Civil War Records of George F. Campbell

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)
Musician; enl. April 16, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; apptd. Musician May 4, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Acton   age 22
C/B 118th NYVI Private; July 26, 1862; must. Aug. 17; prom. to 1st Sergt. Aug. 29, 1862; disch. March 16, 1863 to accept prom.; must. in as 1st Lieut. Co. C on March 17; detached on Aug. 10, 1864 to serve on staff of the Colonel Commanding, 2nd Brigade, 1st Div., 18th Corps. Discharged to accept prom. Oct. 12, 1864; must. in as Captain, Co. B, Oct. 15, 1864. must. out June 13, 1865 Bloomingdale, Essex Co.  

age 24

Apptd. Major, New York Vol. by brevet on July 23, 1866 "for gallant and meritorious services."

(source: Hosmer, p. 92)


Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): 7 Pages (PDF*)
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): page 26-27 (PDF*)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
 

 

           

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  x

Grand Army of the Republic

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Additional Information

Born in Barre, Vermont, about 1838 (source: record for George F. Campbell, New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, in Ancestry.com (online databas).

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union" as "George Fay Campbell."

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See also:

Henry L. Hosmer. The Town of Acton in the Civil War,  1861-1865.  Tucson, AZ: The Author, 2001. 92.

 

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