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Note: Elisha A Prouty served in Company A, 1st US Volunteer Cavalry "ROUGHRIDERS" under the alias of James A May. Enlisted: 02 May 1898, Phoenix, N.M.
Private, Co. A., U.S. Cav. S.A. War
Discharged: 15 Sep 1898, Camp Wicoff, L.I. [Long Island]
Kind and Degree of Disability: Fractured Vertebrae
When and Where contracted: Oct 1904, El Monte, California
Domestic History: age 41, Hgt. 6 -; Complexion: Fair; Eyes Brown; Hair Brown, Can Read & Write; Religion: Prot; Occupation - Cowboy; Residence subsequent to Discharge - El Monte, Cal.; Single.
Nearest relative - Mother, Mrs. M. J. Prouty, El Monte, Cal.
Date of Admission - Dec 4, 1904 Date of Death - Dec 4, 1904 Cause of death: Myelitis
[Myelitis is a disease involving inflammation of the spinal cord, which disrupts central nervous system functions linking the brain and limbs. ] [Camp Wikoff in Montauk, New York, through which American troops including Theodore Roosevelt returned after the Spanish American conflict, was named for Charles Augustus Wikoff]
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