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CIVIL WAR
George G. and Mary E. Ballard were married in KY about 1873. They had one son Jerry Ballard. George was still alive in Cedarville, OH on January 6, 1920.
George enlisted in the Army as a Private in February 1864 in Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant before he mustered out on September 29, 1866.
He is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial - Plaque A-15.
George's brothers Wilson and Anderson both served with the US Colored Troops during the war.
6th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
Organized at Camp Nelson, KY, October 24, 1864. Attached to 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to February, 1865. Military District and Dept. of Kentucky to December, 1865, and Dept. of Arkansas to April, 1866.
SERVICE.-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864. Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17. Near Marion December 17-18. Saltsville December 20-21. At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., till March, 1865. At LaGrange, Tenn., till May. At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat, and Danville, Ky., till July. At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky., till October. At Covington, Ky., till December. At Louisville, KK, and Helena, Ark., till January, 1866. At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.
CIVIL WAR
George G. and Mary E. Ballard were married in KY about 1873. They had one son Jerry Ballard. George was still alive in Cedarville, OH on January 6, 1920.
George enlisted in the Army as a Private in February 1864 in Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant before he mustered out on September 29, 1866.
He is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial - Plaque A-15.
George's brothers Wilson and Anderson both served with the US Colored Troops during the war.
6th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
Organized at Camp Nelson, KY, October 24, 1864. Attached to 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to February, 1865. Military District and Dept. of Kentucky to December, 1865, and Dept. of Arkansas to April, 1866.
SERVICE.-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864. Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17. Near Marion December 17-18. Saltsville December 20-21. At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., till March, 1865. At LaGrange, Tenn., till May. At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat, and Danville, Ky., till July. At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky., till October. At Covington, Ky., till December. At Louisville, KK, and Helena, Ark., till January, 1866. At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.
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CIVIL WAR
George G. and Mary E. Ballard were married in KY about 1873. They had one son Jerry Ballard. George was still alive in Cedarville, OH on January 6, 1920.
George enlisted in the Army as a Private in February 1864 in Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant before he mustered out on September 29, 1866.
He is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial - Plaque A-15.
George's brothers Wilson and Anderson both served with the US Colored Troops during the war.
6th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
Organized at Camp Nelson, KY, October 24, 1864. Attached to 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to February, 1865. Military District and Dept. of Kentucky to December, 1865, and Dept. of Arkansas to April, 1866.
SERVICE.-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864. Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17. Near Marion December 17-18. Saltsville December 20-21. At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., till March, 1865. At LaGrange, Tenn., till May. At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat, and Danville, Ky., till July. At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky., till October. At Covington, Ky., till December. At Louisville, KK, and Helena, Ark., till January, 1866. At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.
CIVIL WAR
George G. and Mary E. Ballard were married in KY about 1873. They had one son Jerry Ballard. George was still alive in Cedarville, OH on January 6, 1920.
George enlisted in the Army as a Private in February 1864 in Company A, 6th United States Colored Cavalry. He was promoted to Commissary Sergeant before he mustered out on September 29, 1866.
He is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial - Plaque A-15.
George's brothers Wilson and Anderson both served with the US Colored Troops during the war.
6th Regiment, United States Colored Cavalry
Organized at Camp Nelson, KY, October 24, 1864. Attached to 1st Division, District of Kentucky, Dept. of Ohio, to February, 1865. Military District and Dept. of Kentucky to December, 1865, and Dept. of Arkansas to April, 1866.
SERVICE.-Stoneman's Raid into Southwestern Virginia December 10-29, 1864. Capture and destruction of lead mines December 17. Near Marion December 17-18. Saltsville December 20-21. At Camp Nelson and Paducah, Ky., till March, 1865. At LaGrange, Tenn., till May. At Camp Nelson, Wild Cat, and Danville, Ky., till July. At New Haven and Catlettsburg, Ky., till October. At Covington, Ky., till December. At Louisville, KK, and Helena, Ark., till January, 1866. At Duvall's Bluff, Ark., till April 15, 1866. Mustered out April 15, 1866.
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