Charles J. Cross

(c. 1831 - 1862)
Home State: New York
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 83rd New York Infantry (9th Militia)

Before the Antietam Campaign:
Enlisted on 1 September 1861 in New York City as Sergeant, Company L, at age 30.

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

The remainder of the War:
He died of his wounds on 2 November 1862.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from the Antietam Cemetery History1. Service data from State of New York2.

Death Date: 11/03/1862 Death Place: Frederick, 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 3385]

2 State of New York, Adjutant-General, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York [year]: Registers of the [units], 43 Volumes, Albany: James B. Lyon, State Printer, 1893-1905, Issue 30 (for 1901), pg. 546 [AotW citation 7352]

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