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McKinley as a Soldier in Civil War Days
A brief biographical sketch portrays William McKinley entering Allegheny College before enlisting in the Twenty third Ohio Volunteer Regiment under Col. Hayes. At Kernstown he rode to safety through heavy fire, earning praise from Captain Dee Shone and others for his bravery, faith, and steadfast duty.
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William McKinley
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Allegheny College
Grand Army of the Republic
Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Regiment
Rutherford B Hayes
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Dee Shone
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