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Madison County, Iowa |
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN RECORD TRANSCRIPTION |
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Data added by transcriber in blue font |
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Veteran's Name: Leonard, William L |
Father: | ||
| Residence: | Father's nativity: | ||
| Occupation: Physician | Mother: | ||
| Date of birth: 06 Oct 1823 | Mother's nativity: | ||
| Place of birth: Knox County, Ohio | Wife: Elizabeth Young | ||
| Date of death: 19 Dec 1893 | 2nd wife: Maggie Laidley | ||
| Place of death: Winterset, Madison, Iowa | 3rd wife: | ||
| Place of burial: Winterset Cemetery | |||
| Cause of death: |
Children Sylvester R (foster son) of Co G 20 Ohio (Post 158) |
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| War record | |||
| Rank: Surgeon | Company: | Regiment: 7th | |
| State: Illinois | Organization: Infantry | ||
| Enlistment date: 03 Nov 1863, mustered in 24 Dec 1864 | |||
| Enlistment age: | Residence: Springfield | ||
| Mustered out: 09 Jul 1865 | |||
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| Transfers: | |||
| GAR membership | |||
| Post name: Pitzer | Date joined: 04 May 1888 | ||
| Post No.: 55 (143) | Age at joining: | ||
| Place: Winterset | Transfers: | ||
| Sources: Adjt. Gen. Rept. Ill.: Surg. - Inf; Ex-Soldiers living Ia. 1886: Major 7 Ill Cav - Winterset; Post 55 Desc Book p. 15 #143 age 64 in 1888; Winterset Madisonian 29 Dec 1893; Roster Iowa Soldiers | |||
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Notes:
1. H. M. Mueller of St. Charles, Iowa (16 Jun 1942) reports that S. R. Leonard was foster son of William L. Leonard., Surgeon, 39th Iowa Infantry 2. Roster Iowa Soldiers shows in 39th Infantry, William L. Leonard, age 39 residence Winterset, native Ohio, appointed Assistant Surgeon 17 Sep 1862, mustered in 24 Nov 1862, mustered out 05 Jun 1865 at Washington D.C. |
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| Transcribed by Kent G. Transier 26 Dec 2005. |