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Private Jason Ebenezer Twiss, Company I, 16th Connecticut Infantry was 30 years old when he was killed at Antietam on 17 September 1862. He left a widow, Augusta, and 5 year old son Frederick. His second son Robert was born about two months after the battle.

This photograph was likely taken about the time of his enlistment in August 1862 and is from the FamilySearch database.