George R Cowan

Biography
Born	ca. 1838
Birth Location	Russell Co.
Died	1903-1907
Death Location	Russell Co., VA
Father	George Cowan
Mother	Mary C. Gilmer
Married	06/12/1866
Spouse	Sarah E. Fuller
Military Units
37th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
37th Infantry
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Census Information: 1850: 304, Age 12 1860: Not found 1870: Lebanon 189, Age 32 1880: Lebanon 257, Age 42 1900: Not found 1910: DEAD 1920: DEAD 1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information: Letter mention: Personal Letter mention: Gilmer family Letter mention: Gilmer family Letter mention: Gilmer family Appears on pension applications for: Henderson Dye, 1903. Newspaper mentions: Richmond Dispatch, 4/8/1862 Southern Advocate, 8/21/1862 Bickley Mills Post, 11/5/1891 Lebanon News, 7/26/1907 Notes: Father owned 6 slaves. Lebanon News article says moved to Salt Lake City, UT "several years back." Clerk of Court in 1868. Claimed to have never served in arms in Amnesty application.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1 Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861 Enrolled for active service on: May 3 Enrolled for active service at: New Garden Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney Period: 1 year Age: 23 Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.	Card 2 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. S. Hunt Period: 12 mo Last paid: By whom: Capt. Dunbar To what time: June 30 Present or absent: x Remarks: At Monterey on duty x name appears in Column of names present	Card 3 Appears on a muster roll for Jan. & Feb., 1862 (Dated June 13, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: S. Hunt Period: 1 year Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Dec. 31 Present or absent: Present Remarks:
Card 4 Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1862 (Dated Aug. 15, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 12 mos. Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: Feb. 28 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 5 Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: May 2 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 y's Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: Apr. 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks:	Card 6 Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1862 (Dated Sept. 28, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2, 1861 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: June 30 Present or absent: Present Remarks: Wounded in battle of Cedar Run Aug 9
Card 7 Appears on a muster roll for Sept. & Oct. 1862 (Dated Dec. 11, 1862) Enlisted: When: May 2, 1861 Where: By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 3 ys Last paid: By whom: Capt. Cole To what time: Aug. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: Wounded at Cedar Run Aug. 9 On furlough	Card 8 Appears on a muster roll of Companies G and I (consolidated) for Nov. & Dec., 1862 (Not dated) Enlisted: When: Mar. 10 Where: New Garden By whom: Capt. Hunt Period: 1 yr Last paid: By whom: Capt. Haller To what time: Oct. 31 Present or absent: Absent Remarks: wounded on furlough	Card 9 Appears on a REPORT of casualties, of the 37th and 23d Regiments Va. Vols., in the engagement near Winchester, Va., March 23, 1862. Report dated: Camp near Mt. Jackson April 1, 1862 Remarks: wounded in hip
Card 10 Appears on a LIST of killed and wounded, of Jackson's Division, at the engagement of Cedar Run, Va., Aug. 9, 1862. List dated: Not dated Remarks: Wounded