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LTC Joseph A McLean — Cenotaph

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LTC Joseph A McLean

Birth: 22 May 1823
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 30 Aug 1862 (aged 39)
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Cenotaph: Charles Evans Cemetery
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 40.3517246, Longitude: -75.9325933
Plot: 56 section B
Memorial ID: 23573623 View Source

DIED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE AT 2ND BULL RUN, VA.88TH PA INFANTRY

DIED ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE AT 2ND BULL RUN, VA.88TH PA INFANTRY

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Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. McLean killed while leading the 88th Rect. P.V. in the 2nd Battle of Bull Run August 30 1862. As his men bent over him to carry him away he said "Boys drop me and save yourselves. I am dying." Buried on the field where he fell among the many marked "unknown". Aged 39 years.

His wife Elizabeth B McLean Born August 14 1826 Died August 2 1916

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Elizabeth Barbara Doyle McLean

1826–1916 (m. 1843)

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Maintained by: Becca Hallock-Wolff
Originally Created by: pat callahan
Added: 26 Dec 2007
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 23573623
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23573623/joseph-a-mclean: accessed ), memorial page for LTC Joseph A McLean (22 May 1823–30 Aug 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23573623, citing Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Becca Hallock-Wolff (contributor 46880742).

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