Alabama

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Edward A O'Neal served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Use the "FS: Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1930" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:

1. What is Edward A O'Neal's age on the record?
2. What is his estimated birth year?
3. What military unit was he in?

• Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
• In the search screen, enter "Edward A" as the first name and "O'Neal" as the last name.
• In the search results screen, click the document icon for Edward A O'Neal.
• Read the information in the center column.

1. Edward was 50 years of age on the record.
2. He was born about 1811.
3. He was part of the Ninth Infantry.
   (Contributed by Brent Bunker )