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Civil War Ancestor
[Note: I have always been fascinated with the Civil War. Because of this I had high hopes for
my genealogy research turning up an ancestor that served. Finally, one day I found him – a
three times great uncle, George W. Stanley. Thankfully, he survived the war. Stephen]
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George W. Stanley enlisted in Company D, 47 Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
in Mukwa, WI on February 2, 1865. He mustered out on September 4, 1865.
"The 47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment"
The "47th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment" was organized at Madison,
WI on Feb 27, 1865, to serve one year. They were trained at Camp Randall and
mustered in February 27, 1865. Ordered to Louisville, KY, thence to Nashville
and Tullahoma, TN and was attached to 2nd Brigade, Defenses Nashville &
Chattanooga Railroad, Dept. of the Cumberland, to April, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 1st
Sub-District, District Middle Tennessee, Dept. of the Cumberland, to September,
1865.
SERVICE--Railroad guard duty at Tullahoma and in District of Middle
Tennessee till September 1865. Mustered out September 4, 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Lost during service 39 by disease.
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