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York soldier killed at 1862 fight at White House, Virginia

Baltimore Sun, June 28, 1862. Courtesy of newsinhistory.com


Edward King was among those Union soldiers from York County, Pennsylvania, who perished during the Civil War. I have found very little about this soldier, whose name does not appear in the database of the York County Heritage Trust.
White House, Virginia, was the site of a major Union supply depot along the York River during the Peninsula Campaign. Brigadier General Silas Casey’s infantry brigade defended it.
Does anyone have any information on Private King?