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James G. Carr was 33 years old when he enlisted in the Union Army on November 20, 1861, and was mustered in on November 23, 1861. He served with the 91st New York Infantry, Company G, and held the rank of Private. James went missing on June 14, 1863, during the siege of Port Hudson (May 22, 1863 - July 9, 1863).
Sources: Ancestry
But we fight our country’s battles
And our hopes are not forlorn
Our death shall be a blessing
To “Millions yet unborn.”
To our children and their children
And as each grave is filled
We will but ask our Chief to say
“Only a private killed.”
~Hanford L. Gordon