Private, Company 1, 46th Regiment GA Infantry in Civil War. Enlisted 3/4/1862.
Surrendered at Greensboro, NC, 4/26/1865. Nicknamed "General Gist." He served under a General Gist, and when the Gen. was shot from his horse, George mounted it and led the troops into battle, after which they called him "General Gist." The name stuck with him after the War.
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Surrendered at Greensboro, NC, 4/26/1865. Nicknamed "General Gist." He served under a General Gist, and when the Gen. was shot from his horse, George mounted it and led the troops into battle, after which they called him "General Gist." The name stuck with him after the War.
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Private, Company 1, 46th Regiment GA Infantry in Civil War. Enlisted 3/4/1862.
Surrendered at Greensboro, NC, 4/26/1865. Nicknamed "General Gist." He served under a General Gist, and when the Gen. was shot from his horse, George mounted it and led the troops into battle, after which they called him "General Gist." The name stuck with him after the War.
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Surrendered at Greensboro, NC, 4/26/1865. Nicknamed "General Gist." He served under a General Gist, and when the Gen. was shot from his horse, George mounted it and led the troops into battle, after which they called him "General Gist." The name stuck with him after the War.
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