George M. Humphrey

George M. Humphrey was a 1st Lieutenant in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company H

Antebellum

• Born in 1841 in New York

War Career

• Enlisted in the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry / Company H on April 24, 1861
• Wounded at the Battle of (I) Bull Run
• Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on June 11, 1862
• Promoted to 1st Lieutenant on August 29, 1862
• Mustered Out on June 29, 1864 when term expired

Postwar Career

• Died on November 17, 1894 in Pawnee City, Pawnee County, Nebraska
• Buried Pawnee City Cemetery - Grave: Lot-4, Section: Hazel Hill, Grave-3

Family

• PARENTS
  • Father Jeffrey Humphrey - Born in 1816 in Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut. Died

after 1883 in Hardin, Iowa

• • Mother Harriet Lee - Born in 1819 in Bainbridge, New York. Died after 1870 in Hardin, Iowa
  • Married in 1839 in Bainbridge, New York
• Further genealogical information available HERE

Sources

• Wisconsin. Adjutant-General's Office. Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865. Volume 1. (Madison, 1886). (Page 367)
• 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Genealogy - George M. Humphrey