_Infantry?CW?Roster.pdf

PALMER, JAMES E. --Age, 22 years. Enlisted, September 1, 1861, at Friendship, to server three years; mustered in as private, Co. F, September 28, 1861; discharged for disability, April 7, 1862, at Mount Pleasant, D. C.

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