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Federal (USV)

Private

Charles W. Shelton

Home State: Massachusetts
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 13th Massachusetts Infantry

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Before the Antietam Campaign:
He was in Company A.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in action on 17 September 1862.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from Commonwealth of Massachusetts1. He was a19 year old student in Melrose when he enlisted on 5 August 1861. Discharged 1 December 1863 to enlist in the US Army.






Notes

1   Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, 8 Vols, Norwood (MA): Norwood Press, 1931-35, Vol. II, pp. 72 - 130  [AotW citation 2902]



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