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Pvt John W. Clark

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Pvt John W. Clark Veteran

Birth
Death
17 Sep 1862
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
3449 IN Row 1
Memorial ID
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Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company I, 19th Indiana Infantry, on February 14, 1862. This regiment was part of the Iron Brigade of the West, or "Black Hats Brigade," which fought in many of the major battles with the Army of the Potomac in the eastern theater. On September 17, 1862, Pvt. Clark was killed at the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, Maryland.

...That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.
-President Abraham Lincoln, 1863

-Research by Phil Harris

Source:
http://19thindianaironbrigade.com
Civil War veteran; he enlisted for the Union as a Private in Company I, 19th Indiana Infantry, on February 14, 1862. This regiment was part of the Iron Brigade of the West, or "Black Hats Brigade," which fought in many of the major battles with the Army of the Potomac in the eastern theater. On September 17, 1862, Pvt. Clark was killed at the Battle of Antietam at Sharpsburg, Maryland.

...That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.
-President Abraham Lincoln, 1863

-Research by Phil Harris

Source:
http://19thindianaironbrigade.com

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  • Created by: Cindy K. Coffin
  • Added: Mar 29, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35308533/john_w-clark: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt John W. Clark (unknown–17 Sep 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35308533, citing Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Cindy K. Coffin (contributor 47084179).