Co G 9th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
McGuigan, William H. Age 25. Residence Colesburg,Iowa, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted July 28,1861. Mustered Sept. 24, 1861. Killed in battle May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at Vicksburg, his body would be moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.William is possibly among them.
Co G 9th Iowa Infantry
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From military records:
McGuigan, William H. Age 25. Residence Colesburg,Iowa, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted July 28,1861. Mustered Sept. 24, 1861. Killed in battle May 22, 1863, Vicksburg, Miss.
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No burial site listed. Based on others who died at Vicksburg, his body would be moved to Vicksburg National Cemetery after the war around 1867. By that time large numbers of headboards were vandalized or no longer legible. These soldiers were buried as unknowns.William is possibly among them.
Gravesite Details
Birth year based on age at enlistment
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