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George Washington Cox

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George Washington Cox

Birth
Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Death
6 Nov 1903 (aged 63)
Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Mount Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
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Source: Historical notes for Mt.Vernon Cemetery taken from misc. sources by Fred Mieswinkel:

From a typewritten paper (no author given):

"George W. Cox was an old Veteran Union Soldier of the war of the Rebellion who enlisted the 12th day of August 1861 as a Private in Company B., 5th Reg't of Kansas Calvary for three years or during the war- was honorably discharged Sept. 3rd, 1864 at Ft. Leavenworth and re-enlisted on the 20th of March 1865 to serve one year or during the war and was honorably discharged on the 19th day of March 1866, at Indianapolis, Ind. In all he served four years and 1 month. He was born June 26, 1840 in Whitley County, State of Kentucky. He made a faithful and brave soldier, was shot through the left lung in a fierce fought battle the bullet going in a few inches to the left of the center of his breast and lodges against his backbone. His widow is now in possession of the ball"
(See Lawrence Chieftain Feb.6, 1908 for death of Mahala Cox, widow of a George Cox, at Elk Horn Tavern, Pea Ridge, Arkansas on Jan.26, 1908, age 71; burial not stated)
Source: Historical notes for Mt.Vernon Cemetery taken from misc. sources by Fred Mieswinkel:

From a typewritten paper (no author given):

"George W. Cox was an old Veteran Union Soldier of the war of the Rebellion who enlisted the 12th day of August 1861 as a Private in Company B., 5th Reg't of Kansas Calvary for three years or during the war- was honorably discharged Sept. 3rd, 1864 at Ft. Leavenworth and re-enlisted on the 20th of March 1865 to serve one year or during the war and was honorably discharged on the 19th day of March 1866, at Indianapolis, Ind. In all he served four years and 1 month. He was born June 26, 1840 in Whitley County, State of Kentucky. He made a faithful and brave soldier, was shot through the left lung in a fierce fought battle the bullet going in a few inches to the left of the center of his breast and lodges against his backbone. His widow is now in possession of the ball"
(See Lawrence Chieftain Feb.6, 1908 for death of Mahala Cox, widow of a George Cox, at Elk Horn Tavern, Pea Ridge, Arkansas on Jan.26, 1908, age 71; burial not stated)

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