Peter KOP

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U.S./C.S.	Peter KOP	Biography
Indiana	Comp. D, 27th Indiana Volunteers	Sources

Enlisted	6 Aug. 1861 Bloomington by O. P. Morton for the war
Discharged	died of wound 24 Sept. 1862
Height	6 feet 4,1/2 inches
Complexion	light
Hairs	dark
Eyes	blues
Born	+/- 1835, Etalle, Canton de Rulles, "France" in his papers but nevertheless Belgium
Married
Death	24 Sept. 1862
Children
Occupation	R. R. conductor

Biography :

A railroad conductor.

Captain Comp. F. Wounded at the battle of Winchester May 24-25/1862, between Strasburg & Winchester, on leave 28 of May, 1862 to June 28, 1862. Engaged at Cedar Mountain 9 Aug. 1862. Died in hospital 24 Sept. 1862 of wound received at the battle of Antietam Sept. 17. Buried at Antietam National Cemetery. It was a member of his company who found the "lost orders".

Pension file	none filfed
date of filing	class	application	certificate	Filed in

Sources :

- Military papers of PETER KOP at the NATIONAL ARCHIVES

- For more information about the story of the "lost orders" go to the 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Website. The photograph of Peter Kop is from that site.