102 - SGT William D. Sharp - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 46.153 W 097° 20.828
14S E 654813 N 3626911
SGT William D. Sharp CO K 55 ALA INF CSA 1839 - 1941 This headstone is located in the Confederate Soldiers Section of Oakwood Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM7F01
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/16/2009
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During the year of his birth the following happened.
July Tuesday 02:
Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinque take over the slave ship Amistad.
During his life time the Civil war occurred and he served as a SGT in CO K 55 ALA INF CSA. He also saw man fly for the first time and also saw WWI and the great depression.
During the year of his death the following happened.
Besides some of the obvious stuff in 1941 the following happened.
May Thursday 01:
Cheerios is introduced as CheeriOats by the General Mills cereal company.
Friday 31:
American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
Location of Headstone: Cemetery
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