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Timeline
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Branch
Militia
Rank
First Lieutenant
Enlistment- Aug 13, 1864
Miller County, Missouri
Capt. Thomas J. Babcock's Company of Independant Provisional Enrolled Missouri Militia
Casualty- Aug 30, 1864
Firing squad, Civil War ambush
Lt. Starling and 7 enlisted men located Confederate General Crabtree's headquarters on Curtman Island in the Osage River in Miller County, Missouri. The patrol was ambushed and executed by firing squad on Aug. 30, 1864.
