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Bentley Gaul

Cpl., 5th Pa. Cavalry (65th Pa. Volunteers), Company G

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Held as POW at Andersonville

Mustered in Sept. 12, 1862, in Phila. at age 23, a carpenter. Promoted to corporal May 1, 1864. Captured June 29, 1864, at Reams Station, Va. Survived Andersonville. Recorded at Camp Discharge May 24. Discharged by general order June 22, 1865.