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John R. Bowen


Birth Date: 1839

Date of Death: April 13, 1865 (Mortally Wounded at White Oak Road) at David's Island Hospital, New York (aged 26 years).

Enlistment Date: August 25, 1862 at Brooklyn, NY to serve 3 years (23 years of age).

Mustered In: August 26, 1862 as Private

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Company: D

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Wounded/Sick: In Action - March 31, 1865 at White Oak Road, Virginia.
Bullet wound in right lung.
Died of Wound - April 13, 1865 at David's Island Hospital, New York

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Subsequent Service: Transferred - June 2, 1864 to Company H, Fifth New York Veteran Infantry.

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  • John is buried in grave #2509, Section 1C, National Cemetery at Cypress Hills, Queens, New York
  • Source:
    The History of the Fighting Fourteenth by Tevis & Marquis.
    We Came To Fight - History of the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry by Patrick Schroeder.
    Report of the Adjutant-General: New York.

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