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PVT Joseph D. Alexander Veteran

Birth
Rush County, Indiana, USA
Death
27 Apr 1865 (aged 19–20)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Buried or Lost at Sea. Specifically: Mississippi River Add to Map
Memorial ID
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He enlisted in Company M, 9th Indiana Cavalry during the Civil War as a Private.
He was captured in Sulphur Branch Trestle, Alabama on September 25, 1864, and became a prisoner of war.
He perished April 27, 1865 in the explosion of the steamboat Sultana.
History lists him as: Alexander, John D.

http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=Joseph&lname=Alexander®iment=&database=sultana
He enlisted in Company M, 9th Indiana Cavalry during the Civil War as a Private.
He was captured in Sulphur Branch Trestle, Alabama on September 25, 1864, and became a prisoner of war.
He perished April 27, 1865 in the explosion of the steamboat Sultana.
History lists him as: Alexander, John D.

http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php?fname=Joseph&lname=Alexander®iment=&database=sultana

Gravesite Details

35° 11′ 26″ N, 90° 6′ 52″ W



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