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Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's

Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's
Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's

Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's    Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's
CDV of Bvt Major William T McGoffin of St. Johns Michigan, served in the 3rd and 5th Michigan Cavalry of Custer's Wolverine Brigade. He mustered in with Company B, 3rd Michigan Cavalry as a 1st Lieutenant in 1861 (age 34). He was released from the 3rd in 1862 on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability. In 1862 he mustered in with Company G, 5th Michigan Cavalry as a Captain.

He served as the Commanding Officer of Company G until August 1864. He resigned his commission (just after the battle of Trevillian Station) citing a surgeon's certificate. Sometime thereafter, he moved back to his home state of New York (just east of Buffalo).

He died in 1910 at the age of 84. He is buried in Akron, New York. The item "Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's" is in sale since Monday, March 11, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "civil_war_photos" and is located in Midland, Michigan.

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Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's    Civil War CDV Union Bvt Major William T McGoffin 3rd/5th Michigan Cav, Custer's