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LTC Matthew Murrey Dawson

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LTC Matthew Murrey Dawson

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
30 Jun 1864 (aged 38)
USA
Burial
New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1207246, Longitude: -80.3567172
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Matthew Murrey Dawson

Residence New Wilmington PA; 35 years old.
Enlisted on 8/31/1861 as a Captain.
On 8/31/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. PA 100th Infantry
He died of wounds on 6/30/1864 at Washington, DC
(Died at Armory Square Hospital)
He was listed as:
Wounded 8/29/1862 2nd Bull Run, VA
ounded 6/17/1864 Petersburg, VA (Wounded in left arm & left side)
Hospitalized 6/19/1864 Washington, DC (Armory Square Hospital)
Promotions:
Major 7/12/1862
Lt Col 12/30/1862
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
7/12/1862 from company B to Field & Staff

born 12/4/1825 in New Wilmington, PA
Elder of Neshannock Presbyterian Church, New Wilmington,PA.
Parents: Matthew and Nancy Irwin Dawson.
Matthew Murrey Dawson

Residence New Wilmington PA; 35 years old.
Enlisted on 8/31/1861 as a Captain.
On 8/31/1861 he was commissioned into "B" Co. PA 100th Infantry
He died of wounds on 6/30/1864 at Washington, DC
(Died at Armory Square Hospital)
He was listed as:
Wounded 8/29/1862 2nd Bull Run, VA
ounded 6/17/1864 Petersburg, VA (Wounded in left arm & left side)
Hospitalized 6/19/1864 Washington, DC (Armory Square Hospital)
Promotions:
Major 7/12/1862
Lt Col 12/30/1862
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
7/12/1862 from company B to Field & Staff

born 12/4/1825 in New Wilmington, PA
Elder of Neshannock Presbyterian Church, New Wilmington,PA.
Parents: Matthew and Nancy Irwin Dawson.

Inscription

CO B 100 REGT PVI ROUNDHEADS



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  • Maintained by: Jim Nelson
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Oct 8, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16054152/matthew_murrey-dawson: accessed ), memorial page for LTC Matthew Murrey Dawson (4 Dec 1825–30 Jun 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16054152, citing Neshannock Presbyterian Cemetery, New Wilmington, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jim Nelson (contributor 47275092).