Capt. Joseph Edgar

Personal
born:	abt. 1833	place:	Ohio
father:		born:		place:		died:	place:
mother:	Susan A. (unknown)	born:		place:		died:	place:
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died:	August 6, 1862	place:	near Tazewell, Tennessee	cause of death:	gunshot to head or neck
burial:	somewhere around Cumberland Gap	place:	Cumberland Gap, Tennessee or Kentucky
burial:	Knoxville National Cemetery	place:	Knoxville, Tennessee
burial or memorial:	Clark Cemetery	place:	Coshocton, Ohio

Military Career
3-year service:	September 23, 1861	1st Lieutenant	Company B	place:
promoted:	February 18, 1862	Captain	Company B
discharged:	August 6, 1862	killed at Battle of Tazewell		place:	near Tazewell, Tennessee

Additional Details

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site where Capt. Joseph Edgar was killed, August 6, 1862
photo taken by Cpl. Theodore Wolbach during 16th reunion, September, 1891

Newspaper article on death of Capt. Joseph Edgar

excerpt from unknown book on Capt. Joseph Edgar

affadavit confirming death of Capt. Edgar for pension application

affidavit confirming death of Capt. Edgar for pension application; signed by Lt. John Boling and Maj. Milton Mills while participating in the siege of Vicksburg, June 30, 1863

interment record for Capt. Edgar

gravestone of Capt. Edgar at Knoxville National Cemetery, Knoxville, Tennessee