Alex served with the Union forces during the Civil War in Company C, 143rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He enlisted at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on August 4, 1862 for a period of three years and was mustered in as a Private on August 27, 1862 at Camp Luzerne.
He was admitted to the 3rd Division Hospital, 1st Army Corps, at Windmill Point near Aquia Creek, Lancaster County, Virginia on April 28, 1863 for typhoid fever and died there the next month. He was originally buried at Marlboro Point, Stafford County, Virginia. His body was relocated to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery when that cemetery was established after the War.
Alex was the 3rd of 15 children, and the oldest son. Before the War, he was a farm hand, working on his father's farm.
Alex served with the Union forces during the Civil War in Company C, 143rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry. He enlisted at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on August 4, 1862 for a period of three years and was mustered in as a Private on August 27, 1862 at Camp Luzerne.
He was admitted to the 3rd Division Hospital, 1st Army Corps, at Windmill Point near Aquia Creek, Lancaster County, Virginia on April 28, 1863 for typhoid fever and died there the next month. He was originally buried at Marlboro Point, Stafford County, Virginia. His body was relocated to the Fredericksburg National Cemetery when that cemetery was established after the War.
Alex was the 3rd of 15 children, and the oldest son. Before the War, he was a farm hand, working on his father's farm.
Family Members
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Maria Magdalena "Mary" Cragle Van Fossen
1837–1876
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William Cragle
1842–1895
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Lydia Nancy Cragle Fink
1844–1895
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Sarah Ann "Sallie" Cragle Warner
1846–1921
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Jacob Wilson Cragle
1848–1854
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Joseph Hiram Cragle
1850–1896
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Lewis Wesley Cragle
1852–1929
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Philip Cragle
1854–1882
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Daniel Henry Cragle
1856–1931
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Anthony Samuel Cragle
1858–1939
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Hannah Rosanna Cragle Rockel
1861–1922
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Sissy Cragle
1863 – unknown
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Matilda Jane "Tillie" Cragle Keiner
1865–1905
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George Washington Cragle
1867–1921