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Three McClure brothers of White County, Georgia, who served together in Company K of the 24th Georgia Infantry during the war:

James Samuel (1828-1907), at left, may have been with his company in Maryland in September 1862, but departed, sick with typhoid, in October, and spent much of the rest of the war in hospitals.

Thomas Henry (1840-1900), at the right, was probably at Sharpsburg, and was captured at Gettysburg in July 1863 and a prisoner to the end of the war.

In the middle is Samuel D McClure (1842-1862), who was 3rd Sergeant of the company when he was killed at Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862.

This lovely photograph was contributed to Samuel’s Findagrave memorial by relatives in the Taylor family.

Some references suggest that the 4th McClure brother, Robert (1832-1923), also served in Company K, but he is not found in the Compiled Service Records for the unit or in Henderson’s Roster.