George D. Torry (1842 - 1862)

Died 27 Apr 1862 at about age 20 in Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Private George D. Torry served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 10 Oct 1861
Mustered out: 27 Apr 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A, 13th MIchigan Infantry

Pvt George D. Torry Died of Disease during The United States Civil War.

George was in a military record on 10 October 1861 in Flint, Michigan.^[1]

George's original burial location was North 158 1/3 degrees about 200 yards east of Ray (Rhea) Springs on a place known as the Ray Place at about 1/4 mile Southeast of Shiloh Church on the east side of a cleared field; buried in two lines running in North and South. He was the third grave on a headboard flint from the South and East line ^[2].

He passed away in 1862.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865"
   Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database
   Ancestry Record 1555 #3876924 (accessed 6 September 2023)
   Name: George D Torry; Enlistment Age: 19; Birth Date: 1842; Enlistment Date: 10 Oct 1861; Enlistment Place: Flint, Michigan; Enlistment Rank: Private; Muster Date: 17 Jan 1862; Muster Place: Michigan; Muster Company: A; Muster Regiment: 13th Infantry; Muster Regiment Type: Infantry; Muster Information: Enlisted; Muster Out Date: 27 Apr 1862; Muster Out Place: Shiloh, Tennessee; Muster Out Information: died disease; Side of War: Union; Survived War?: No; Residence Place: Flint, Michigan; Burial Place: Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, Tennessee; Cemetery Plot Number: 698; Additional Notes: Marker at Bristol Cemetery, Flint Township, Genesee Co., MI; Title: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65; Various Cemetery listings on the internet; Civil War Gravesites by Len & Sharon Walworth Thomas
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960"
   National Archives and Records Administration; Burial Registers of Military Posts and National Cemeteries, compiled ca. 1862-ca. 1960; Archive Number: 44778151; Series: A1 627; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3135 #117295 (accessed 6 September 2023)
   Geo D Torry burial (died on 27 Apr 1862) in Pittsburgh Landing National Cemetery, Tennessee.

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #9437370 (accessed 6 September 2023)
  Memorial page for Pvt George D. Torry (unknown-27 Apr 1862), citing Shiloh National Cemetery, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA (plot: E 598); Maintained by NYGraveFinders (contributor 47079039).
  

  Pvt George D. Torry Died of Wounds during The United States Civil War.