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LT George Clinton Rodney

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LT George Clinton Rodney Veteran

Birth
Dover, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Death
5 Nov 1839 (aged 25)
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA
Burial
Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
A, 12
Memorial ID
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LT George Clinton Rodney
Graduated US Military Academy Class of 1837
Application from Delaware
Served in: Garrison at Ft. Monroe, VA 1837
The Florida War 1837-1838
In the Cherokee Nation 1838
In the Florida War 1838-1839
He died 5 Nov, 1839, in Saint Augustine, Florida
3rd Artillery

Information from Cullum's Biographical Register of the Graduates of the US Military Academy (#916) and US Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 (George C. Rodney, died 5 Nov 1839)

Information on parents from Appleton's Encyclopedia of American Biographies, Vol V pg 800
Father - Caesar Augustus Rodney
Mother - Susan Hunn Rodney

Contributor: DBK (48854801)
LT George Clinton Rodney
Graduated US Military Academy Class of 1837
Application from Delaware
Served in: Garrison at Ft. Monroe, VA 1837
The Florida War 1837-1838
In the Cherokee Nation 1838
In the Florida War 1838-1839
He died 5 Nov, 1839, in Saint Augustine, Florida
3rd Artillery

Information from Cullum's Biographical Register of the Graduates of the US Military Academy (#916) and US Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 (George C. Rodney, died 5 Nov 1839)

Information on parents from Appleton's Encyclopedia of American Biographies, Vol V pg 800
Father - Caesar Augustus Rodney
Mother - Susan Hunn Rodney

Contributor: DBK (48854801)

Gravesite Details

There was a reference on the interment record for this soldier's name as a "Leo C.," but perhaps it was most likely a typo in reference to a shortened first name of George, that being "Geo".



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