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George Washington Sample

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George Washington Sample Veteran

Birth
Montgomery County, New York, USA
Death
11 Sep 1914 (aged 83)
Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted in Michigan Inf 10th Reg. Co D in Feb 1862. Discharged 5 Feb 1865 at Sisters Ferry, Georgia. Under Israel Huckins and fought at Battle of Murfreesboro in TN where he lost three fingers, June 1862 contracted malaria in Mississippi. He was in Sherman's March to the Sea later a member on the cattle drive that Sherman took with him. Married to Emily Wixson (in Michigan), Elizabeth Corsant then Mary Golledge. 19 children.
Enlisted in Michigan Inf 10th Reg. Co D in Feb 1862. Discharged 5 Feb 1865 at Sisters Ferry, Georgia. Under Israel Huckins and fought at Battle of Murfreesboro in TN where he lost three fingers, June 1862 contracted malaria in Mississippi. He was in Sherman's March to the Sea later a member on the cattle drive that Sherman took with him. Married to Emily Wixson (in Michigan), Elizabeth Corsant then Mary Golledge. 19 children.


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  • Created by: Suzanne Wood Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: May 24, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37451503/george_washington-sample: accessed ), memorial page for George Washington Sample (5 Feb 1831–11 Sep 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37451503, citing Stewartsville Cemetery, Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Suzanne Wood (contributor 47128457).