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George Washington Lewis

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George Washington Lewis

Birth
Wood County, Ohio, USA
Death
6 Jun 1917 (aged 77)
Bloomingdale, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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George Washington Lewis served in the Union Army in the Civil War in the 12th Infantry, Company F, Michigan. He enlisted 22 Nov 1861 at the age of 21 and served until 15 Feb 1866 when he mustered out.

The 12th was engaged with the enemy at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 6, 7, 1862; Iuka, Miss., September 19, 1862; Metamora, Tenn., October 5, 1862; Middleburg, Tenn., December 24, 1862; Mechanicsville, Miss., June 4, 1863; siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June and July, 1863; siege of Little Rock, Ark., August and September, 1863; Clarendon, Ark., June 26, 1864; Gregory's Landing, September 4, 1864.

He married Almeda Phillinda Stevens May 26, 1866 at Mattawan, Michigan and they had five children together. she died in 1879, when she was 34 years old. He then married Sarah "Sadie" Rosannah Campbell on October 30, 1880, at Cheshire Center, Michigan, and they had one daughter together. He died on June 6, 1917, in Bloomingdale, Michigan, having lived a long life of 77 years, and was buried in Gobles, Michigan.
Cenotaph here
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George Washington Lewis served in the Union Army in the Civil War in the 12th Infantry, Company F, Michigan. He enlisted 22 Nov 1861 at the age of 21 and served until 15 Feb 1866 when he mustered out.

The 12th was engaged with the enemy at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 6, 7, 1862; Iuka, Miss., September 19, 1862; Metamora, Tenn., October 5, 1862; Middleburg, Tenn., December 24, 1862; Mechanicsville, Miss., June 4, 1863; siege of Vicksburg, Miss., June and July, 1863; siege of Little Rock, Ark., August and September, 1863; Clarendon, Ark., June 26, 1864; Gregory's Landing, September 4, 1864.

He married Almeda Phillinda Stevens May 26, 1866 at Mattawan, Michigan and they had five children together. she died in 1879, when she was 34 years old. He then married Sarah "Sadie" Rosannah Campbell on October 30, 1880, at Cheshire Center, Michigan, and they had one daughter together. He died on June 6, 1917, in Bloomingdale, Michigan, having lived a long life of 77 years, and was buried in Gobles, Michigan.


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