Semline or Sibline, John W.

Rank: Private

Unit: B Co, 2d Cavalry

Enlisted: 2nd enlistment: November 20, 1862 in Washington D.C. . He was 18.

Hometown: Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Occupation prior to enlistment: Farmer

Campaign: Civil War

Died: 25 September 1864

Age at death: 20 yrs

Cause of death: Killed in action

Location of fatality: Front Royal or Winchester, Virginia

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Note: Private Semline ’s death is cited in the book: From Everglade to Canyon With the Second United States Cavalry: An Authentic Account of Service in Florida, Mexico, Virginia, and the Indian Country, 1836–1875 written by Theophilus F. Rodenbough.

Also killed at in the same battle was Privates Haynes, Tryon and Uber. Lieutenant Charles McMasters was mortally wounded during this battle.

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