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Henry Alexander Cole
Colonel, Co. A, 1st MD Cavalry (Potomac Home Brigade)
Birth:  July 25, 1838 in Frederick County, MD
Death: May 26, 1909 in Baltimore, MD
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Baltimore Sun (May 27, 1909)
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Frederick News (May 28, 1909)



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  ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment:  23
 Home Residence during War:    Frederick County, MD

 Military Years: 
1861 - 1865
                  Commissioned August 10, 1861 in Frederick, MD
                  Captain, Co. A, 1st MD Cavalry (Potomac Home Brigade)
                  Promoted to Major August 1, 1862
                  Promoted to Lt. Colonel March 5, 1864
                  Promoted to Colonel April 20, 1864
                  Relieved of command May 3, 1865 at Martinsburg, WV


 Personal Information 
 Occupation:
    Contractor, IRS employee
 Father:             George A. Cole
 Mother:           Ann F. Hilton
 Spouse:           Mary E. Smith
                        
​​ Last known residence:  Mosher & Monroe Sts., Baltimore, MD
 Cause of Death:         
Bright's Disease

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