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Joseph L. Forsythe

Name: Joseph L. Forsythe

Affiliation: Union

Unit: 1st Potomac Home Brigade Cav.

Race: White

Place of Birth/Residence: Indian Springs, Washington County, MD

Enlistment Date: n/a

Company: L

Rank at End of Service: 2nd Lieutenant

Notes:

Promoted to 1st Sgt. Then 2nd Lt. 5/10/1862 (The same day he was mustered in)

Source(s):

Roger Keller, Roster of Civil War Soldiers from Washington County, Maryland (Clearfield Co.: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1998).

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