George D. Hunter
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge D. Hunter was a private in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company B.
Antebellum
- Enlisted from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
War Career
- February 23, 1864 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company B
- ? - Mustered into federal service (unit already in service)
Death and Burial
- May 21, 1864 - Killed in action at the
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia[1]
Family
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Notes
- ↑ RWV (1) 0382 lists him as having joined the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry - Independent Battalion / Company B and transferring to the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company H with the note "See Co. B, 2nd Wisconsin Infantry." However RWV (1) 0351 lists him as having been killed at Spotsylvania, as does WLCW 0008. RWV (1) 0526 lists him as having transferred to the 6th Infantry and being absent at the muster out of the regiment. Final status here has been left KIA, but is still unclear
Sources
- Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 8)
- Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 351, 382, 526)
Categories:
- Wisconsin Soldiers
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry
- Soldiers from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Soldiers from La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Enlisted
- Union Enlisted on 1864.02.23
- Wisconsin Enlisted on 1864.02.23
- Wisconsin Killed
- Union Killed on 1864.05.21 (Spotsylvania, VA)
- Wisconsin Killed on 1864.05.21 (Spotsylvania, VA)
- 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Killed on 1864.05.21 (Spotsylvania, VA)
- Source: RWV (1) 0351
- Source: RWV (1) 0382
- Source: RWV (1) 0526
- Source: WLCW 0008
