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Captain Thomas Alexander

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Captain Thomas Alexander Veteran

Birth
Dutchess County, New York, USA
Death
14 Nov 1894 (aged 62–63)
Burial
Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 14
Memorial ID
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Was a printer by occupation. Enrolled at Kingston, Ulster County, NY to serve three years and mustered as Sergeant, Company H, 20th New York State Militia,(80th NYV) on October 21, 1861; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, September 17, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant, October 21, 1862 and finally to Captain on February 23, 1863.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 3, 1863 while commanding his company, he "Was wounded by a musket ball passing through his right heel, injuring the bones of the same." He was discharged for disability on March 10, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.
Was a printer by occupation. Enrolled at Kingston, Ulster County, NY to serve three years and mustered as Sergeant, Company H, 20th New York State Militia,(80th NYV) on October 21, 1861; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, September 17, 1862; to 1st Lieutenant, October 21, 1862 and finally to Captain on February 23, 1863.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, on July 3, 1863 while commanding his company, he "Was wounded by a musket ball passing through his right heel, injuring the bones of the same." He was discharged for disability on March 10, 1865 at City Point, Virginia.

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