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James Ely
Musician, Co. I, 1st MD Infantry (Potomac Home Brigade)
Birth: April 25, 1842 in Frederick, MD
Death:  November 4, 1920 in Frederick, MD
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Area NN Lot 139
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Frederick News (November 8, 1920)



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Muster-in roll
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POW Record
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Capture
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Muster-out
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Pension Index Card
 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment: 19
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Home Residence during War:  Frederick, MD
 Military Years:  1861 - 1864

                 Enlisted August, 1861 at Frederick, MD
                 Private, Co. A, 1st MD Infantry
                 Musician, Co. I, 1st MD Infantry November, 1861
                 POW September 15, 1862 at Harpers Ferry, VA
                 Captured at Duffield Station, WV July 29. 1864
                 Mustered out September 8. 1864 at
Harpers Ferry, VA
                 

Personal Information
 Occupation:
Cooper
 Father:        Ezra Ely 
 Mother:       Eliza Rowe
 Spouse:       Martha Brightwell
                          
                         
​ Last known residence:    W. Fifth St., Frederick, MD
 Cause of Death:   


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