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SGT Sylvester L. Lynn

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SGT Sylvester L. Lynn

Birth
Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Death
15 Dec 1864 (aged 20–21)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Mendham, Morris County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Section 11
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Served in Co. C, 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Transferred from Co. K.
Enlisted: Sept. 15, 1861
Mustered in: Oct. 2, 1861; 3 Yrs.
Died at Armory Square U.S. Army Gen. Hospital of wounds received in action before Petersburg, Va.
Served in Co. C, 7th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Transferred from Co. K.
Enlisted: Sept. 15, 1861
Mustered in: Oct. 2, 1861; 3 Yrs.
Died at Armory Square U.S. Army Gen. Hospital of wounds received in action before Petersburg, Va.

Inscription

Died at age 23. Son of William and Amanda Lynn. Sgt. Co. C, 7th Reg. N.J.V.

Was in every engagement his Reg't
was in during the three years & wounded
on the picket lines the 6th of Nov and
died a few weeks after in the full
assurance of a blessed immortality.

from "Cemetery Inscriptions" by Helen M Wright, published in 1952 and available in the Hilltop Presbyterian Church Office

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