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CORPL' John S. Alden CO E, 21st Michigan Infantry U.S. Army
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Rank CORPL'
Unit CO E, 21st Michigan Infantry
Branch Army
Born 01/01/1844
Died 02/07/1912
Hometown Grand Rapids, Michigan 49501
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John S. Alden, CO E, 21st MI INF., Grand Rapids, Michigan Veterans Cemetery (GPS N43°01.126, W085°39.262)

John was a laborer, 67 years old and single when he died.

View the death certificate at the link below;

http://seekingmichigan.org/u?/p129401coll7,397505

John S. Alden - from North Brownville, Michigan was 18 years old when he enlisted on 8/8/1862 at Brownville, MI as a Private.

On 9/3/1862 he mustered into "E" Co. MI 21st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 6/8/1865 at Washington, DC

He was listed as: POW 12/31/1862 Stones River, TN (Paroled)

Promotions: Corpl 5/1/1864

Federal Pension Information: He applied for a pension on 7/28/1890 from the state of Michigan application # 912,411
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