Marion Alexander
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Jump to navigationJump to searchMarion Alexander was a 1st Sergeant of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D.
Antebellum
- October 12, 1840 - Born
- Enlisted from Harmony, Unknown County, Wisconsin[1]
War Career
- April 20, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company D
- June 11, 1861 - Mustered into federal service with unit
- ? - 1st Sergeant
- August 28, 1862 - Wounded in action at the
Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia
- June 29, 1864 - Mustered out of federal service when term expired
Postwar Career
- After the war, lived in Linn County, Oregon
- June 30, 1880 - Applied for a pension (Application #390,240)
- January 1, 1916 - Died in Linn County, Oregon
- Buried at Franklin Cemetery, Scio, Linn County, Oregon
Family
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Notes
Sources
- National Archive Microfilm - Group M559, Roll 1
- National Archives: Index to Federal Pension Records
- National Park Service - Alexander, Marion
- SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 356)
- Independent research by Harold Slavik