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James McDevitt
Corporal, Co. A, 1st MD Cavalry (Potomac Home Brigade)
Born:  about 1843 in Frederick County, MD
Death: November 27, 1927 in Washington, D.C.
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Area G Lot 13
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Washington Evening Star (November 28, 1927)
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Washington Evening Star (November 30, 1927)



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Muster-in
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Prisoner of War memo
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Promotion to Sergeant
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Promotion to Corporal
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Muster-out
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Descriptive book
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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 10, 1861 at Frederick, MD      
                 Private, Co. A, 1st MD Cavalry (Potomac Home Brigade)
                 Wounded and captured September 2, 1862 at Leesburg, VA
                 Promoted to Corporal in 1862
                 Promoted to Sergeant Feb. 18, 1863
                 Reduced in rank July 6, 1863
                 Mustered out August 19, 1864 
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Personal Information
 Occupation:
  Farmer
 Father:        John McDevitt
 Mother:       Margaret Reed
 Spouse:        Martha Matilda Batson
                                               
​ Last known residence:  501 C St. NE, Washington, DC
 Cause of Death:    

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