Acker, George Sigourney b. December 25, 1835 d. September 6, 1879 Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He enlisted at the start of the Civil War in the 1st Michigan Volunteer Cavalry, being commissioned at age 24 as Captain and commander of Company I on August 21, 1861. He led his command in the Battles on the Spring of 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign and at the Second Battle of Bull Run, rising first to Major (September 2, 1862), then Lieutenant Colonel (November 3, 1862) of the regiment. A few months later, on January 22, 1863, he was transferred to...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Riverside Cemetery, Union City, Branch County, Michigan, USA Plot: Old Part, Lot 203
b. December 25, 1835 d. September 6, 1879