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 Mahlon Luther Myers
Private: Company K, 6th Virginia Cavalry
Birth: January 30, 1840 in Buckeystown, MD
Death:   December 6. 1911 in Frederick, MD
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Area L Lot 48

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Frederick News (December 7, 1911)



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Muster roll
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Prisoner of War
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Oath and Parole
 ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment:     
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Home Residence during War: 
 Military Years:     1861 -1865
                 Enlisted May 22, 1861 at Alexandria, VA
                 Private, Company K, 8th Virginia Infantry
                 Captured at Point of Rocks August 5, 1861
                 Captured at Leesburg October 9, 1862
                 Took oath April 22, 1865
                


Personal Information
 Occupation:
    
 Father:              Peter Myers
 Mother:            Rebecca Fortney
 Spouse:            Martha Virginia Leather
​ Last known residence:  71 South Market St., Frederick, MD
 Cause of Death:     General debility and arteriosclerosis


Preservation Opportunities
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