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Biography

Edwin Coy was born in Cayuga County, New York. He served for the Union Army in the Civil War from August of 1862, until his death from disease in 1864. He was buried at Fort Reno. He fought in the 9th New York Heavy Artillery with WSJ.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, June 5, 1864

Letter from William Henry Seward, Jr. to Janet Watson Seward, June 7, 1864

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Edwin Coy was born in Cayuga County, New York. He served for the Union Army in the Civil War from August of 1862, until his death from disease in 1864. He was buried at Fort Reno. He fought in the 9th New York Heavy Artillery with WSJ.
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Information also verified through census records: http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=edwin&gsfn_x=1&gsln=coy&gsln_x=1&msrpn__ftp=New+York+City+(All+Boroughs)%2c+New+York%2c+USA&msrpn=1652382&msrpn_PInfo=6-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c35%7c1652382%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c&MSAV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=35&fh=1&h=11388865&recoff=&ml_rpos=2 and the muster list for the 9th New York Heavy Artillery: https://books.google.com/books?id=waXJe-MEzXgC&pg=PA225&hl=en#v=snippet&q=coy&f=false
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