Person:George Shoffner (9)

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George Shoffner
b.Abt 1843 North Carolina
d.15 Mar 1865 Civil War - Elmira POW Prison, Elmira, New York
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Emily ShoffnerAbt 1839 -
  2. Michael Morgan Shoffner1841 -
  3. George ShoffnerAbt 1843 - 1865
  4. William A ShoffnerAbt 1846 -
  5. Louisa Jane ShoffnerAbt 1849 -
  6. Martine T Shoffner1853 - 1929
  7. Duncan Monroe Shoffner1855 - 1946
  8. Martha Alice Shoffner1860 - 1927
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Name George Shoffner
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1843 North Carolina
Death? 15 Mar 1865 Civil War - Elmira POW Prison, Elmira, New York

[Alamance County_Feb 2006_backup.FTW]

CIVIL WAR: Residence Alamance County NC; a 19 year-old Farmer.

Enlisted on 3/5/1862 at Alamance County, NC as a Private.

On 4/30/1862 he mustered into "F" Co. NC 53rd Infantry He died a POW on 3/15/1865 at Elmira, NY 

(Died of "variola")


He was listed as:

  • Absent 11/30/1862 Drewry's Bluff, VA (Estimated day)
  • Returned 1/30/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
  • Absent 9/30/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
  • Returned 11/30/1863 (place not stated) (Estimated day)
  • Wounded 5/19/1864 Spotsylvania Court House, VA
  • Hospitalized 5/26/1864 Washington, DC
  • Confined 7/26/1864 Washington, DC
  • Transferred 8/12/1864 Elmira, NY


Other Information: born in Alamance County, NC


Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.: 

- North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

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