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Pvt Charles W. Lurton

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Pvt Charles W. Lurton

Birth
USA
Death
13 Oct 1864 (aged 18)
West Virginia, USA
Burial
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.5078854, Longitude: -87.3430184
Plot
Section 4
Memorial ID
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Private Charles W. Lurton was killed in action on 13 Oct. 1864 while on a raid near Kearneysville, West Virginia. He was a member of Col. John Singleton Mosby's Calvary and they captured a Baltimore & Ohio train and $173,000 from Union paymaster.
Private Charles W. Lurton was killed in action on 13 Oct. 1864 while on a raid near Kearneysville, West Virginia. He was a member of Col. John Singleton Mosby's Calvary and they captured a Baltimore & Ohio train and $173,000 from Union paymaster.


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