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Richard Cuyler King

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Richard Cuyler King

Birth
Saint Simons, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Death
30 Jun 1913 (aged 70–71)
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8478, Longitude: -83.630955
Memorial ID
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1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Co.D

Cuyler was preparing to enter the University of Virginia when Georgia seceded. He enlisted as a private in the "Glynn Guards", a cavalry organization in which each man furnished his own horse and equipment. In 1862 he was appointed by President Davis a lieutenant in Co.D of the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters, with which he took an active part from the first bombardment of Ft. McAllister until his capture at Nashville on December 16, 1864.
1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Co.D

Cuyler was preparing to enter the University of Virginia when Georgia seceded. He enlisted as a private in the "Glynn Guards", a cavalry organization in which each man furnished his own horse and equipment. In 1862 he was appointed by President Davis a lieutenant in Co.D of the 1st Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters, with which he took an active part from the first bombardment of Ft. McAllister until his capture at Nashville on December 16, 1864.


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