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Family History Tells of Service in Union Army Infantry.

By Capper's Staff
Published on October 5, 2012

William H. Cosgrove served in the Union Army under Gen. Sherman during the Civil War. He was enrolled in Co. K, 35th Regiment of New Jersey Infantry Volunteers, on September 23, 1864. His family stayed with relatives in New Jersey during his absence. He was honorably discharged in Washington, D.C., with the rank as private, May 30, 1865. When he applied for a pension in 1890, he stated that he had rheumatism while he was with the troops in Savannah, Georgia, during the winter of 1865. He also complained of heart and kidney disease and dizziness. He was granted a pension of $6 a month.

Information obtained from pension records and family history.

Rovilla M. Landry
Kerrville, Texas


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