Private
George
H.
Stewart
aka Stuart
Born in United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catharine (Unknown) Stewart
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 56
in United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Feb 2018
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Biography
George Stewart is a part of US Black heritage.
George H. Stewart was born about 1828.
Occupations
- 1863: Seaman
Residences
- 1863: Watertown, New York (military enlistment)
Military Service
During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company G of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the first regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 35 years old, married and working as a seaman when he enlisted on 9 April 1863 from Watertown, New York.[1]
- Military Pension Application No. 167718 Certificate No. 114919
- Military Pension (Widow Catharine) Application No. 352654 Certificate No. 309441 (New Jersey)
Prisoner of War
He was captured on 20 February 1864 at the Battle of Olustee. He survived the prisoner of war camps, and was finally exchanged on 4 March 1865 at Goldsboro in North Carolina. He was discharged on 7 October 1865 at the General Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia.[2]
Death
He passed away in 1884 and is buried at Johnson Cemetery in Camden, New Jersey.
Projects
Sources
- Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
- Find A Grave: Memorial #19394818
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K Raymoure
Found an 1890 Veterans Schedule in Saratoga Springs, NY with a 54th vet who was a POW. Listed under Charles Stewart and the enlistment date doesn't match, but right now he seems to be the closest match. The company might be a G.
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Categories: USBH Heritage Exchange, Needs Linked | USBH Heritage Exchange, Status Unknown | Mariners | Watertown, New York | 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry (Colored), United States Civil War | Battle of Olustee | Prisoners of War, United States Civil War | Johnson Cemetery, Camden, New Jersey