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Pvt William R. Colgan

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Pvt William R. Colgan

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
25 Oct 1837 (aged 86–87)
Evansport, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Evansport, Defiance County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Old section (east side of road)
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3rd Virginia Regt Light Dragoons

Revolutionary War
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William Colgan entered the service on August 1, 1777. He signed up for three years of service as a private. His assignment was to Captain Cadwalder W. Jones Light Dragoon Company near to Martinsburg, Berkley County, Virginia. The Light Dragoon Company was attached to the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons under the command of Colonel George Baylor
and was commonly called "General Washington's Life Guard."
3rd Virginia Regt Light Dragoons

Revolutionary War
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William Colgan entered the service on August 1, 1777. He signed up for three years of service as a private. His assignment was to Captain Cadwalder W. Jones Light Dragoon Company near to Martinsburg, Berkley County, Virginia. The Light Dragoon Company was attached to the 3rd Regiment of Light Dragoons under the command of Colonel George Baylor
and was commonly called "General Washington's Life Guard."

Bio by: Neil B (John 3:16)

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Pvt. 3 Va. Regt, Lt. Dragoons, Rev. War

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