In an application to the Veterans Administration, 23 May 1866, George Winfield Walker, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY, stated that he had been a corporal in Captain Simon P. Webster's Company (Company K), 8th NY Heavy Artillery (commanded by Col. J. B. Baker). He had enrolled 11 Aug 1862, Clarendon, NY; enlisted 14 Aug 1862, Lockport, NY for a period of 3 years. He was discharged 5 Jun 1864 at Munson Hill, VA (also listed as Bailey Cross Road, VA). At the time of his enlistment, he described himself as being 19 years of age, 5'8" in height, complexion dark, eyes grey, hair black, born Hamlin, NY with an occupation of a farmer. He had enlisted as a private but was promoted to corporal, 1 Feb 1864.
In the medical records of George Winfield Walker, the following was found:
9 to 15 Oct 1862, rubella; 16 to 19 Dec 1863 fib. Intern quot; 19 May 1864, wounded, shoulder (at battle) on the skirmish line near Spotsylvania, VA; 15 to 22 May 1864, wounded arm head humorous into maxillary); 20 May 1864, diarrhea; 3-11 Jun 1864, GSW back, 7 Jun to 1 Jul 1864, gunshot fracture of vertebrae without lesion of spinal cord, Battle of Coal (sic—should be Cold) Harbor, furlou8ghed 1 Jul 1864, 60 days. He is reported deserted 31 Dec 1864, 6 Sept 1864 to 14 Feb 1865. Also at the end of the report it remarks "encysted ball". The report is later correction to state he was wounded 3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. He is reported returned to duty 14 Feb 1865, and discharged as stated above. George W. Walker died as a result of the bullet in his back on 5 Jan 1870. According to his cousin, Miss Lucretia Ireland, in 1972, George was riding a reaper, and the bullet dislodged, and this killed him. She did state that the bullet was removed by a well known physician of Brockport, a Dr. Mann.
When he returned from the war, he married Jennie E. Griffith who became a widow on 5 Jan 1870. Jennie E. Griffith Ireland went on to marry a non-veteran, Place. In a document marked Civil War Division, Wid. Orig. 1087307, Jennie Place, now a widow again, was a claimant for a pension based on the service of George W. Walker. She was duly sworn on oath stating she was the daughter of John (B. 2 Feb 1808 Jordan, NY) and Klarrissa ( ) (b, 26 Apr 1818 MA) Griffith; b. 2 Jul 1845, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY. She stated that she married George W. Walker, 20 Mar 1869, Baptist Church, Hamlin, NY by the Rev. S.W. Schoonover, He had served in the Civil War because she had seen his certificate of discharge, lived with George as his wife up to the date of his death, and that he was attended by Dr. William Mann of Brockport, NY. Her brother, Jalett Griffith, resident of Toledo, OH affiant she was never divorced from the said George W. Walker. After George died, she remarried 24 Dec 1876 to John W. Place in Lockport, NY, and lived with him up until the death of John W. Place, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on 17 Dec 1906. She was presently residing with her daughter in Milwaukee. Because there were no birth certificates in NY State, she had difficulty proving her birth. She could not find any papers bearing the signature of George W. Walker; however, she had a page of a diary kept by the George W. Walker showing his handwriting.
Based on the report of Dr. William Mann in removing the bullet, Mrs. Place finally won a pension, WC 843-461. She was living at 509 E. Jefferson Street, Tipton, IN when she died 26 Nov 1928. At that time she was receiving $40.00 per month.
Corporal George Winfield Walker's possession remained in Hamlin with two maiden aunts, Elenor L and Mariette E. Walker. With their deaths in the late 1920s, all of George's possessions were transferred to Nettie and Lucretia Ireland, Amity Street, Spencerport, NY, and stored upstairs in a carriage barn. Many pictures of George in uniform, books, his military training manual and canteen, and his Civil War blouse were rediscovered in 1972 when the carriage barn was cleaned. The blouse (coat) was not worn at the battle, but it did have a large moth hole in the back. It was wool dyed blue with the red stripes on the sleeve indicating artillery. Otherwise the coat is in good shape as of 2008 and will be donated to the Civil War museum in Richmond, VA at a later date. Miss Lucretia Ireland went to search out the fateful bullet when she presented to me. I completed trusted this woman's word, and that is all there is to proving the bullet existed.
Further References:
The 8th New York Heavy Artillery in Baltimore 1862-1864, Kathryn W. Lerch, 711 East 58th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220-2601. Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 92, (Spring 1997)
Full Measure of Devotion: The Eighth New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Part I and Part II by Wilbur Russell Dunn, Morris Publishing, NE Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-94750
In the medical records of George Winfield Walker, the following was found:
9 to 15 Oct 1862, rubella; 16 to 19 Dec 1863 fib. Intern quot; 19 May 1864, wounded, shoulder (at battle) on the skirmish line near Spotsylvania, VA; 15 to 22 May 1864, wounded arm head humorous into maxillary); 20 May 1864, diarrhea; 3-11 Jun 1864, GSW back, 7 Jun to 1 Jul 1864, gunshot fracture of vertebrae without lesion of spinal cord, Battle of Coal (sic—should be Cold) Harbor, furlou8ghed 1 Jul 1864, 60 days. He is reported deserted 31 Dec 1864, 6 Sept 1864 to 14 Feb 1865. Also at the end of the report it remarks "encysted ball". The report is later correction to state he was wounded 3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. He is reported returned to duty 14 Feb 1865, and discharged as stated above. George W. Walker died as a result of the bullet in his back on 5 Jan 1870. According to his cousin, Miss Lucretia Ireland, in 1972, George was riding a reaper, and the bullet dislodged, and this killed him. She did state that the bullet was removed by a well known physician of Brockport, a Dr. Mann.
When he returned from the war, he married Jennie E. Griffith who became a widow on 5 Jan 1870. Jennie E. Griffith Ireland went on to marry a non-veteran, Place. In a document marked Civil War Division, Wid. Orig. 1087307, Jennie Place, now a widow again, was a claimant for a pension based on the service of George W. Walker. She was duly sworn on oath stating she was the daughter of John (B. 2 Feb 1808 Jordan, NY) and Klarrissa ( ) (b, 26 Apr 1818 MA) Griffith; b. 2 Jul 1845, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY. She stated that she married George W. Walker, 20 Mar 1869, Baptist Church, Hamlin, NY by the Rev. S.W. Schoonover, He had served in the Civil War because she had seen his certificate of discharge, lived with George as his wife up to the date of his death, and that he was attended by Dr. William Mann of Brockport, NY. Her brother, Jalett Griffith, resident of Toledo, OH affiant she was never divorced from the said George W. Walker. After George died, she remarried 24 Dec 1876 to John W. Place in Lockport, NY, and lived with him up until the death of John W. Place, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on 17 Dec 1906. She was presently residing with her daughter in Milwaukee. Because there were no birth certificates in NY State, she had difficulty proving her birth. She could not find any papers bearing the signature of George W. Walker; however, she had a page of a diary kept by the George W. Walker showing his handwriting.
Based on the report of Dr. William Mann in removing the bullet, Mrs. Place finally won a pension, WC 843-461. She was living at 509 E. Jefferson Street, Tipton, IN when she died 26 Nov 1928. At that time she was receiving $40.00 per month.
Corporal George Winfield Walker's possession remained in Hamlin with two maiden aunts, Elenor L and Mariette E. Walker. With their deaths in the late 1920s, all of George's possessions were transferred to Nettie and Lucretia Ireland, Amity Street, Spencerport, NY, and stored upstairs in a carriage barn. Many pictures of George in uniform, books, his military training manual and canteen, and his Civil War blouse were rediscovered in 1972 when the carriage barn was cleaned. The blouse (coat) was not worn at the battle, but it did have a large moth hole in the back. It was wool dyed blue with the red stripes on the sleeve indicating artillery. Otherwise the coat is in good shape as of 2008 and will be donated to the Civil War museum in Richmond, VA at a later date. Miss Lucretia Ireland went to search out the fateful bullet when she presented to me. I completed trusted this woman's word, and that is all there is to proving the bullet existed.
Further References:
The 8th New York Heavy Artillery in Baltimore 1862-1864, Kathryn W. Lerch, 711 East 58th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220-2601. Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 92, (Spring 1997)
Full Measure of Devotion: The Eighth New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Part I and Part II by Wilbur Russell Dunn, Morris Publishing, NE Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-94750
In an application to the Veterans Administration, 23 May 1866, George Winfield Walker, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY, stated that he had been a corporal in Captain Simon P. Webster's Company (Company K), 8th NY Heavy Artillery (commanded by Col. J. B. Baker). He had enrolled 11 Aug 1862, Clarendon, NY; enlisted 14 Aug 1862, Lockport, NY for a period of 3 years. He was discharged 5 Jun 1864 at Munson Hill, VA (also listed as Bailey Cross Road, VA). At the time of his enlistment, he described himself as being 19 years of age, 5'8" in height, complexion dark, eyes grey, hair black, born Hamlin, NY with an occupation of a farmer. He had enlisted as a private but was promoted to corporal, 1 Feb 1864.
In the medical records of George Winfield Walker, the following was found:
9 to 15 Oct 1862, rubella; 16 to 19 Dec 1863 fib. Intern quot; 19 May 1864, wounded, shoulder (at battle) on the skirmish line near Spotsylvania, VA; 15 to 22 May 1864, wounded arm head humorous into maxillary); 20 May 1864, diarrhea; 3-11 Jun 1864, GSW back, 7 Jun to 1 Jul 1864, gunshot fracture of vertebrae without lesion of spinal cord, Battle of Coal (sic—should be Cold) Harbor, furlou8ghed 1 Jul 1864, 60 days. He is reported deserted 31 Dec 1864, 6 Sept 1864 to 14 Feb 1865. Also at the end of the report it remarks "encysted ball". The report is later correction to state he was wounded 3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. He is reported returned to duty 14 Feb 1865, and discharged as stated above. George W. Walker died as a result of the bullet in his back on 5 Jan 1870. According to his cousin, Miss Lucretia Ireland, in 1972, George was riding a reaper, and the bullet dislodged, and this killed him. She did state that the bullet was removed by a well known physician of Brockport, a Dr. Mann.
When he returned from the war, he married Jennie E. Griffith who became a widow on 5 Jan 1870. Jennie E. Griffith Ireland went on to marry a non-veteran, Place. In a document marked Civil War Division, Wid. Orig. 1087307, Jennie Place, now a widow again, was a claimant for a pension based on the service of George W. Walker. She was duly sworn on oath stating she was the daughter of John (B. 2 Feb 1808 Jordan, NY) and Klarrissa ( ) (b, 26 Apr 1818 MA) Griffith; b. 2 Jul 1845, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY. She stated that she married George W. Walker, 20 Mar 1869, Baptist Church, Hamlin, NY by the Rev. S.W. Schoonover, He had served in the Civil War because she had seen his certificate of discharge, lived with George as his wife up to the date of his death, and that he was attended by Dr. William Mann of Brockport, NY. Her brother, Jalett Griffith, resident of Toledo, OH affiant she was never divorced from the said George W. Walker. After George died, she remarried 24 Dec 1876 to John W. Place in Lockport, NY, and lived with him up until the death of John W. Place, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on 17 Dec 1906. She was presently residing with her daughter in Milwaukee. Because there were no birth certificates in NY State, she had difficulty proving her birth. She could not find any papers bearing the signature of George W. Walker; however, she had a page of a diary kept by the George W. Walker showing his handwriting.
Based on the report of Dr. William Mann in removing the bullet, Mrs. Place finally won a pension, WC 843-461. She was living at 509 E. Jefferson Street, Tipton, IN when she died 26 Nov 1928. At that time she was receiving $40.00 per month.
Corporal George Winfield Walker's possession remained in Hamlin with two maiden aunts, Elenor L and Mariette E. Walker. With their deaths in the late 1920s, all of George's possessions were transferred to Nettie and Lucretia Ireland, Amity Street, Spencerport, NY, and stored upstairs in a carriage barn. Many pictures of George in uniform, books, his military training manual and canteen, and his Civil War blouse were rediscovered in 1972 when the carriage barn was cleaned. The blouse (coat) was not worn at the battle, but it did have a large moth hole in the back. It was wool dyed blue with the red stripes on the sleeve indicating artillery. Otherwise the coat is in good shape as of 2008 and will be donated to the Civil War museum in Richmond, VA at a later date. Miss Lucretia Ireland went to search out the fateful bullet when she presented to me. I completed trusted this woman's word, and that is all there is to proving the bullet existed.
Further References:
The 8th New York Heavy Artillery in Baltimore 1862-1864, Kathryn W. Lerch, 711 East 58th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220-2601. Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 92, (Spring 1997)
Full Measure of Devotion: The Eighth New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Part I and Part II by Wilbur Russell Dunn, Morris Publishing, NE Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-94750
In the medical records of George Winfield Walker, the following was found:
9 to 15 Oct 1862, rubella; 16 to 19 Dec 1863 fib. Intern quot; 19 May 1864, wounded, shoulder (at battle) on the skirmish line near Spotsylvania, VA; 15 to 22 May 1864, wounded arm head humorous into maxillary); 20 May 1864, diarrhea; 3-11 Jun 1864, GSW back, 7 Jun to 1 Jul 1864, gunshot fracture of vertebrae without lesion of spinal cord, Battle of Coal (sic—should be Cold) Harbor, furlou8ghed 1 Jul 1864, 60 days. He is reported deserted 31 Dec 1864, 6 Sept 1864 to 14 Feb 1865. Also at the end of the report it remarks "encysted ball". The report is later correction to state he was wounded 3 Jun 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. He is reported returned to duty 14 Feb 1865, and discharged as stated above. George W. Walker died as a result of the bullet in his back on 5 Jan 1870. According to his cousin, Miss Lucretia Ireland, in 1972, George was riding a reaper, and the bullet dislodged, and this killed him. She did state that the bullet was removed by a well known physician of Brockport, a Dr. Mann.
When he returned from the war, he married Jennie E. Griffith who became a widow on 5 Jan 1870. Jennie E. Griffith Ireland went on to marry a non-veteran, Place. In a document marked Civil War Division, Wid. Orig. 1087307, Jennie Place, now a widow again, was a claimant for a pension based on the service of George W. Walker. She was duly sworn on oath stating she was the daughter of John (B. 2 Feb 1808 Jordan, NY) and Klarrissa ( ) (b, 26 Apr 1818 MA) Griffith; b. 2 Jul 1845, Hamlin, Monroe County, NY. She stated that she married George W. Walker, 20 Mar 1869, Baptist Church, Hamlin, NY by the Rev. S.W. Schoonover, He had served in the Civil War because she had seen his certificate of discharge, lived with George as his wife up to the date of his death, and that he was attended by Dr. William Mann of Brockport, NY. Her brother, Jalett Griffith, resident of Toledo, OH affiant she was never divorced from the said George W. Walker. After George died, she remarried 24 Dec 1876 to John W. Place in Lockport, NY, and lived with him up until the death of John W. Place, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on 17 Dec 1906. She was presently residing with her daughter in Milwaukee. Because there were no birth certificates in NY State, she had difficulty proving her birth. She could not find any papers bearing the signature of George W. Walker; however, she had a page of a diary kept by the George W. Walker showing his handwriting.
Based on the report of Dr. William Mann in removing the bullet, Mrs. Place finally won a pension, WC 843-461. She was living at 509 E. Jefferson Street, Tipton, IN when she died 26 Nov 1928. At that time she was receiving $40.00 per month.
Corporal George Winfield Walker's possession remained in Hamlin with two maiden aunts, Elenor L and Mariette E. Walker. With their deaths in the late 1920s, all of George's possessions were transferred to Nettie and Lucretia Ireland, Amity Street, Spencerport, NY, and stored upstairs in a carriage barn. Many pictures of George in uniform, books, his military training manual and canteen, and his Civil War blouse were rediscovered in 1972 when the carriage barn was cleaned. The blouse (coat) was not worn at the battle, but it did have a large moth hole in the back. It was wool dyed blue with the red stripes on the sleeve indicating artillery. Otherwise the coat is in good shape as of 2008 and will be donated to the Civil War museum in Richmond, VA at a later date. Miss Lucretia Ireland went to search out the fateful bullet when she presented to me. I completed trusted this woman's word, and that is all there is to proving the bullet existed.
Further References:
The 8th New York Heavy Artillery in Baltimore 1862-1864, Kathryn W. Lerch, 711 East 58th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220-2601. Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 92, (Spring 1997)
Full Measure of Devotion: The Eighth New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery, Part I and Part II by Wilbur Russell Dunn, Morris Publishing, NE Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 97-94750
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