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Submitted: 10/15/16 • Approved: 10/15/16 • Last Updated: 10/18/16 • R82145-G82055-S3
*Capt. Alex S. Springsteen
Born Feb. 5, 1842
Died at Key West, FLA
Sept. 6, 1864
NEW YORK BIRTH RECORD:
NAME: Alexander Springsteen
DOB: 05 FEB. 1842
PLACE: Schodack, Rensselaer Co., NY
FATHER: John Springsteen
MOTHER: Clarissa Schermerhorn
MILITARY HISTORY:
CIVIL WAR - 125th N.Y. Vol. Infantry Roster:
SPRINGSTEEN, ALEXANDER S. — Age, 20 years. Enlisted,
August 2, 1862, at Schodack, to serve 3 years; mustered in
as Sergeant, Co. G, August 27,1862; surrendered, September 15,
1862, and paroled, September 16, 1862, at Harper's Ferry, VA;
promoted First Sergeant, March 1, 1863; discharged, October 29,
1863, for promotion to *Captain 2nd Regiment, U.S. Colored
Troops.
Contributed on 10/15/16 by martinanita26
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