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PVT Milton “John M. Brooks” Barckley

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PVT Milton “John M. Brooks” Barckley Veteran

Birth
Death
unknown
Burial
Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K
Memorial ID
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****USCT Virtual Cemetery Location****

CIVIL WAR
BUFFALO SOLDIER

Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry

Milton enlisted as a Private on September 23, 1864 at Camp Nelson, KY.

Service
-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864.
-Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17.
-Near Marion December 17-18.
-Saltsville December 20-21.
-At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., until March, 1865.
-At LaGrange, Tenn., until May.
-At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat and Danville, Ky until July.
-At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky until October.
-At Covington, Ky until December.
-At Louisville, Ky., and Helena, Ark., until January, 1866.
-At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., until April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.

Husband of Lavina Barckley.
CO. A 6th U.S.C.T.
****USCT Virtual Cemetery Location****

CIVIL WAR
BUFFALO SOLDIER

Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry

Milton enlisted as a Private on September 23, 1864 at Camp Nelson, KY.

Service
-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864.
-Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17.
-Near Marion December 17-18.
-Saltsville December 20-21.
-At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., until March, 1865.
-At LaGrange, Tenn., until May.
-At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat and Danville, Ky until July.
-At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky until October.
-At Covington, Ky until December.
-At Louisville, Ky., and Helena, Ark., until January, 1866.
-At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., until April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.

Husband of Lavina Barckley.
CO. A 6th U.S.C.T.

Gravesite Details

The headstone was provided by Gross Brothers. They did not provide a date of death but the contract was dated Dec. 5, 1891.


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