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Re: Old enough to be in the Civil War?

Absolutely. For point of reference, he's almost a year older than Jesse James, born Sept. 5, 1847.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_James

Based on his age, however, I would not expect an enlistment date much earlier than 1864.

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