George H. Legate

George H. Legate was a Sergeant Major in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry.

Antebellum

• Born on January 13, 1837 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
• Enlisted from Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin

War Career

• April 22, 1861 - Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company I
• ? - Corporal
• ? - Sergeant
• ? - 1st Sergeant
• April 1, 1863 - Promoted to Sergeant Major

Death and Burial

• July 1, 1863 - Killed in action at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Family

• PARENTS
  • Father Charles F. Legate - Born on October 13, 1802 in Honey Hill, Leominster County, Massachusetts. Died on January 14, 1874 in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
  • Mother Emeline Mary Shepard - Born on January 31, 1807 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died in 1887 in Mineral Point, Iowa County, Wisconsin
  • Married on July 21, 1825 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
• Further genealogical information available HERE

Sources

• Estabrook, Charles E. Wisconsin Losses in the Civil War. (Madison, Wis. Adjutant General's Dept., 1915). (Page 7)
• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Pages 346, 371)
• 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - George H. Legate