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five miles. There were several inchcs of snow on the ground and no shelter of any kind.
BORN: 1844; DIED: 1914; BURIED: Nevada Cemetery, Protestant, Nevada, Iowa.
McGROGAN, EDWARD J.—Co. L, 6th New York Cavalry
The name is spelled McGrogen on some records. Edward enlisted on November 24, 1861. He was discharged on June 27, 1862, at Washington, D.C., for disability.
Edward served in the defense forces guarding Washington, D.C.
BORN: 1840; DIED: 1897; BURIED: Zearing Cemetery, Zearing, Iowa.
OLDENBURG, JOHN F.—Co. B, 112th Illinois Infantry
The name is spelled Olenburg on the Civil War record. John enlisted on August 12, 1862. He was discharged on June 20, 1865.
John was wounded in action at Kelly's Ford, Tennessee. A musket ball hit his arm below the elbow. He fought in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee. John campaigned in Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.
There is no official record of the date of death or the burial place of John F. Oldenburg. He died suddenly in a hotel dining room at Goldfield, Iowa. The evidence seems to indicate that he died in 1900.
PASLEY, BENJAMIN F.—Co. K, 132nd Illinois Infantry
Benjamin enlisted on May 14, 1864. He was discharged on October 17, 1864.
Benjamin was assigned to garrison duty at Paducah, Kentucky. He accompanied the expedition to Haddix Ferry, Kentucky.
BORN: 1845: DIED: 1896: BURIED: Zearing Cemetery, Zearing, Iowa.
Patton, THOMAS W.—Co. A, 46th Indiana Infantry
Thomas enlisted on November 12, 1862. He was discharged on July 17, 1865.Thomas fought in the battles of Port Gibson and Vicksburg, Mississippi. He campaigned in Arkansas and Mississippi.
BORN : 1839 ; DIED : 1918 ; BURIED : Liscomb Cemetery, Lis-comb, Iowa.
SAPP, WILLIAM—Co. I, 26th Indiana Infantry
William enlisted on September 24, 1864. He was discharged on September 6, 1865, at Jackson, Mississippi.