Eager, George E.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 28, credited to Stratton, VT Unit(s): 9th VT INF Service: enl 6/28/62, m/i 7/9/62, Pvt, Co. K, 9th VT INF, m/o 6/13/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1834, Townshend, VT Death: 02/22/1892 Burial: Valley Cemetery, Athens, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Bob Edwards Findagrave Memorial #: 95437370 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 2/28/1885; widow Laura J., 1/11/1893, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None Webmaster's Note: If this soldier enlisted before 9/1/62, and was with the regiment on 9/13/62, he would have briefly been taken prisoner along with the entire regiment at Harper's Ferry. Read the unit's Organization and Service for details. DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Obituary
George Eager, who for a long time has been a great sufferer, died Feb. 22. He enlisted from Jamaica in Co., K. 9th Vt. Vols., in 1862, and was a member of the I. L. Clarke Post, G.A.R. of Grafton.
Source: Vermont Journal, March 12, 1892
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.