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PVT George N Halford

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PVT George N Halford

Birth
Franklin County, New York, USA
Death
7 Jun 1864 (aged 18–19)
Cold Harbor, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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George N Halford was the 2nd of 10 children born to James M. Halford and Mary Thomas. James Halford immigrated from Brighton , England in 1835 and married Mary Thomas an immigrant from Montreal, Canada in West Constable, Franklin Co. N.Y. in 1842. They lived in Westville, Franklin, N.Y. for many years having 7-8 children there, they later moved to Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin , then to Carroll Co. Iowa. George enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. in Oct. 1861 as part of the 98th NY Co. E He re-enlisted in Dec. 1863. He was killed by an cannon ball at Cold Harbor VA June 8, 1864. Buried at Cold Harbor National Cemetery Section C,
His father James who was once an soldier in the British Army followed him by enlisting in Aug. 1862 as part of 106 NY Co. I He was captured in action July 9, 1864 at Monocacy MD and returned to regiment in October 1864. Mustered out in June 1865
George N Halford was the 2nd of 10 children born to James M. Halford and Mary Thomas. James Halford immigrated from Brighton , England in 1835 and married Mary Thomas an immigrant from Montreal, Canada in West Constable, Franklin Co. N.Y. in 1842. They lived in Westville, Franklin, N.Y. for many years having 7-8 children there, they later moved to Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin , then to Carroll Co. Iowa. George enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War. in Oct. 1861 as part of the 98th NY Co. E He re-enlisted in Dec. 1863. He was killed by an cannon ball at Cold Harbor VA June 8, 1864. Buried at Cold Harbor National Cemetery Section C,
His father James who was once an soldier in the British Army followed him by enlisting in Aug. 1862 as part of 106 NY Co. I He was captured in action July 9, 1864 at Monocacy MD and returned to regiment in October 1864. Mustered out in June 1865

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