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McCool, Alonzo B.
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1842-02-28
Date of Birth (not after):
1843-02-27
Date of Death (not before):
1864-07-21
Date of Death (not after):
1864-07-21
Additional information:
McCool's birthday is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. He was 21 years old when he enlisted on 27 February 1864.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883).
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"Alonzo B. McCool (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 5 March 2012.
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People related to this Person
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Bontecou, Reed Brockway
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bontecou operated on McCool and recorded his medical case.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 15, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 21, 1864
Places related to this Person
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Relationship Additional Information:
McCool is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
July 21, 1864
Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
McCool was admitted into Harewood Hospital with a gunshot wound of the right thigh and of the left ankle. He died while under care at Harewood.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 15, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 21, 1864
Organizations related to this Person
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188th Pennsylvania Infantry
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Relationship Additional Information:
McCool enlisted into E Company of the 188th Pennsylvania Infantry as Private. He died of wounds while serving this regiment.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Beginning Date:
Feb 27, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
July 21, 1864
Events related to this Person
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Battle of Cold Harbor
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Relationship Additional Information:
McCool was injured at Cold Harbor; he was wounded in both lower extremities.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-03-05
Relationship Ending Date:
June 03, 1864
