Moore, Edward B. (Edward Burt), 1831-1901.

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Captain Edward B. Moore enlisted with the 54th Ohio Infantry in 1861. In 1864, he was with Sherman's troops at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in June, was taken prisoner near Atlanta, Georgia in July, and released in a prisoner exchange in September. After the Civil War, he moved west, living in Garden City, Kansas in the late 1880s and serving as a prison guard in Canon City, Colorado in the 1890s. Moore died in Denver, Colorado in 1901.

From the description of Diary and correspondence, 1864-1896. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 30136852

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Atlanta Campaign, 1864
Kennesaw Mountain, Battle of, Ga., 1864
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Soldiers
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Birth 1831

Death 1901

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