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John W. Murray

Birth Date: 1842

Date of Death: September 24, 1886 (aged 44 years).

Enlistment Date: at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (21 years of age)

Mustered In: December 7, 1863 as Private

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Company: K

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Subsequent Service: Transferred - June 2, 1864 to Company B, Fifth New York Veteran Infantry
Absent - At the "Free Military School at Philadelphia".
To qualify for a commission in a regiment of Colored Troops.
"...has performed his duties promptly and faithfully..."
"...is of sober and industrious habits, has borne a good character."
Absent - Without Leave June 27, 1865 to July 6, 1865.
Issued a One Day Pass - August 19, 1865.
Sick - While at home and unable to return.
Mustered Out - To date on August 21, 1865 at Hart's Island, New York.

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Occupations: Stableman

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  • John is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York
  • Email John's Descendant Nick

  • Sources:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    We Came to Fight -History of the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry by Patrick Schroeder.
    Descendant Nick

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