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Born 1834
From Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and (1887)
LEXANDER H. YOUNG, residing on section 34, Cedar Township, is a native of Rush County, Ind., born in 1834. He is the son of Alexander and Nancy (Smith) Young. (See sketch of Alexander Young.) Young Alexander came with his parents to Iowa, and was educated in the common schools of this county. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. C, 19th Iowa Vol. Inf., and n-as mustered into the service August 15, serving three years with the rank of.Sergeant. He was with the regiment in various engagements, including the siege of Vicksburg. Its first engagement was at Prairie Grove, Ark., after which came the siege of Vicksburg. At the close of the war the regiment was ordered to Davenport, Iowa, where it arrived July 26, and was discharged Aug. 1, 1865. Robert H., the brother of Alexander, was also a member of this regiment, enlisting in 1864, and serving until the close of the war. He t returned home after receiving his discharge at Davenport.
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As printed in Portrait and biographical album of Washington County, Iowa, containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and (1887). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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