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|Additional Remarks: Original enlistment at the age of 18.<ref name="Ancestry"/> " In the Peninsular Campaign under General B. McClellan was in the [[Seven days Battles]] was commander? in the Battle of [[Malvern Hill]] and afterward discharged for disability. Still in service in 18th NY Cav.___?"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He received gunshot wounds to his right leg and right hip for which he was still suffering in 1890.<ref name="1890 Veterans Schedule">1890 Veterans Schedule City of Albany, Albany, NY</ref> | |Additional Remarks: Original enlistment at the age of 18.<ref name="Ancestry"/> " In the Peninsular Campaign under General B. McClellan was in the [[Seven days Battles]] was commander? in the Battle of [[Malvern Hill]] and afterward discharged for disability. Still in service in 18th NY Cav.___?"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He received gunshot wounds to his right leg and right hip for which he was still suffering in 1890.<ref name="1890 Veterans Schedule">1890 Veterans Schedule City of Albany, Albany, NY</ref> | ||
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===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War | ===[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]=== | ||
===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900=== | ===Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900=== | ||
HOLMES GEORGE M Age 18 years Enlisted at Albany to serve three years and mustered in as private Co G September 2o 1861 wounded and captured in action July 1 1862 at Malvern Hill Va paroled no date discharged for disability October 27 1862 at Philadelphia Pa | HOLMES GEORGE M Age 18 years Enlisted at Albany to serve three years and mustered in as private Co G September 2o 1861 wounded and captured in action July 1 1862 at Malvern Hill Va paroled no date discharged for disability October 27 1862 at Philadelphia Pa | ||
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Birth
George Holmes was born in Preston Hollow, NY on April 10, 1843, a son of Phineas Holmes and Mariah Winans
Marriage & Children
He married Margaret _____ at about 1870 and had the following known children born in Albany, NY:
- Laura A. Holmes
- Jessie E. Holmes
- George Holmes
- Charles Holmes
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Preston Hollow[1] |
| Place of Birth: | Preston Hollow, NY[1] |
| Date of Birth: | 10 April 1843[1] |
| Names of Parents: | Phineas (Holmes) and Mariah Winans[1] |
| Marital Status: | Single[1] |
| Occupation: | Furnace man[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Bounty Received: | None[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 25 Sep 1861[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 44th Infantry[2] |
| Company: | Company G |
| Wounded in Action and captured on: | 1 July 1862 [3] |
| Captured at: | Malvern Hill, VA [3] |
| Paroled: | Date not given [3] |
| Discharged for Disability on: | 27 Oct 1862 [2] |
| Muster Out Place: | Philadelphia, PA[2] |
| Reenlistment Date: | 5 Sep 1863[3] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 18th Cavalry [3] |
| Company: | Company G [3] |
| Promotion Date: | 13 Oct 1863 [3] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant [3] |
| Promotion Date: | 22 Nov 1865 [3] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Commissary Sergeant [3] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 Mar 1866 [3] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant Major [3] |
| Muster Out Date: | 31 May 1866 [3] |
| Muster Out Place: | Victoria, TX [3] |
| Additional Remarks: Original enlistment at the age of 18.[2] " In the Peninsular Campaign under General B. McClellan was in the Seven days Battles was commander? in the Battle of Malvern Hill and afterward discharged for disability. Still in service in 18th NY Cav.___?"[1] He received gunshot wounds to his right leg and right hip for which he was still suffering in 1890.[4]
Born Preston Hollow, NY April 10, 1843, Age 19, Single, Farmer Furnace man, Gray eyes, Light hair, Fair complexion, 5'8" tall.[5] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1894;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
George died on October 26, 1918 at Bath, NY.[6] His widow, Margaret, received his pension on November 4, 1919
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Appears on the 1890 Veterans census for the City of Albany.
Additional Media
Civil War Pension Index
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900
HOLMES GEORGE M Age 18 years Enlisted at Albany to serve three years and mustered in as private Co G September 2o 1861 wounded and captured in action July 1 1862 at Malvern Hill Va paroled no date discharged for disability October 27 1862 at Philadelphia Pa
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ 1890 Veterans Schedule City of Albany, Albany, NY
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
