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George Washington Sanders

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George Washington Sanders

Birth
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
7 Nov 1861 (aged 21)
Belmont Landing, Mississippi County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Concord, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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George Washington Sanders enlisted in the 22nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company H at Trenton Tennessee June 9 1861. His unit was ordered to the Confederate defenses near Island Number 10 and then with Russell's Brigade to Belmont Missouri. Sanders was killed in the first key battle in the War in the West at Belmont November 7 1861. George was the son of William Lewis and Matilda Sanders. This stone is set here in his memory.
George Washington Sanders enlisted in the 22nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company H at Trenton Tennessee June 9 1861. His unit was ordered to the Confederate defenses near Island Number 10 and then with Russell's Brigade to Belmont Missouri. Sanders was killed in the first key battle in the War in the West at Belmont November 7 1861. George was the son of William Lewis and Matilda Sanders. This stone is set here in his memory.


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