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Corporal George W. Whitford
1838 - 1862 (24 years)
Generation: 1
1. Corporal George W. Whitford was born in 1838 in Angelica, Allegany County, New York; died on 10 Dec 1862 in Fairfax Court House, Fairfax County, Virginia; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: 01 Nov 1861, Friendship, Allegany County, New York; American Civil War (North) Enlisted as a Corporal on 1 November 1861 at the age of 23. Enlisted in Company D, 85th Infantry Regiment New York on 7 Nov 1861. Promoted to Full Privateate (Reduced to ranks) on 1 Jan 1862. Received a disability discharge from Company D, 85th Infantry Regiment New York on 25 Apr 1862 at Washington, DC. He enlisted again the same day his brother, William, in the same company: Enlisted as a Private on 18 August 1862 at the age of 24. Enlisted in Company E, 136th Infantry Regiment New York on 25 Sep 1862. Died of disease Company E, 136th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Dec 1862 at Fairfax Court House, VA.
George married Pamelia Jane Lane on 16 Oct 1861 in West Almond, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]