Cpl George W Mounts 6th Indiana died at the battle of Chickamauga burial Unknown, was sent to Chattanooga Field Hospital believed to be buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery with several thousand unknown soldiers there from the Civil War. Sad fact that in this letter to his brother,James Scott Mounts, he wished if he died to be buried by the family in Columbus, in Carters Chapel/Carters Cemetery.
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Nashville July 1st /1863
Dear Brother + Sister once more I take up my pen to write a few lines to you to let you no that I am still at the hospital and have been very unwell for the last ten days or too weeks but I feel some better this evening altho I feel very week and feeble. But hope to soon recover my health as I was before I took this last attack of the Diarrhaea, and I fear that I never will be as Stout as I was when I left home near two year ago and should I live to git home again I fear that I can't stand the farming business but it may be that it will agree with me but then I will be for some time that I look as tho I could stand almost anything but let me work tolerable hard for a little while I will git all of a trimble (tremble) and have to lie down and then I am troubled some with what is called the heart Disease which is the most dangerous thing that a purson for he may be as he thinks in good health and start and walk for a short distance and take a spell of it and have to stop still perhaps for but a few minuts and then it will pass off and he may not be bothered with it no more for perhaps a week or ten days or until he gits very warm or a little exasted but I don't want you to say anything about it for it will only cause the relations that much more uneasiness about me and it is better to keep it confined to ourselves. But I thought as there is nothing that I conceal from you I would tell you about how I am and should I ever git worse and be called suddenly away I want you to come and git my remains and have then entered in our old family grave yard (Carters Cemetery) where lies my father Mother Brothers and Sisters that has been called hence and as my disease is very uncertain I thought it best to tell you for it is the same complaint that Jacob Markel (52 in 1860 census) had and you are aware how suddenly he was called away. But I don't want you to give yourself any uneasiness about me as I am in a good place and am well cared for and am surrounded with good friends and don't have very much to do and I am going to stay here as long as I can but I heard that there was to be an examination of all the Hospital men and them that are able for field duty are to be sent immediately to their Regt. ( 6th Indiana Infantry Company C) and those that are not able and are not likely to be soon are to be put in what is called the Invalid Corps. But I can speak for one and that is my determination never to go in to such a place and when they send me away from the hospital they may either send me to my Regt. or to jail which they please for I will never suffer myself to be called an invalid and be on the expense of the government and have it said that I served my time out in the Invalid Corps. But I have already detained you longer this evening than I thought I would when I commenced and will close by saying good night and retire and finish my letter tomorrow.
According to Army records, George did return to his unit on September 18th 1863, and was wounded severely in the leg at the battle of Chickamauga GA. on the 20th of Sept. 1863. He was sent to a field hospital in Chattanooga Tennessee, where he died. According to the history for the National Cemetery at Chattanooga, most or all of the men who died in this battle are buried in the national cemetery there. It is assumed he is buried there with 12,000 other Civil War soldiers in unmarked graves.