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Casualty Info
Home Town Delafield
Last Address Cemetery Ridge, near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Casualty Date Jul 03, 1863
Cause KIA-Died of Wounds
Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Pennsylvania
Conflict Civil War
Location of Interment U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York
Civil War/Antietam Campaign (1862)/Battle of Antietam 16 to 18 September 1862
From Month/Year
September / 1862
To Month/Year
September / 1862
Description Other Names:Sharpsburg; Principal Cdrs: MG McClellan [US]; Gen Lee [CS]; Forces Engaged: Armies; Estimated Casualties: US 12,401, or 25%; CS 10,316, or 31%; bloodiest single-day battle in American history.Result(s): Inconclusive (Union strategic vict