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02 February 2013

COOGANs killed in the service of United States during the 
Mexican War (1847-1848): 
***Note - not a complete listing***


Name               Rank             Unit                    Date of Death
COOGAN, James      Corporal     3rd Artillery, CO E          15 SEP 1847
COOGAN, James      Private      8th Infantry, CO E              1847?
COOGAN, John       Private      3rd Artillery, CO B          08 SEP 1847

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Known Details:

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Coogan, James
   Corporal, 3rd Artillery, Company E
   died (wounds) 15 SEP 1847
     [wounds sustained at Battle of El Molino del Rey (Mexico)]

source: ?
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Coogan, James [AKA Crogan]
   Private, 8th Infantry, CO E
   died c.1847
   widow, Mary Coogan, filed pension claim JAN 1849 in LA
   buried Mexico City National Cemetery

source: Index to Old Wars Pension Files (1815-1926)
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Coogan, John
   Private, 3rd Artillery, Company B
   died (wounds) 08 SEP 1847
     [wounds sustained at Battle of El Molino del Rey (Mexico)]

source: "Baltimore Sun", 22 OCT 1847 (PAGE 1) under the headline "BY
   OVERLAND PONY EXPRESS": "...John Coogan, mortally dead..."
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