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Federal (USV)

Private

James H. Branton

(c. 1841 - ?)

Home State: Ohio

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 8th Ohio Infantry

Before Antietam

He enlisted in Company H, 8th Ohio Infantry at age 20 on 6 June 1861.

On the Campaign

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

The rest of the War

Discharged at Washington, DC on 3 April 1863 for wounds.

References & notes

Basic information from State of Ohio1.

Birth

c. 1841

Notes

1 State of Ohio, Roster Commission, Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866, 12 Volumes, Akron: The Werner Company, 1893-95, Vol. 2, pp. 250 - 256 [AotW citation 14748]

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