George L. Heikes was the son of Jacob and Catherine Heikes; one of many children, as reflected on the 1850 U.S. census. George enlisted in the Union Army on 23 September, 1861 as a Private in Company C of the 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment. Private George L. Heikes was wounded on Monday, 7 April 1862, the second day of what would later be called the Battle of Shilo. George died as a result of his wounds, twenty-two days later, on 29 April, 1862, at the Jefferson Barracks military hospital, just south of St Louis, Missouri.
Confederate losses at Shilo were reported as: 1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded and 959 missin or captured
The Union Army's losses at Shiloh were: 1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing or captured.
George L. Heikes was just twenty years, two months and nine days old when he breathed his last breath ...
Confederate losses at Shilo were reported as: 1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded and 959 missin or captured
The Union Army's losses at Shiloh were: 1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing or captured.
George L. Heikes was just twenty years, two months and nine days old when he breathed his last breath ...
George L. Heikes was the son of Jacob and Catherine Heikes; one of many children, as reflected on the 1850 U.S. census. George enlisted in the Union Army on 23 September, 1861 as a Private in Company C of the 1st Ohio Infantry Regiment. Private George L. Heikes was wounded on Monday, 7 April 1862, the second day of what would later be called the Battle of Shilo. George died as a result of his wounds, twenty-two days later, on 29 April, 1862, at the Jefferson Barracks military hospital, just south of St Louis, Missouri.
Confederate losses at Shilo were reported as: 1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded and 959 missin or captured
The Union Army's losses at Shiloh were: 1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing or captured.
George L. Heikes was just twenty years, two months and nine days old when he breathed his last breath ...
Confederate losses at Shilo were reported as: 1,728 killed, 8,012 wounded and 959 missin or captured
The Union Army's losses at Shiloh were: 1,754 killed, 8,408 wounded and 2,885 missing or captured.
George L. Heikes was just twenty years, two months and nine days old when he breathed his last breath ...
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