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NICKERSON, John
Age	18
Eyes	blue
Hair	brown
Complexion	dark
Height	5' 9"
Birth Place	Massachusetts
Occupation	Laborer
Date	September 18, 1837
Where	Buffalo
By	Capt. Wright
Regiment	2nd Dragoons
Company	I
Discharge Date	September 18, 1840
Cause	Expiration of Service
Died	-
Deserted	-
Apprehended	-
Enlistment	-
Remarks	At Picolata, Florida - PRIVATE Wounded July 16, 1840

The information above was carefully extracted and digitized from NARA Microfilm Series M233 20-23, by Cliff Williams of Rochester, NY.
The microfilm series is entitled: "The Descriptive and Historical Resgisters of 51,000 Soldiers in the U.S. Army, 1835-1856."
Only the data for those soldiers who either enlisted and/or served "At Buffalo," has been presented here for:

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