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From the lens Company G 93rd Indiana Infantry.

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  • brianm769 Jan 28, 2012 @ 1:14 am | delete
    I also have a Great Grandfather who was in Company G, of the 93rd Indiana. In years past I have researched as much information on him & his Regiment as I could. Unfortunately I have not found much to go on beyond the official history, & the Official Records. He enlisted under the name of Samuel P. Fletcher, but his real name was William H. Birth. It took me from 1978 to 2011 to find out why he used a false name,.,My email is brianm769@aol.com....
  • vallain Jan 28, 2012 @ 7:27 pm | delete
    Brian, I can't wait to compare notes. Just think, our ancestors marched shoulder-to-shoulder, camped together, sat around the campfire and faced bullets whistling over their heads. That was 150 years ago. Amazing.
  • Wedding_Mom Nov 11, 2011 @ 7:27 am | delete
    Wow, a lot of history here. Hope you do find a lot more about your ancestor Abraham Bates Tower.

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