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This
Gunner at His Piece College Point, New York and the Civil War by James E. Haas
226 Men with ties to College Point, New York took part in
the Civil War. They served in 82 different Army units, and
in the Navy, both on land and on sea. They were engineers
and artillerists, and one was a musician in the Marine Band.
The majority claimed Germany as their country of birth, 12
were prisoners of war, 38 were wounded, and 24 died in the
service of their adopted homeland.
This
Gunner at His Piece