New England Families

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Civil War record transcriptions from ancestry.com:
Name: Benjamin Cowan
Residence: New Portland, Maine
Age at Enlistment: 28
Enlistment Date: 13 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Maine
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, Maine 28th Infantry Regiment on 13 Oct 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 06 Apr 1863.
Mustered out on 31 Aug 1863 at Augusta, ME.
Birth Date: abt 1834
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine

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Name: Benjamin Cowan
Residence: New Portland, Maine
Age at Enlistment: 27
Enlistment Date: 24 Dec 1863
Rank at enlistment: Sergeant
State Served: Maine
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, Maine 2nd Cavalry Regiment on 24 Dec 1863.
Promoted to Full Private.
Mustered out on 06 Dec 1865 at Barancas, FL.
Birth Date: abt 1836
Sources: Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine