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COL George Owen Starr

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COL George Owen Starr Veteran

Birth
Death
29 Sep 1897 (aged 60–61)
Burial
Marion, Grant County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Grave 281
Memorial ID
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Owen Starr also served as a Colonel with the Fenians, Army of the Irish Republic, during the Fenian Raids into Canada both in June 1866 and May 1870.

Starr served also as 1st Lieutenant, Co. E, 2nd KY Cavalry, Sept. 9, 1861.

Captain, Co. C, 2nd KY Cavalry, Nov. 22, 1862.

Major, 2nd KY Cavalry, July 7, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd KY Cavalry, Oct. 18, 1864.

Colonel, 2nd KY Cavalry, May 1, 1865. Honorably mustered out, July 17, 1865. Battle honors: Atlanta Campaign (McCook’s Raid), Campaign of the Carolinas during the Civil War.

His occupations included: Mechanic before war. Molder and foundryman after war. Superintendent of stove foundry during residence in St. Louis, MO.

Source: Hunt, Roger D. Colonels in Blue--Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. 2013
Owen Starr also served as a Colonel with the Fenians, Army of the Irish Republic, during the Fenian Raids into Canada both in June 1866 and May 1870.

Starr served also as 1st Lieutenant, Co. E, 2nd KY Cavalry, Sept. 9, 1861.

Captain, Co. C, 2nd KY Cavalry, Nov. 22, 1862.

Major, 2nd KY Cavalry, July 7, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd KY Cavalry, Oct. 18, 1864.

Colonel, 2nd KY Cavalry, May 1, 1865. Honorably mustered out, July 17, 1865. Battle honors: Atlanta Campaign (McCook’s Raid), Campaign of the Carolinas during the Civil War.

His occupations included: Mechanic before war. Molder and foundryman after war. Superintendent of stove foundry during residence in St. Louis, MO.

Source: Hunt, Roger D. Colonels in Blue--Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee: A Civil War Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. 2013

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