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8 August 2008 - 10:05:09am

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The Civil War
8 August 2008 - 10:04:37am

Far from listing all those that served but includes some of the more interesting stories. Please make sure and click ALL to read the stories.

Jacob Walter - died Andersonville Prison John H Penn - died Cahaba Prison
John P Donyes - died Battle at Five Forks George Newcommer died - Battle for Petersburg
William H Keagle - died Nashville Ben. Frank Keller- died Rappahannock River
Daniel Walters - 8th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry William Walters - 140th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Washington Walters - 89th Regiment, Indiana Infantry Solomon Walters - 87th Regiment, Indiana Infantry
Levi Martin Walter - 113th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Samuel B. Caldwell - 38th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry

Rock County Veterans
26 September 2007 - 2:09:56pm

I am pleased to announce a new section to We're Coming To America, a photo index of veterans buried in Rock County.

The primary purpose is to photo archive the older stones but also includes Oakhill National Cemetery.

For civil war vets, most include a printable service summary. Please visit Rock Count Veteran Burials today.
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Floyd Elmer Zabel  (I46538)  
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Death August 4
Latest Death Year Shaun Vordermann  (I47933)  
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Death 17 August 2008 -- Edgerton, Rock, Wisconsin
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Emma Louise ‎‎(Anna)‎‎ Kopplin  (I7131)  
Birth 5 August 1891 -- , , Beadle, South Dakota

Death 14 May 2003 -- , South Dakota
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Lewis Little + Catherine Mariah Odom  (F4071)  
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