George W. Cooley

(1836 - 1862)
Home State: Wisconsin
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 7th Wisconsin Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From Beetown, he enlisted in Company F, 7th Wisconsin Infantry on 19 August 1861.

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was killed in action on South Mountain on 14 September 1862.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from the Antietam Cemetery History1. Cemetery says "killed at Antietam".

Birth State: NY
Death Date: 09/14/1862 Death Place: on South Mountain, MD Burial Place: Antietam National Cemetery, Sharpsburg, MD

Notes

1 Antietam National Cemetery, Board of Trustees, History of Antietam National Cemetery, Baltimore: John W. Woods, Steam Printer, 1869 [AotW citation 3368]

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