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The Registers of Deaths of Volunteers (1861-1865) are books, or registers listing volunteer Union soldiers who died during the Civil War.
Below is a close up shot of the above pages that list Daniel Otis' name in the register.
What the above register actually says for Daniel Otis, with my notes in [brackets]:
Surname: Otis
Christian name: Daniel H.
Rank: Private
Co.: B
Regiment: 14" " " [this would be the 14th Conn. V. according to the Register. See larger image above].
Date of Death: " 16 [this would be Dec. 16, 1862 according to the Register. See larger image above].
Place of Death: Regimental Hospital
Cause of Death: Vul. Selopet. [or Vulnus Selopeticus which is medical jargon for a gunshot wound]
Remarks: P.G. Rockwell [who was the doctor/surgeon for the 14th Connecticut]
