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CPT James Thomas Shannon

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CPT James Thomas Shannon Veteran

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Sep 1862 (aged 32–33)
Georgetown, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.4754017, Longitude: -79.9557861
Plot
Section 3, Lot 66
Memorial ID
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Captain Shannon commanded the "Iron City Guards", Company C, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves during the Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862; dying of his wounds on September 12.
Captain Shannon commanded the "Iron City Guards", Company C, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves during the Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Second Battle of Bull Run on August 30, 1862; dying of his wounds on September 12.

Inscription

Capt. James T. Shannon of Co. C 9th Reg. Pa. Vol. Died Sept. 12, 1862. Aged 33 Years.

Gravesite Details

Military Grave



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