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George Washington Williams


Biography
Born 02/27/1839
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 12/30/1937
Death Location Russell Co., VA
Father George Williams
Mother Elizabeth Davenport
Married 09/03/1867
Spouse Nancy Campbell
Military Units
29th Infantry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
29th Infantry
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Pension
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Miscellaneous Information:

Filed pension: 1908, Russell County
Appears on 1909 pension list: Under act of 1917
Appears on pension applications for: John W. C. Campbell, 1893. James M. Lark, 1902. Samuel P. Williams widow. James Wesley Bausell, 1904. Anthony C. Ferguson widow, 1904. Henry Mabe, 1905. J. M. Puckett, 1905. Henry L. Paster, 1906. John T. Gibson, 1907. Isaac Puckett widow, 1910. J. M. Puckett, 1910. Richard P. Alexander widow, 1916. N. B. Garrett widow, 1917. Albert B. Jessee widow, 1921. Henry Farmer widow, 1926. John T. Candler, 1930. Charles Benton Gilmer widow, 1932.

Newspaper mentions:
Lebanon News, 3/20/1903, 5/29/1908, 7/8/1927, 3/1/1935, 8/2/1935
Kingsport Times, 1/3/1938

Notes: Received Southern Cross of Honor from Daughters of the Confederacy, 1908.

Obituary online

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Company G, 29th Virginia Infantry

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. 27 to Apr. 30, 1862 (Not dated)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: Gen. H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs or war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent sick

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for May & June, 1862 (Dated June 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: Mar. 27
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs or the war

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 3

Appears on a muster roll for June 30 to Oct. 30, 1862 (Dated Oct. 30, 1862)

Enlisted:
When: March 27
Where: Lebanon
By whom: Genl. H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 4

Appears on a muster roll for Oct. 30, 1862 to Feb. 28, 1863 (Dated Feb. 28, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: March 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon
By whom: H. Marshal
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Oct. 30, 1862

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 5

Appears on a muster roll for Mch. & Apr., 1863 (Dated May 6, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: Mch. 27, 1862
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom: V. C. Huff
To what time: Feb. 28, 1863

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 6

Appears on a muster roll for Apr. 1, 1864 made for the bounty due Oct. 1, 1864.

Enlisted:
When: March 27
Where: Lebanon, Va
By whom: H. Marshall
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Present
Remarks:

Card 7

Appears on a muster roll for Nov. & Dec., 1864 (Dated Dec. 31, 1864)

Enlisted:
When:
Where:
By whom:
Period:

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Sick at Chester Hospl

Card 8

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 2 Qr., 1864

Date of issue: June 8, 1864
Signature:

Card 9

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864

Date of issue:
Signature:

Card 10

Appears on a RECEIPT ROLL for clothing, for 3rd Qr., 1864

Date of issue: Sept. 27, 1864
Signature:

Card 11

[$50 bounty for re-enlistment at Camp Cumbo, Russell County, April 26, 1862. Signed by name.]

Card 12

No. 42

Paid Feby 9, 1865
G. W. Williams
Pri Co. G 29 Va

From July 1 to Oct 31 1864
Pay $72

Card 13

[Front of pay voucher.]

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