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Maj George Gearhart Lott

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Maj George Gearhart Lott Veteran

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Mar 1921 (aged 77–78)
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Lot 57, Grave 2
Memorial ID
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"Major George Gearhart Lott, 77, civil war veteran died Sunday at his home, 530 Greenup street, Covington.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannie Southgate Lott, and one son, George Southgate Lott of Dayton, O.

Major Lott was a student of West Point when the civil war began. He volunteered in the Union army and later he was appointed to the staff of Major General John E. Wood. He served on the staffs of a number of distinguished generals during the war. After the war he was commissioned in the regular army. Major Lott served with distinction in Indian campaigns.

He was a member of the Loyal Legion and Masonic order. For more than thirty years he has been a member of the Trinity Episcopal church in Covington."

[Kentucky Times-Star [Covington, Kentucky], Monday, March 28, 1921, page 1, column 3]
"Major George Gearhart Lott, 77, civil war veteran died Sunday at his home, 530 Greenup street, Covington.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannie Southgate Lott, and one son, George Southgate Lott of Dayton, O.

Major Lott was a student of West Point when the civil war began. He volunteered in the Union army and later he was appointed to the staff of Major General John E. Wood. He served on the staffs of a number of distinguished generals during the war. After the war he was commissioned in the regular army. Major Lott served with distinction in Indian campaigns.

He was a member of the Loyal Legion and Masonic order. For more than thirty years he has been a member of the Trinity Episcopal church in Covington."

[Kentucky Times-Star [Covington, Kentucky], Monday, March 28, 1921, page 1, column 3]

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