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John Hogan was 32 years old when he enlisted in the Union Army on December 10, 1861, and was mustered in on December 11, 1861. He served with the 91st New York Infantry, Company G, and held the rank of Private. John was killed in action on June 14, 1863, before Port Hudson, Louisiana. It is assumed that he is buried in the Port Hudson National Cemetery, Louisiana.
Sources: Ancestry, Find A Grave
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