Name |
Justin DWINELLE [1, 2] |
Prefix |
Dr. |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Born |
1822 |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1860 |
Syracuse, Onondaga, NY, USA |
Roll: M653_830 Page: 884 Microfilm: 803830 Image: 488 Enumerated: 19 Jun 1860 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=vcqt_2 Source Web Site: Ancestry |
Civil War Veteran |
28 Jun 1861 - 10 Sep 1864 [3, 4] |
Chief Surgeon, Second Corps Hospital, Army of the Potomac
106th Pennsylvania
Enlisted: May 21, 1861 in NYC, NY
Mustered in: Jun 28, 1861 at Fort Schuyler, NY as Assistant Surgeon of the 1st California [71st Pennsylvania] aka "Barber's Regiment"
Promoted:
- Sept 1, 1861 to Surgeon of the 5th California [106th Pennsylvania]
- Surgeon-in-Charge, 2nd Division, Second Corps
- Chief Surgeon, Second Corps Hospital
He was present at every major action of the Army of the Potomac, from Ball's Bluff to the slaughter at Cold Harbor.
Mustered out: Sep 10, 1864 in Philadelphia, PA with his regiment
While in the service, during a delicate cranial surgery in Brandy Station, VA, in 1864, he accidentally nicked himself & erysipelas developed. He battled the infection for years but it would eventually claim his life on Dec 9, 1871 in Philadelphia. His official cause of death was given as: "...a long exposure to camp life with the Army, Typhoid and Malarial fever, and the wound to his hand, received at Brandy Station, VA."
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Died |
9 Dec 1871 |
Baltimore, Baltimore, MD, USA |
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Dr Justin Dwinelle Obituaries from the Cazenovia (NY) Republican, Baltimore (MD) Sun & the Wilmington (NC) Journal. |
Age |
49 years |
Buried |
Tully Cemetery, Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA |
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Justin Dwinelle Headstone
(Military) Plot: Section 3 |
Siblings |
3 siblings |
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Person ID |
I1107 |
Tully Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Mar 2024 |
Family |
Mary Viall KING b. Abt 1827, Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA d. 14 Feb 1906, Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA (Age ~ 79 years) |
Married |
25 May 1847 |
Tully, Onondaga, NY, USA [1] |
Children |
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Last Modified |
16 May 2019 |
Family ID |
F447 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |