John S. Edwards

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John S. Edwards

Birth Date: 1834

Date of Death: August 31, 1864.

Enlistment Date: September, 1862, mustered in September 25 1862 as private.

Description: 5 Feet 3 ½

Company: E

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Wounded/Sick:
Wounded, July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg Pa.
Mortally wounded by a bullet through the throat, August 18, 1864,
at Weldon Railroad, Va.
Died of his wounds, August 31,
1864, at Whitehall Hospital, PA.

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Subsequent Service:
Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, January 16, 1864.
Re-transferred back to Company E 14th N.Y.S.M., March 31, 1864.
Transferred to Co.H, Fifth Veteran Infantry, June 2, 1864.

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Pre War: Gold beater.
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  • John is buried in Philadelphia National Cemetery, PA. Plot #4.
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