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| Col. Amos H. White. 5th., N. Y. Cavalry. Push to enlarge. |
Birth: 1835.
Death: 1897.
Burial: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Canajoharie, Montgomery County, New York.
Civil War Veteran.
Colonel, Fifth New York, Cavalry.
WHITE, AMOS H.—Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 25, 1861, at New York; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. D, August 25, 1861, to serve three years; mustered in as captain, December 9, 1861; as major, February 7, 1863; wounded and captured at Ashland, Va., June 1,1864; mustered in as colonel, December 19, 1864; mustered out with regiment, July 19, 1865, at Winchester, Va. Commissioned first lieutenant, December 4, 1861, to rank from October 1, 1861, original; captain, February 24, 1862, to rank from December 9, 1861; vice Coyle, died; major, February 5, 1863, to rank from February 2, 1863, vice Pratt, resigned; lieutenant-colonel, October 12, 1864, to rank from September 15,1864, vice Bacon, resigned; colonel, November 14, 1864, to rank from November 14, 1864, vice Hammond, term of service expired.
From the 5th., Cavalry, Regimental History.
Captured May 23, 1862, at Fort Royal.
Wounded in foot June 30, 1863, at Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Shot through the body June 1, 1864, at Ashland, and captured.
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