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Wesley James Powers

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Birthplace: Orono, Regional Municipality of Durham, ON, Canada
Death: December 14, 1902 (57)
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of James Powers and Lucinda Manley Powers
Husband of Jennis Agnes Powers
Father of Private
Brother of Laura E Ellis; Emma Jane Marsden and Frank Powers

Managed by: Shirley Marie Caulk
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Wesley James Powers in 1860 United States Federal Census
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Wesley James Powers in The St. Louis Republic - Dec 23 1902
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8113889/wesley-james-powers

Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Corporal in the Union Army in Company F, 147th Illinois Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 3, 1865, at Oostanaula River, Georgia. His citation reads "Voluntarily swam the river under heavy fire and secured a ferryboat, by means of which the command crossed."

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Wesley James Powers's Timeline

1845
October 26, 1845
Birth of Wesley James Powers
Orono, Regional Municipality of Durham, ON, Canada
1902
December 14, 1902
Age 57
Death of Wesley James Powers
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois, United States
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