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in Andersonville Prison, Macon, Georgia, United States
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Pvt. Jerome Filer served in the United States Civil War. Side: USA
Pvt. Jerome Filer was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.
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Civil War Union
PVT F 85 NY INF
Age, 18 years. Enlisted, September 1, 1861, at Friendship, New York, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. F, 85 infantry, September 28, 1861; re-enlisted as a veteran, January 1, 1861; captured in action, April 20, 1861, at Plymouth, N.C.; died, July 21,1864, while a prisoner of war, at Andersonville, Ga.
March-April 2023 US Civil War Challenge: The POW’s who died in Andersonville Prison and are buried in Andersonville National Cemetery, Macon Country, Georgia, USA.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51154640/jerome-b-filer: accessed 13 April 2023), memorial page for Jerome B Filer (unknown–21 Jul 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51154640, citing Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by John C. Anderson (contributor 47208015).
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