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Federal (USV)

John S. Elter

(1844 - 1864)

Home State: Pennsylvania

Branch of Service: Infantry

Before Antietam

From Philadelphia, he mustered into service as Private, Company D, 106th Pennsylvania Infantry on 27 August 1861.

On the Campaign

He was wounded in action at Antietam on 17 September 1862.

The rest of the War

He was discharged on a Surgeon's Certificate on 12 September 1863.

References & notes

Service information from Bates1. His life dates from family genealogists.

Birth

1844 in PA

Death

1864

1 Bates, Samuel Penniman, History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg: State of Pennsylvania, 1868-1871 [AotW citation 10859]