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Corp Andrew Woomer

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Corp Andrew Woomer

Birth
Bald Eagle, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Sep 1862 (aged 25)
Antietam, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Bald Eagle, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Corp., Co. A, 125th Pa.Vol.Inf., Civil War. Died at the Battle of Antietam.

Note: In the Antietam National Cemetery there is a headstone (#3669) displaying the name of Corporal Andrew Woomer. In the Regimental History of the 125th PA VI (p. 89, now a 'Public Domain' document), Lieut. Thomas McCamant testifies to witnessing the remains of Corp. Woomer being shipped back to Blair County. If Lieut McCamant is correct there lies an unknown under Corp. Woomer's headstone at Antietam National Cemetery. Contributed by Donald Coho, thank you.

Note: His was the first burial in Bald Eagle cemetery. Contributed by Zella, thank you.

Corp., Co. A, 125th Pa.Vol.Inf., Civil War. Died at the Battle of Antietam.

Note: In the Antietam National Cemetery there is a headstone (#3669) displaying the name of Corporal Andrew Woomer. In the Regimental History of the 125th PA VI (p. 89, now a 'Public Domain' document), Lieut. Thomas McCamant testifies to witnessing the remains of Corp. Woomer being shipped back to Blair County. If Lieut McCamant is correct there lies an unknown under Corp. Woomer's headstone at Antietam National Cemetery. Contributed by Donald Coho, thank you.

Note: His was the first burial in Bald Eagle cemetery. Contributed by Zella, thank you.



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