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	\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. Killed in action on the second day of battle at Gettysburg. His mother applied for benefits on 22 Dec 1865.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Killed in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2nd 1863"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>		\|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. Killed in action on the second day of battle at Gettysburg. His mother applied for benefits on 22 Dec 1865.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Killed in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2nd 1863"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

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	''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''		''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''
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	''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''		''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''
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	''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''		''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''
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==Birth==
Leonard Cornwell was born on June 8, 1845.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> He was the son of Albert Cornell (B. 1821, D. bet 1850-1860) and Mary Osborn (B. May 8, 1812, D. after 1880).<ref name="Bernehistory"/> He had an older brother by his father's previous wife and two younger siblings.<ref name="Bernehistory"/> His father died when he was just a boy.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>

==Marriage & Children== 
He did not marry.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>



==Military Service==
[[Image:61st.jpg|200px|thumb|right|<center>61st Infantry Battle Flag</center>]]
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|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Place of Birth:
|Berne, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Date of Birth:
|8 June 1845<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Names of Parents:
|Albert (Cornwell/Cornell) and Mary Osburn<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Occupation:
|Shoemaker<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Bounty Received:
|$100.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Date:
|8 Sep 1862<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Berne, New York
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
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|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|61st N.Y. Infantry
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|Company:
|Company I
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|Killed in Action on:
|2 Jul 1863 <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Place of Death:
|[[Gettysburg]], PA<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 21. Killed in action on the second day of battle at Gettysburg. His mother applied for benefits on 22 Dec 1865.<ref name="Ancestry"/> "Killed in the Battle of Gettysburg July 2nd 1863"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Berne on June 8, 1845, Age 21, Shoemaker Farmer, Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5'5" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865 and American Civil War Soldiers; CW pension index; Heroes of Albany; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
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==Death==
He died on July 3, 1863 during the battle of Gettysburg.<ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref> He left no descendants and his mother Mary applied for his Civil War benefits.<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/>

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===[[Heroes of Albany County]]===
''LEONARD CORNWELL, of Bern, was the son of Albert and Mary, and enlisted in Company D, Sixty-first New York Regiment. On leaving home, he was presented with a Bible by his half brother, WILLIAM HENRY, and this holy book was his constant companion. He read it through while he was connected with the army. After three days severe fighting at Gettysburg, he was killed. This is all the information that we have been able to obtain concerning him. We may reasonably hope, that the daily reading of God’s holy word, was blessed to his soul.''
==Additional Media==
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