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Name James A McGaughey
Rank Private
Military Age 31
Service Entry Age 34
Muster In Age 34
Muster Out Age 35
Birth Date abt 1830
Birth Place Carroll Co, Kentucky
Height 5' 1/2
Hair Dark
Eyes Hazel
Complexion Dark
War Years 1861-1865
War Civil War
Company D
Unit 5th Illinois Cavalry
Period 3 Yrs
Service Entry Date 25 Jan 1864
Service Entry Place Olney, Illinois
Joined By Whom Cpt O'Kean
Muster In Date 25 Jan 1864
Muster In Place Olney, Illinois
Muster Out Date 27 Oct 1865
Muster Out Place Springfield, Illinois
Muster Out By Whom Cpt Pomeroy
Residence Place Clay City, Clay Co, Illinois
Occupation Farmer
Record Source Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
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Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014.

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