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U.S. Army · United States 
John McKinstry
1868
John McKinstry served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Captain John McKinstry was shot and killed while attempting to keep order at a public dance. No one knew he was murdered until December 29, 1873, when a witness could no longer keep the secret. Captain McKinstry was a US Army veteran of the Civil War and had been held as a prisoner of war by the Confederate Army.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Mattoon Police Department
Captain
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Record added
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