| 1. | Harvey McTeer was born Abt 1835, , Blount County, Tennessee; died 17 Mar 1864, Memphis, Tennessee. Notes:
When he enlisted 11 October 1861 at McLeansboro, Illinois, for three years
service he was described as a farmer aged 26 years, 6 feet 6 inches tall, with
blue eyes, fair hair and complexion. He enlisted as a corporal furnishing his
own horse and equipment and was promoted to sergeant 16 May 1862. He died in
the Civil War of smallpox contracted while he was a sergeant with Company D of
the 6th Reg't Illinois Cavalry, U. S. Volunteers.
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Reference:
McTeer - Mateer Families of Cumberland County Pennsylvania, Frances Davis
McTeer, 1975, p 86.
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Abt 1835 - 1864 (~ 29 years)