Person:George Renfrew (1)

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George Renfrew
b.8 Aug 1842
d.3 Jun 1863
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m. 5 Aug 1838
  1. George Renfrew1842 - 1863
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Name George Renfrew
Gender Male
Birth[5] 8 Aug 1842
Military[3][6] 2 Dec 1861 Enlisted
Military[1] 18 Feb 1862 Enlisted Co D, 8th Vermont Infantry
Residence[2] 1863 Topsham, Orange, Vermont, United Statesfarmer, in service
Military[3] 3 Jun 1863 Mustered upon death
Death[4] 3 Jun 1863 killed at Port Hudson
References
  1. ↑ George Renfrew, in Historical Data Systems. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database online]. (Ancestry.com , 2009).

    Residence: Topsham, Vermont, Enlistment Date: 12 Feb 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private
    State Served: Vermont Survived the War?: No
    Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Vermont 8th Infantry Regiment on 18 Feb 1862. Mustered out on 03 Jun 1863.

  2. ↑ George N Renfrew, in United States. Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. (Online database: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).

    Topsham, Renfrew, George N farmer, in US Service

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Company D, in Carpenter, Geo. N. History of the Eighth Regiment Vermont Volunteers, 1861-1865. (Boston: Press of Deland & Barta, 1886)
    p. 297.

    Renfrew, George, res. Topsham, age 19, enlisted Dec. 2, 1861, discharged 3 Jun 1863

  4. ↑ Vermont. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office. Report of the Adjutant and Inspector General of the State of Vermont, from October 1, 1863 to October 1, 1864. (Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, c1991).

    Renfrew, George, 19, Enlisted Dec 2 61, mustered Feb. 18, 1862, killed at Port Hudson, June 3 63.

  5. ↑ Wells, Frederic P. (Frederic Palmer). History of Newbury, Vermont: from the discovery of the Coös Country to present time, with genealogical records of many families. (St. Johnsbury, Vermont: Caledonian Company, 1902)
    p. 673.
  6. ↑ Civil War Soldiers Records and Profiles has George enlisted 12 Feb 1861 and not mustered in until a year later (18 Feb 1862), this must be an error. Th History of the Eighth Vermont Regiment provides the date 2 Dec. 1861, which provides a more plausible timeline.
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