George C. Cole
George C.
Cole
Company E, 19th
Michigan
InfantryFrom Mendon, Michigan, George enlisted
on August 8, 1862 at Sturgis, Michigan, for 3 years service at
the age of 18. He was wounded at the battle of Thompson Station,
Tennessee, on March 5, 1863, in the left thigh when a musket ball
entered two inches above his knee, fractured the femor, advanced
upward and lodged near his hip joint. The ball was never removed.
He was discharged at Louisville, Ky, on on June 8, 1863.
Ancestor of
Simon H. Smith
E-Mail to:
shsmith@mail.com
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