John E. Hinton

(? - 1862)
Home State: Wisconsin
Branch of Service: Infantry
Unit: 2nd Wisconsin Infantry

Before the Antietam Campaign:
From Waukesha, he enlisted in Company F, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry on 10 May 1861.

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

The remainder of the War:
His left leg was mputated due to Antietam wounds, and he died as a result on 14 October 1862 in Keedysville, MD.

References, Sources, and other notes:
Basic information from State of Wisconsin1.

Death Date: 10/14/1862 Death Place: Keedysville, MD

Notes

1 State of Wisconsin, Adjutant General's Office, and Chandler P. Chapman, Adj. Gen., Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865, 2 volumes, Madison: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1886, Vol. 1, pp. 359 - 364 [AotW citation 10187]

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