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Lewis Adam Shook
Sgt., Co. I, 1st MD Infantry (Potomac Home Brigade)
Born: December 11, 1838 in Frederick County, MD
Death: February 18, 1912 in Frederick, MD
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Area H Lot 367
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Frederick Evening Post (February 19, 1912)



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Muster-in
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POW Memo
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Appointed Sgt.
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Captured
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Muster-out
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Pension Index Card
ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
 Military Information
 Age at Enlistment:   23
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Home Residence during War:   Frederick, MD
Military Years:   1861- 1864

                Enlisted October 5, 1861 at Frederick, MD
                Sgt., Co. I, 1st MD Infantry (Potomac Home Brigade)
                POW September 15, 1862 at Harpers Ferry, VA
                Appointed 1st Sgt. November 25, 1863
                Captured June 29, 1864 at Duffields Station, WV
                POW at Andersonville until April, 1865   
                Mustered out June 30. 1865 at Annapolis, MD


Personal Information
 Occupation:
  Laborer, mason
 Father:           Henry Shook
 Mother:          Susanna Rebecca Stull
 Spouse:         Ann Rebecca Hargett
                                               
​ Last known residence:  261 W. Patrick St., Frederick, MD
 Cause of Death:     paralysis of the heart

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