1st Lt. George Van Pelt served in the United States Civil War. Mustered out: Sept. 19, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Side: USA Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Michigan Light Artillery
1st Lt George Van Pelt was Killed in Action, Battle of Chickamauga during United States Civil War.
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Soldier Details
NAME: Vanpelt, George W.
Battle Unit Name: 1st Regiment, Michigan Light Artillery
Fold3 "Vanpelt, George W (%Lieutenant, October 1861 - November 1862; First Lieutenant, November 1862 - December 1862; Second Lieutenant, December 1862 - April 1863; First Lieutenant/Sergeant Major, April 1863 - September 1863)" ancestry to pull up the rest of it.
According to his Widow's Benefits card he was listed as "1st Lt. 1st Michigan L.A." not Captain, unless it was posthumous.
1) "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995",
Name: George W. Van Pelt
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Spouse's Name: Mary A. Bair
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
Marriage Date: 20 May 1856
Marriage Place: Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
↑ Citing this Record: "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDF-DLS : 17 January 2020), George W. Van Pelt, 1856. Source Details: Vol 2 P. 81 --Digital Folder Number: 007621019--Microfilm Number: 927427--Originating System: EASY--Indexing Batch: M51842-2
↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWD2-2DN : 18 February 2021), George W Van Pelt, 1860. Affiliate Film Number: 538 --Affiliate Publication Number: M653--Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)--Digital Folder Number: 005170119--Microfilm Number: 803538-Image Number: 00312--Indexing Batch: N01738-9
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