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Continued: I went to the Onondaga County Public Library and found
on page 1246 of "State of New York--Report of the Adjutant-General for
the year 1902," in the roster for the 99th Infantry the followingentry
for Owen Dougherty:
DOUGHERTY, OWEN.--Age, 19 years. Enlisted, September 21, 1861, at New
York city, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I,
September 24, 1861; captured in action, February 1, 1864, atBachellor's
Creek, Va.; died, June 16, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.; also bore(sic)
as Doherty.
He served on a gun boat on a Naval ship.
Battles fought: Kinson,NC
Lynn Haven Bay,VA 8 oct. 1861 Schooner ?
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Continued: There was, however, an Owen Dougherty (name truncated because onlyeight
letters in name field). He was a private in Company I, regiment 99 (no
state given). He died on June 16, 1864 of Diarrhea C. and was buriedin
grave # 2052. Some men died of diarrhea, some of diarrhea A., and some
of diarrhea C. I don't know what or why the distinctions.
Writer visited Andersonville March 7, 2000 and viewed the grave inSect . 2052
Simple marker... Owen Dougherty...NY They were re buried afteridentification, side by side with no coffins.
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Continued: There was, however, an Owen Doughert (name truncated because onlyeight
letters in name field). He was a private in Company I, regiment 99 (no
state given). He died on June 16, 1864 of Diarrhea C. and was buriedin
grave # 2052. Some men died of diarrhea, some of diarrhea A., and some
of diarrhea C. I don't know what or why the distinctions.
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