The memorial stone has B. F. Jay on it, but his service records and Andersonville Records show he should have been George S. Joy, enlisted 29 February 1864, mustered into Company F, 8th Maine Infantry. He was captured on 16 May 1864, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.
record_id: 19717
Name: JOY, GEORGE S.
Alternate spelling of last name: JORY
Year born: 1843
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: F
Arm: INFANTRY
Regiment number: 8th Maine Infantry
Date captured: 5/16/1864
Location captured: Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
Date of death: 10/3/1864
Cause of death: SCORBUTUS
Fate:
Remarks:
BENJAMIN F. JAY [1]; B. F. JAY [2]; G. F. JORY [3]
George S. Joy
Residence South Berwick ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 9/7/1861 as a Private.
On 9/7/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. ME 8th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 2/29/1864
He died of disease as POW on 10/3/1864 at Andersonville, GA
He was listed as:
* POW 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA
Other Information:
Buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA
Gravesite: 10243
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 10/2/1864.
He was buried at:
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #10243)
record_id: 19717
Name: JOY, GEORGE S.
Alternate spelling of last name: JORY
Year born: 1843
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: F
Arm: INFANTRY
Regiment number: 8th Maine Infantry
Date captured: 5/16/1864
Location captured: Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
Date of death: 10/3/1864
Cause of death: SCORBUTUS
Fate:
Remarks:
BENJAMIN F. JAY [1]; B. F. JAY [2]; G. F. JORY [3]
George S. Joy
Residence South Berwick ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 9/7/1861 as a Private.
On 9/7/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. ME 8th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 2/29/1864
He died of disease as POW on 10/3/1864 at Andersonville, GA
He was listed as:
* POW 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA
Other Information:
Buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA
Gravesite: 10243
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 10/2/1864.
He was buried at:
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #10243)
The memorial stone has B. F. Jay on it, but his service records and Andersonville Records show he should have been George S. Joy, enlisted 29 February 1864, mustered into Company F, 8th Maine Infantry. He was captured on 16 May 1864, Drewry's Bluff, Virginia.
record_id: 19717
Name: JOY, GEORGE S.
Alternate spelling of last name: JORY
Year born: 1843
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: F
Arm: INFANTRY
Regiment number: 8th Maine Infantry
Date captured: 5/16/1864
Location captured: Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
Date of death: 10/3/1864
Cause of death: SCORBUTUS
Fate:
Remarks:
BENJAMIN F. JAY [1]; B. F. JAY [2]; G. F. JORY [3]
George S. Joy
Residence South Berwick ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 9/7/1861 as a Private.
On 9/7/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. ME 8th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 2/29/1864
He died of disease as POW on 10/3/1864 at Andersonville, GA
He was listed as:
* POW 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA
Other Information:
Buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA
Gravesite: 10243
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 10/2/1864.
He was buried at:
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #10243)
record_id: 19717
Name: JOY, GEORGE S.
Alternate spelling of last name: JORY
Year born: 1843
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: F
Arm: INFANTRY
Regiment number: 8th Maine Infantry
Date captured: 5/16/1864
Location captured: Drewry's Bluff, Virginia
Date of death: 10/3/1864
Cause of death: SCORBUTUS
Fate:
Remarks:
BENJAMIN F. JAY [1]; B. F. JAY [2]; G. F. JORY [3]
George S. Joy
Residence South Berwick ME; 18 years old.
Enlisted on 9/7/1861 as a Private.
On 9/7/1861 he mustered into "F" Co. ME 8th Infantry
He Re-enlisted on 2/29/1864
He died of disease as POW on 10/3/1864 at Andersonville, GA
He was listed as:
* POW 5/16/1864 Drewry's Bluff, VA
Other Information:
Buried: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA
Gravesite: 10243
Roll of Honor Information:
Date of Death listed as 10/2/1864.
He was buried at:
Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA (Grave #10243)
Gravesite Details
PVT CO F 8 ME INF
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