Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a building mover, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
He was wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2 and died July 5. George was first buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm. Later he was reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
George's younger brother, Orlando P. Boss, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor.
George was included in a cenotaph at the family plot in at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
∼Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss. He was enumerated in the household of his mother in the 1850 US Federal Census in at Fitchburg, MA.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a mechanic, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years old.
He died on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was 22 years old.
In A Vast Sea of Misery:A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863-November 20, 1863, by Gregory A. Coco, 1988, Thomas Publications, the following is found:
Pvt. George L. Bass (sic), Company B, wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2, died July 5, buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm, reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
Between 1861 - 1864 Orlando Phidelio Boss, his brother, served in the 25th MVI and was a Medal of Honor man - "rescued his Lieutenant who was lying mortally wounded between the lines; this under a heavy fire of the enemy."
On 12 Mar 1897 Catherine L. Stockwell received a mother's pension in Massachusetts based on George's service.
On 29 Dec 1931 his brother, Orlando Phidelio Boss, died at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 88 as noted in the "Springfield Republican," - "Orlando P. Boss, 88, a past commander of Edwin B. Sumner post of the G. A. R., died at Burbank hospital this morning. He enlisted in Co. F, of the 25th Massachusetts infantry volunteers. He held a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 8, 1864."
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a building mover, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
He was wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2 and died July 5. George was first buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm. Later he was reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
George's younger brother, Orlando P. Boss, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor.
George was included in a cenotaph at the family plot in at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
∼Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss. He was enumerated in the household of his mother in the 1850 US Federal Census in at Fitchburg, MA.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a mechanic, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years old.
He died on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was 22 years old.
In A Vast Sea of Misery:A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863-November 20, 1863, by Gregory A. Coco, 1988, Thomas Publications, the following is found:
Pvt. George L. Bass (sic), Company B, wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2, died July 5, buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm, reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
Between 1861 - 1864 Orlando Phidelio Boss, his brother, served in the 25th MVI and was a Medal of Honor man - "rescued his Lieutenant who was lying mortally wounded between the lines; this under a heavy fire of the enemy."
On 12 Mar 1897 Catherine L. Stockwell received a mother's pension in Massachusetts based on George's service.
On 29 Dec 1931 his brother, Orlando Phidelio Boss, died at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 88 as noted in the "Springfield Republican," - "Orlando P. Boss, 88, a past commander of Edwin B. Sumner post of the G. A. R., died at Burbank hospital this morning. He enlisted in Co. F, of the 25th Massachusetts infantry volunteers. He held a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 8, 1864."
Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a building mover, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
He was wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2 and died July 5. George was first buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm. Later he was reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
George's younger brother, Orlando P. Boss, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor.
George was included in a cenotaph at the family plot in at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
∼Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss. He was enumerated in the household of his mother in the 1850 US Federal Census in at Fitchburg, MA.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a mechanic, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years old.
He died on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was 22 years old.
In A Vast Sea of Misery:A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863-November 20, 1863, by Gregory A. Coco, 1988, Thomas Publications, the following is found:
Pvt. George L. Bass (sic), Company B, wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2, died July 5, buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm, reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
Between 1861 - 1864 Orlando Phidelio Boss, his brother, served in the 25th MVI and was a Medal of Honor man - "rescued his Lieutenant who was lying mortally wounded between the lines; this under a heavy fire of the enemy."
On 12 Mar 1897 Catherine L. Stockwell received a mother's pension in Massachusetts based on George's service.
On 29 Dec 1931 his brother, Orlando Phidelio Boss, died at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 88 as noted in the "Springfield Republican," - "Orlando P. Boss, 88, a past commander of Edwin B. Sumner post of the G. A. R., died at Burbank hospital this morning. He enlisted in Co. F, of the 25th Massachusetts infantry volunteers. He held a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 8, 1864."
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a building mover, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
He died at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
He was wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2 and died July 5. George was first buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm. Later he was reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
George's younger brother, Orlando P. Boss, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Cold Harbor.
George was included in a cenotaph at the family plot in at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Fitchburg, Massachusetts.
∼Son of George H. and Catherine L. (Stockwell) Boss. He was enumerated in the household of his mother in the 1850 US Federal Census in at Fitchburg, MA.
On 12 Jul 1861 George, a mechanic, mustered into service with the 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, being credited to the quota of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts. He was 20 years old.
He died on 2 Jul 1863 at The Battle of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was 22 years old.
In A Vast Sea of Misery:A History and Guide to the Union and Confederate Field Hospitals at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863-November 20, 1863, by Gregory A. Coco, 1988, Thomas Publications, the following is found:
Pvt. George L. Bass (sic), Company B, wounded in the hip by a shell on July 2, died July 5, buried on the Schwartz Farm on Rock Creek opposite the George Bushman Farm, reinterred in D-10 of the Massachusetts plot, age 19.
Between 1861 - 1864 Orlando Phidelio Boss, his brother, served in the 25th MVI and was a Medal of Honor man - "rescued his Lieutenant who was lying mortally wounded between the lines; this under a heavy fire of the enemy."
On 12 Mar 1897 Catherine L. Stockwell received a mother's pension in Massachusetts based on George's service.
On 29 Dec 1931 his brother, Orlando Phidelio Boss, died at Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 88 as noted in the "Springfield Republican," - "Orlando P. Boss, 88, a past commander of Edwin B. Sumner post of the G. A. R., died at Burbank hospital this morning. He enlisted in Co. F, of the 25th Massachusetts infantry volunteers. He held a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 8, 1864."
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GEORGE L. BOSS.
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