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Corporal William H. Rihl

Franklin County, Pennsylvania
· Co. C, 1st N.Y. Cavalry
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Corporal William H. Rihl of Company C, 1st New York (Lincoln) Cavalry was killed on this spot on June 22, 1863, becoming the first Union soldier killed in action in Pennsylvania. He was remembered as an humble but brave defender of the Union.
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