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Lee, Dorance
Last Modified:
2012-08-09
Date of Birth (not before):
1844-01-19
Date of Birth (not after):
1845-01-18
Date of Death (not before):
1874-09-25
Date of Death (not after):
1874-09-25
Additional information:
Lee's birth date range is calculated based on his age at time of enlistment. Lee was 19 years old when he enlisted on 18 January 1864.
Sources:
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865)
, part 3 vol 2, (Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1883).
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"Dorance Lee (Union)," in
The American Civil War Research Database
[database online], Alexander Street Press, 2012. 27 February 2012.
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Bontecou, Reed Brockway
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Relationship Additional Information:
Bontecou reported the medical case of Lee.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-27
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 22, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 31, 1865
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Harewood General Hospital
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Relationship Additional Information:
Lee was admitted into Harewood Hospital six days after his injury. From Harewood, Lee was transferred to the General Hospital at Rochester, where he was discharged from service.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-27
Relationship Beginning Date:
June 22, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 31, 1865
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2nd New York Heavy Artillery
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Relationship Additional Information:
Lee enlisted into G Company of the 2nd New York Heavy Artillery as Private. He was discharged due to wounds sustained while serving this regiment.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-27
Relationship Beginning Date:
Jan 18, 1864
Relationship Ending Date:
May 31, 1865-May 31, 0865
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Battle of Petersburg
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Relationship Additional Information:
Lee was wounded in both legs by a shell during the siege of Petersburg. Both of his legs were subsequently amputated.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-27
Relationship Ending Date:
June 16, 1864
