Person:George Foote (16)

Name	George W. Foote
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	11 Jun 1842	Fitchville, Huron, Ohio, United States
Military^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]	1861	Ohio, United StatesCivil War, Corporal, Company E, Regiment 55, Infantry, Ohio
Marriage	1863	to Philena Johnson
Marriage	21 Mar 1869	New London, Huron, Ohio, United Statesto Elizabeth Eckelberry
Death^[1]^[2]	4 Apr 1897	Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Griffin, Paula Porter. Our Porter Family Bicentennial Tour. (New London, Huron, Ohio, United States: Paula Porter Griffin, August 21, 1976)
pages 10, 13, 50.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Foote, Abram William. Foote Family: Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote, of Wethersfield, Conn., and his Descendants; Also a Partial Record of Descendants of Pasco Foote of Salem, Mass., Richard Foote of Stafford County, Va., and John Foote of New York City. (Rutland, Vermont: Marble City Press, 1907-1932)
pages 283, 284, 422.
↑ National Archives: Civil War Enlistment Papers.

From records at the National Archives: Enlistment Papers - George W. Foote was 19 years old on October 1, 1861, 6 ft. 2 inches, light complexion, grey eyes, and brown hair. Discharge Papers - Discharged July 9, 1863 because of wounds suffered at Chancillorsville, Virginia , May 2, 1863. He was a Corporal, Company E, Regiment 55, Infantry, Ohio. His right arm almost useless condition - also total blindness in left eye. Certificate of Death - Age 54 years, 9 months, 24 days, died 85 Howell St., 4th Ward, Hillsdale, Michigan. Cause of death: Lencocy (?) thermia. Also see text of the letter from George to his brother, Ira.
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