Served in Co. B, 14th KY Infantry, US, during the Civil War. 25 years old; farmer; b. Lawrence Co. KY; black eyes, light hair, 5' 6"; detached as clerk at Provost Marshall's office at Louisa, Mch./Apr. 1865; discharged May 14, 1865 for rheumatism; stooped over;[1]
Enlisted August 8, 1863 at Louisa Ky. George W. was discharged in May, 1865. [2]
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Categories: Lawrence County, Kentucky | Webbville, Kentucky | 14th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, United States Civil War