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Joseph Groff
Captain, Co. B, 1st MD Infantry (Potomac Home Brigade)
Birth: October 20, 1821 in New Holland, Lancaster, PA
Death:  February 12, 1903 in Frederick, MD
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Area L Lot 247
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Baltimore Sun (February 12, 1903)
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Catoctin Clarion (February 19. 1903)



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Muster-in roll
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POW record
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Promotion
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Muster-out roll
 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment: 39
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Home Residence during War:  Frederick, MD
 Military Years:  1861 - 1864

                 Mustered in August 21, 1861 at Frederick, MD
                 1st Lieutenant, Co. B, 1st MD Infantry
                 POW September 15, 1862 at Harpers Ferry, VA
                 Promoted to Captain February 10, 1863
                 Wounded at Gettysburg July 3, 1863
                 Discharged September 6, 1864
       
                 

Personal Information
 Occupation:
  Hotel keeper
 Father:          
 Mother:         
 Spouse:      1. Rebecca Beichtel
                    2. Susanna Christiana Smith
                          
                         
​ Last known residence:    4 N. Market St., Frederick, MD
 Cause of Death:   apoplexy


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