Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. D, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Wagon Master, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac
The son of Joseph and Mercy (Shaw) Tinkham.
He was a 21 year-old Shoemaker from Middleboro, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 10, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. D. George was engaged with the Regiment in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown. In June 1862 he was detailed as Wagon Master of the 5th Army Corps, serving in this capacity until he was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment. In Sept. 1864, George was continued in the service in his same capacity as Wagon Master and held this position until discharged from the service in the Spring of 1866.
Following his military service George resided in Middleboro, MA where he was a member of the E.W. Peirce, G.A.R. Post No. 8, joining on March 21, 1891. He applied for an Invalid pension in 1891 and received benefits of $12 per month due to disabilities caused by rheumatism and loss of sight in his left eye.
George, who never married, was admitted to the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, MA on July 3, 1903 due to failing health, including paralysis, and died there five years later.
Private, Co. D, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Wagon Master, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac
The son of Joseph and Mercy (Shaw) Tinkham.
He was a 21 year-old Shoemaker from Middleboro, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 10, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. D. George was engaged with the Regiment in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown. In June 1862 he was detailed as Wagon Master of the 5th Army Corps, serving in this capacity until he was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment. In Sept. 1864, George was continued in the service in his same capacity as Wagon Master and held this position until discharged from the service in the Spring of 1866.
Following his military service George resided in Middleboro, MA where he was a member of the E.W. Peirce, G.A.R. Post No. 8, joining on March 21, 1891. He applied for an Invalid pension in 1891 and received benefits of $12 per month due to disabilities caused by rheumatism and loss of sight in his left eye.
George, who never married, was admitted to the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, MA on July 3, 1903 due to failing health, including paralysis, and died there five years later.
Civil War Veteran
Private, Co. D, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Wagon Master, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac
The son of Joseph and Mercy (Shaw) Tinkham.
He was a 21 year-old Shoemaker from Middleboro, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 10, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. D. George was engaged with the Regiment in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown. In June 1862 he was detailed as Wagon Master of the 5th Army Corps, serving in this capacity until he was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment. In Sept. 1864, George was continued in the service in his same capacity as Wagon Master and held this position until discharged from the service in the Spring of 1866.
Following his military service George resided in Middleboro, MA where he was a member of the E.W. Peirce, G.A.R. Post No. 8, joining on March 21, 1891. He applied for an Invalid pension in 1891 and received benefits of $12 per month due to disabilities caused by rheumatism and loss of sight in his left eye.
George, who never married, was admitted to the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, MA on July 3, 1903 due to failing health, including paralysis, and died there five years later.
Private, Co. D, 18th Massachusetts Infantry
Wagon Master, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac
The son of Joseph and Mercy (Shaw) Tinkham.
He was a 21 year-old Shoemaker from Middleboro, MA, when he enlisted in that town on May 10, 1861 and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 24, 1861 as a Private in Co. D. George was engaged with the Regiment in the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, including the Siege of Yorktown. In June 1862 he was detailed as Wagon Master of the 5th Army Corps, serving in this capacity until he was mustered out of military service on Sept. 2, 1864 at the expiration of his three year enlistment. In Sept. 1864, George was continued in the service in his same capacity as Wagon Master and held this position until discharged from the service in the Spring of 1866.
Following his military service George resided in Middleboro, MA where he was a member of the E.W. Peirce, G.A.R. Post No. 8, joining on March 21, 1891. He applied for an Invalid pension in 1891 and received benefits of $12 per month due to disabilities caused by rheumatism and loss of sight in his left eye.
George, who never married, was admitted to the Soldier's Home in Chelsea, MA on July 3, 1903 due to failing health, including paralysis, and died there five years later.
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