Welsh, John

Rank: Private

Unit: A Co, 2d Cavalry

Enlisted: September 6, 1862 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He was 35.

Date of birth: 1827

Hometown: Delaware, Pennsylvania

Occupation prior to enlistment: House carpenter

Campaign: Civil War

Died: 11 May 1863

Age at death: 35 0r 36

Cause of death: Chronic diarrhea

Location of fatality: Harwood Hospital, Washington

Place of interment: US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery in Washington D.C.

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