COOLEY, WESLEY ALLEN (VETERAN CSA)(KIA) - Vernon County, Louisiana | WESLEY ALLEN (VETERAN CSA)(KIA) COOLEY - Louisiana Gravestone Photos

Wesley Allen (Veteran CSA)(KIA) COOLEY

Union Grove (aka Wales) Cemetery
Vernon County,
Louisiana

PRIVATE CSA
Company E 16 Regiment Louisiana Infantry
Civil War Confederate
October 4, 1838 - September 20, 1863
Killed In Action

He enlisted on April 21, 1862, in Alexandria, Louisiana. On February 3, 1863, he was on detached service with the Pioneer Corps and returned to his company in May 1863. On September 20, 1863, he was killed during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia. Unofficial reports suggest he is buried in Tennessee.

Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, The National Archives, Publication M320, Roll 0274

Contributed on 8/6/22 by bridges1026
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Submitted: 8/6/22 • Approved: 8/6/22 • Last Updated: 8/9/22 • R383977-G0-S3

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