PVT US ARMY
George was born in St. Louis. I don't know where Anna was born. They were married in Dubuque on September 5, 1872. They had three children: George Henry Hess Jr. (07/14/1873- ), Anna Hess (04/07/1877-12/23/1877), and Fred Edward Hess (10/21/1880).
When George enlisted on August 12, 1862, he was described as being 5' 3" tall with grey eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion. He was enrolled as a musician, but gave his pre-enlistment occupation as "clerk," something that was quickly put to use. He was immediately designated as the Company Clerk and, at various times he also served as Clerk for regiment, his brigade, and his division. On May 17, 1863 the regiment assaulted entrenched Confederates at the Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi. George was severely wounded in the left hip and was transported to Memphis where he was admitted to the Jackson U.S.A. General Hospital on June 1, 1863. After his release, he continued working as a clerk until his Captain, who was then working as the Chief of the "Detective Police" in Memphis, asked that George be assigned to assist him. On December 20, 1864 it was ordered that George be detached from his regiment and join his Captain. He was still in Memphis when, on June 6, 1865, he was mustered out.
While George's military records were comprehensive, his pension records were not. Either documents are missing from his file or the Archives just neglected to copy everything. After his discharge, George and Anna initially lived in Dubuque, but in 1897 he was living in Nebraska and by 1912 they were in Dallas, Texas. That's where they were living when Anna died and I was surprised when I saw that she was buried at Jefferson Barracks.
After Anna's death, George moved to California where he lived in the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, known colloquially as the Old Solder's Home, where he died. As with Anna, I was surprised to see that he was buried at Jefferson Barracks, not far from his St. Louis birth eighty-three years earlier.
George was born in St. Louis. I don't know where Anna was born. They were married in Dubuque on September 5, 1872. They had three children: George Henry Hess Jr. (07/14/1873- ), Anna Hess (04/07/1877-12/23/1877), and Fred Edward Hess (10/21/1880).
When George enlisted on August 12, 1862, he was described as being 5' 3" tall with grey eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion. He was enrolled as a musician, but gave his pre-enlistment occupation as "clerk," something that was quickly put to use. He was immediately designated as the Company Clerk and, at various times he also served as Clerk for regiment, his brigade, and his division. On May 17, 1863 the regiment assaulted entrenched Confederates at the Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi. George was severely wounded in the left hip and was transported to Memphis where he was admitted to the Jackson U.S.A. General Hospital on June 1, 1863. After his release, he continued working as a clerk until his Captain, who was then working as the Chief of the "Detective Police" in Memphis, asked that George be assigned to assist him. On December 20, 1864 it was ordered that George be detached from his regiment and join his Captain. He was still in Memphis when, on June 6, 1865, he was mustered out.
While George's military records were comprehensive, his pension records were not. Either documents are missing from his file or the Archives just neglected to copy everything. After his discharge, George and Anna initially lived in Dubuque, but in 1897 he was living in Nebraska and by 1912 they were in Dallas, Texas. That's where they were living when Anna died and I was surprised when I saw that she was buried at Jefferson Barracks.
After Anna's death, George moved to California where he lived in the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, known colloquially as the Old Solder's Home, where he died. As with Anna, I was surprised to see that he was buried at Jefferson Barracks, not far from his St. Louis birth eighty-three years earlier.
PVT US ARMY
George was born in St. Louis. I don't know where Anna was born. They were married in Dubuque on September 5, 1872. They had three children: George Henry Hess Jr. (07/14/1873- ), Anna Hess (04/07/1877-12/23/1877), and Fred Edward Hess (10/21/1880).
When George enlisted on August 12, 1862, he was described as being 5' 3" tall with grey eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion. He was enrolled as a musician, but gave his pre-enlistment occupation as "clerk," something that was quickly put to use. He was immediately designated as the Company Clerk and, at various times he also served as Clerk for regiment, his brigade, and his division. On May 17, 1863 the regiment assaulted entrenched Confederates at the Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi. George was severely wounded in the left hip and was transported to Memphis where he was admitted to the Jackson U.S.A. General Hospital on June 1, 1863. After his release, he continued working as a clerk until his Captain, who was then working as the Chief of the "Detective Police" in Memphis, asked that George be assigned to assist him. On December 20, 1864 it was ordered that George be detached from his regiment and join his Captain. He was still in Memphis when, on June 6, 1865, he was mustered out.
While George's military records were comprehensive, his pension records were not. Either documents are missing from his file or the Archives just neglected to copy everything. After his discharge, George and Anna initially lived in Dubuque, but in 1897 he was living in Nebraska and by 1912 they were in Dallas, Texas. That's where they were living when Anna died and I was surprised when I saw that she was buried at Jefferson Barracks.
After Anna's death, George moved to California where he lived in the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, known colloquially as the Old Solder's Home, where he died. As with Anna, I was surprised to see that he was buried at Jefferson Barracks, not far from his St. Louis birth eighty-three years earlier.
George was born in St. Louis. I don't know where Anna was born. They were married in Dubuque on September 5, 1872. They had three children: George Henry Hess Jr. (07/14/1873- ), Anna Hess (04/07/1877-12/23/1877), and Fred Edward Hess (10/21/1880).
When George enlisted on August 12, 1862, he was described as being 5' 3" tall with grey eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion. He was enrolled as a musician, but gave his pre-enlistment occupation as "clerk," something that was quickly put to use. He was immediately designated as the Company Clerk and, at various times he also served as Clerk for regiment, his brigade, and his division. On May 17, 1863 the regiment assaulted entrenched Confederates at the Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi. George was severely wounded in the left hip and was transported to Memphis where he was admitted to the Jackson U.S.A. General Hospital on June 1, 1863. After his release, he continued working as a clerk until his Captain, who was then working as the Chief of the "Detective Police" in Memphis, asked that George be assigned to assist him. On December 20, 1864 it was ordered that George be detached from his regiment and join his Captain. He was still in Memphis when, on June 6, 1865, he was mustered out.
While George's military records were comprehensive, his pension records were not. Either documents are missing from his file or the Archives just neglected to copy everything. After his discharge, George and Anna initially lived in Dubuque, but in 1897 he was living in Nebraska and by 1912 they were in Dallas, Texas. That's where they were living when Anna died and I was surprised when I saw that she was buried at Jefferson Barracks.
After Anna's death, George moved to California where he lived in the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer soldiers, known colloquially as the Old Solder's Home, where he died. As with Anna, I was surprised to see that he was buried at Jefferson Barracks, not far from his St. Louis birth eighty-three years earlier.
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