William McKinley

William McKinley (HM443)

Location: Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 26.952', W 77° 43.978'

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January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901

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Fourteen Years Member of Congress
Twice Governor of Ohio 1892-3 and 1894-5
Twice President of United States 1897-1900 and 1901.

Sergeant McKinley Co. E. 23rd Ohio Vol. Infantry, while in charge of the Commissary Department, on the afternoon of the day of the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, personally and without orders served "hot coffee" and "warm food" to every man in the Regiment, on this spot and in doing so had to pass under fire.
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HM NumberHM443
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Year Placed1903
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Date Added Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 at 12:33pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 264833 N 4370191
Decimal Degrees39.44920000, -77.73296667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 26.952', W 77° 43.978'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 26' 57.12" N, 77° 43' 58.68" W
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Area Code(s)301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 405 Final Attack Trail, Sharpsburg MD 21782, US
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