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Stephen F. Bunker
Residence was not listed; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 5/23/1861 at Emoire City, Dakota Co., MN as a Private.
On 5/23/1861 he mustered into "H" Co. MN 1st Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 12/15/1861
On 2/15/1865 he mustered into "F" Co. MN 2nd Cavalry
He was Mustered Out on 12/2/1865
He was listed as: Wounded 7/21/1861 Bull Run, VA
Stephen Fales Bunker was born in Athens, Maine, on December 12, 1840. He volunteered and was mustered into service on April 29, 1861. He became a private in Company H of the First Minnesota Infantry. He was 5' 7 1/2" tall, had a dark complexion, black eyes and black hair. Stephen was wounded in the right forearm at the battle at Bull Run, on July 21, 1861. The musket ball entered near the elbow and was eventually cut out near his wrist half way around from the point where it entered. The orderly sergeant noted on the monthly muster roll, for the company, that Stephen would probably be discharged. He was sent to recover at a General Hospital in Alexandria, Va, for four weeks. Dr. Daniel Hand signed his Certificate of Discharge for Disability on Dec 10, 1861 at the regiment's camp at Camp Stone, Md.
He returned home to Minnesota, but toward the end of the war he entered the service once again. On Feb 15, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, 2nd Minnesota Cavalry. He served until the war's conclusion and was mustered out, with the unit, on Dec 2, 1865. On May 26, 1866, Stephen married Adelaide V Bishop Bunker.
d. Jan 9, 1924, at the age of 81.
Sources: http://firstmn.phpwebhosting.com/SearchResults.php3?ID=0511
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&116991
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