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CPL George W. Grandy

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CPL George W. Grandy Veteran

Birth
Charleston, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Death
4 Jul 1863 (aged 25–26)
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Minnesota Plot, Section A, Site 3
Memorial ID
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Civil War Soldier

Private, Co. D, 1st Minnesota Infantry

Enlisted and mustered in, 29 Apr 1861

Re-enlisted, 25 Nov 1861

Promoted to Corporal

Wounded in Action at Gettysburg PA, 2 Jul 1863

Died of Wounds


In a letter to his brother dated April 28, 1862, George wrote: "[W]e soon must face the cannon and some must fall on the Field either dead or wounded, I may be among the lot." George survived that day but fell in battle three months later.


1850 US Census shows born 1837.

1855 New York Census shows born 1837.


Civil War Soldier

Private, Co. D, 1st Minnesota Infantry

Enlisted and mustered in, 29 Apr 1861

Re-enlisted, 25 Nov 1861

Promoted to Corporal

Wounded in Action at Gettysburg PA, 2 Jul 1863

Died of Wounds


In a letter to his brother dated April 28, 1862, George wrote: "[W]e soon must face the cannon and some must fall on the Field either dead or wounded, I may be among the lot." George survived that day but fell in battle three months later.


1850 US Census shows born 1837.

1855 New York Census shows born 1837.




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