Served in the Union Army, 14th New York Heavy Artillery, Company "F".
Date: 1865
Paper: Gouverneur Herald
Published: , St. Lawrence Co. NY
Obituary. Died, in Gouverneur, Oct 17th, 1865, George D. Thayer, third son of Deacon Thomas M. Thayer, aged 23 years. He was a young man of good ability, genial nature, a cordial companion and sympathising friend. Several incidents which ocurred during the two years which he spent in the army deserve special notice. On one occasion as his company had started out on an expedition - having drawn rations for five days, he joined it too late to obtain his portion. The company had no opportunity to obtain supplies for ten days
by this time George was suffering intensely from hunger and weakness. Having offered all of his money -something more than five dollars - for a few 'hard tack', in vain, he improved an opportunity to approach a soldier of another regiment, hoping to obtain a little food from him. His surprise and joy were very great to discover in the strange soldier his own brother Stephen! The recognition was mutual. The two brothers rushed into each others arms. The first salutation was Stephen, I am starving! A few words of a moment and they separate. Strength and hope must soon have failed but for the brother's scanty store which furnished the most grateful repast of a lifetime. He was very much affected on another occasion as cannon ball killed two companions in the trench by his side and barely came short of him. Debility, induced by privations, exposures, and especially by a wound in his left elbow which was badly shattered in an engagement with the enemy paved the way for other complaints - common in the army - which culminated in his death. Though he had disposed of his effects, and told his relatives he expected to die, the blow to them was sudden and severe. In about two weeks after he reached home from Washington, consciousness ended almost instantly in a spasm some twenty four hours before his death. His papers of recommendation show that he was highly esteemed.
Date: 1865
Paper: Gouverneur Herald
Published: , St. Lawrence Co. NY
Obituary. Died, in Gouverneur, Oct 17th, 1865, George D. Thayer, third son of Deacon Thomas M. Thayer, aged 23 years. He was a young man of good ability, genial nature, a cordial companion and sympathising friend. Several incidents which ocurred during the two years which he spent in the army deserve special notice. On one occasion as his company had started out on an expedition - having drawn rations for five days, he joined it too late to obtain his portion. The company had no opportunity to obtain supplies for ten days
by this time George was suffering intensely from hunger and weakness. Having offered all of his money -something more than five dollars - for a few 'hard tack', in vain, he improved an opportunity to approach a soldier of another regiment, hoping to obtain a little food from him. His surprise and joy were very great to discover in the strange soldier his own brother Stephen! The recognition was mutual. The two brothers rushed into each others arms. The first salutation was Stephen, I am starving! A few words of a moment and they separate. Strength and hope must soon have failed but for the brother's scanty store which furnished the most grateful repast of a lifetime. He was very much affected on another occasion as cannon ball killed two companions in the trench by his side and barely came short of him. Debility, induced by privations, exposures, and especially by a wound in his left elbow which was badly shattered in an engagement with the enemy paved the way for other complaints - common in the army - which culminated in his death. Though he had disposed of his effects, and told his relatives he expected to die, the blow to them was sudden and severe. In about two weeks after he reached home from Washington, consciousness ended almost instantly in a spasm some twenty four hours before his death. His papers of recommendation show that he was highly esteemed.
Served in the Union Army, 14th New York Heavy Artillery, Company "F".
Date: 1865
Paper: Gouverneur Herald
Published: , St. Lawrence Co. NY
Obituary. Died, in Gouverneur, Oct 17th, 1865, George D. Thayer, third son of Deacon Thomas M. Thayer, aged 23 years. He was a young man of good ability, genial nature, a cordial companion and sympathising friend. Several incidents which ocurred during the two years which he spent in the army deserve special notice. On one occasion as his company had started out on an expedition - having drawn rations for five days, he joined it too late to obtain his portion. The company had no opportunity to obtain supplies for ten days
by this time George was suffering intensely from hunger and weakness. Having offered all of his money -something more than five dollars - for a few 'hard tack', in vain, he improved an opportunity to approach a soldier of another regiment, hoping to obtain a little food from him. His surprise and joy were very great to discover in the strange soldier his own brother Stephen! The recognition was mutual. The two brothers rushed into each others arms. The first salutation was Stephen, I am starving! A few words of a moment and they separate. Strength and hope must soon have failed but for the brother's scanty store which furnished the most grateful repast of a lifetime. He was very much affected on another occasion as cannon ball killed two companions in the trench by his side and barely came short of him. Debility, induced by privations, exposures, and especially by a wound in his left elbow which was badly shattered in an engagement with the enemy paved the way for other complaints - common in the army - which culminated in his death. Though he had disposed of his effects, and told his relatives he expected to die, the blow to them was sudden and severe. In about two weeks after he reached home from Washington, consciousness ended almost instantly in a spasm some twenty four hours before his death. His papers of recommendation show that he was highly esteemed.
Date: 1865
Paper: Gouverneur Herald
Published: , St. Lawrence Co. NY
Obituary. Died, in Gouverneur, Oct 17th, 1865, George D. Thayer, third son of Deacon Thomas M. Thayer, aged 23 years. He was a young man of good ability, genial nature, a cordial companion and sympathising friend. Several incidents which ocurred during the two years which he spent in the army deserve special notice. On one occasion as his company had started out on an expedition - having drawn rations for five days, he joined it too late to obtain his portion. The company had no opportunity to obtain supplies for ten days
by this time George was suffering intensely from hunger and weakness. Having offered all of his money -something more than five dollars - for a few 'hard tack', in vain, he improved an opportunity to approach a soldier of another regiment, hoping to obtain a little food from him. His surprise and joy were very great to discover in the strange soldier his own brother Stephen! The recognition was mutual. The two brothers rushed into each others arms. The first salutation was Stephen, I am starving! A few words of a moment and they separate. Strength and hope must soon have failed but for the brother's scanty store which furnished the most grateful repast of a lifetime. He was very much affected on another occasion as cannon ball killed two companions in the trench by his side and barely came short of him. Debility, induced by privations, exposures, and especially by a wound in his left elbow which was badly shattered in an engagement with the enemy paved the way for other complaints - common in the army - which culminated in his death. Though he had disposed of his effects, and told his relatives he expected to die, the blow to them was sudden and severe. In about two weeks after he reached home from Washington, consciousness ended almost instantly in a spasm some twenty four hours before his death. His papers of recommendation show that he was highly esteemed.
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