Peter Boster

Gravestone of Peter Boster in Gettysburg National Cemetery

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Significance:

2nd Infantry, Company A

Place of Birth:

New York City, New York

Date of Birth:

1842

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 9, 1863

Place of Burial:

Delaware, Row B, Site #1

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Delaware, Row B, Site #1

The information available about Peter Boster (Bostler) is brief. 1842 he was born in New York City, New York, enlisted in Dover, Delaware 1861. He serves with the 2nd Delaware Infantry, Company A and is captured on July 2, 1863, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Peter dies days later on July 9, 1863. 

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