Cary Gist Gratz (1829-1861) was a cousin of the local Theodore Gratz family of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and fought in the 1st Missouri Regiment (Union) as a Captain. He was killed in the battle at Wilson’s Creek, Missouri. Ironically, his step brother Joseph O. Shelby was a Confederate General who fought in the same battle! At the time, neither knew of the involvement of the other.
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First published on the Civil War Blog, August 9, 2010.
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