George Balcom (1840 - 1863)

Born 1840 in New York, United States

Died 29 Apr 1863 at about age 23 in Milliken's Bend, Madison, Louisiana, United States

Biography

George Balcom served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

George Balcom Died of Disease during The United States Civil War.

Pvt. George Balcom was living in Portland, Wisconsin when he enlisted with the Union Army on 21 August 1862. He was mustered into Company A, 29th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry.^[1][2]

Pvt. Balcom died from disease at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana on 29 April 1863. He was originally buried in Louisiana. He was reinterred in the Vicksburg National Cemetery, Section A, 2973.^[3]

Family

In 1860, George Balcom age 20, 1840, born New York, living in Portland, Wisconsin was living with the Wetmore family, occupation farm laborer.^[4]

George's family is unproven.

Sources

1. ↑ ACWRD: George Balcom Residence Portland WI; Enlisted on 8/21/1862 as a Private. On 8/21/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. WI 29th Infantry He died of disease on 4/29/1863 at Milliken's Bend, LA Other Information: Buried: Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, MS Gravesite: A-2973 Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: - Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers: War of the Rebellion - SUVCW Database: http://www.suvcwdb.org/ (c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
2. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS3K-ZZP : 25 August 2021), George Balcon, 1861-1865.
3. ↑ NPS: https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/inter-b.htm
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMT-6L3 : Fri Oct 06 00:57:09 UTC 2023), Entry for David Wetmore and F E Wetmore, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6035534/george-balcom: accessed March 4, 2024), memorial page for Pvt George Balcom (1840–29 Apr 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6035534, citing Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Joel Manuel (contributor 46494625).