Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Pension Applications Based on Service Completed in the Years 1817 to Approximately 1903, ca. 1935 - ca. 2002 File Unit: Approved Pension File for Private Edward D. Cohota, Company I, 23rd Massachusetts

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Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007 Series: Case Files of Pension Applications Based on Service Completed in the Years 1817 to Approximately 1903, ca. 1935 - ca. 2002 File Unit: Approved Pension File for Private Edward D. Cohota, Company I, 23rd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment; Companies C and H, 15th U.S. Infantry Regiment; and Companies B and G, 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment (XC-2346488)

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Cohota, Edward Day, 1843-1935

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Edward Day Cohota's exact date of birth is unknown with many conflicting reports—presumably he was born around 1843 most likely in Shanghai. The earliest account of Edward was on December 27, 1845 when Captain Sialas left Shanghai, China. On his ship named the Cohota, he found two starved ragged Chinese boys. They were two brothers—one a few years older than the other. Both were near the brink of death. The Captain instead of turning back kept them onboard. The older boy died, but the younger su...