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Buckfink, Jacob
Last Modified: 2012-08-09

Alternate name: J. Buchfinck

Date of Birth (not before): 1837-08-03

Date of Birth (not after): 1838-08-02

Date of Death (not before): 1865-01-26

Date of Death (not after): 1865-01-26

Additional information: Sources differ on the spelling of this soldier's name. The American Civil War Research Database lists his name as Buckfink, while The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion spells it Buchfinck. Buckfink's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. Buckfink was 23 years old when he enlisted on 2 August 1861.

Sources:

The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865), part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883). View source information
"Jacob Buckfink (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 22 February 2012. View source information

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Buckfink, Jacob Last Modified: 2012-08-09

Sources:

Bontecou, Reed Brockway

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Harewood General Hospital

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16th Michigan Infantry

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Buckfink, Jacob
Last Modified: 2012-08-09