George Arthur Burditt

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 16 Apr 1861, South Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; American Civil War (North) 5th Massachusetts Regt., Co.B "Minute Men" On Sunday, April 21, the 5th entrained for Washington, where on May 1, its members were mustered into the service of the United States. For nearly four weeks it remained in the city of Washington, then on May 25 it was transferred to the Virginia shore, where it remained in camp near Alexandria until it marched toward Bull Run, forming a part of Franklin's brigade, Heintzelman's division, of McDowell's army. It was one of the three Massachusetts regiments engaged in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, where it lost nine killed, two wounded, and twenty-three prisoners. After this engagement the regiment remained in Washington until the latter part of the month when it was sent back to Boston where it was mustered out of the service July 31.

Notes:

In 1880 living in Worcester,MA working in a bootshop

Died:
Heart Failure and Pneumonia

Family/Spouse: Mary B. Currier. Mary (daughter of Horace Currier and Dorcus) was born in 1844 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire; died on 25 Feb 1915 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; was buried in Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Elizabeth V. Harringan on 01 Jul 1885 in Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts. Elizabeth was born in ca 1866 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]