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Federal (USV)

Private

Francis Cunningham

Home State: New York

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 63rd New York Infantry

Before Antietam

Age 24 at enlistment, he mustered in as private, Company K, on September 25, 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action, severely, shoulder, on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

Discharged for wounds on December 24, 1862, at Harrisburg, Pa.

References & notes

Basic information from McLernon1. He appears as Corporal in the casualty list.

Notes

1   McLernon, Robert, Casualty List, 63rd New York Volunteer Infantry, Meagher's Irish Brigade, Antietam, Maryland; September 17, 1862, Springfield (Va): R. McLernon, 2001  [AotW citation 2460]