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George Leighton Houser

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George Leighton Houser Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Jul 1934 (aged 89)
Burial
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Civil War Veteran - Enlisted on July 4, 1861, and mustered at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 8, 1861, into Company E, 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (Union). Enlistment Rank: Corporal.

The Regiment moved to St, Louis, thence to Rolla, Mo., August 9-24. Attached to Dept. of Missouri, to December 1861.

Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862); Sherman's Yazoo Expedition (December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863); Battle of Fort Hindman.

Mustered out February 6, 1863. Rank at Discharge: Sergeant.

Filed for Invalid Pension on August 15, 1888; Application No. 668282, Certificate No. 799505.
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George L. Houser married Emily Bloomberry Nov. 9, 1875, in Polk County, Iowa.
Civil War Veteran - Enlisted on July 4, 1861, and mustered at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on August 8, 1861, into Company E, 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (Union). Enlistment Rank: Corporal.

The Regiment moved to St, Louis, thence to Rolla, Mo., August 9-24. Attached to Dept. of Missouri, to December 1861.

Battles, Skirmishes, and Engagements: Battle of Pea Ridge (March 6-8, 1862); Sherman's Yazoo Expedition (December 22, 1862, to January 2, 1863); Battle of Fort Hindman.

Mustered out February 6, 1863. Rank at Discharge: Sergeant.

Filed for Invalid Pension on August 15, 1888; Application No. 668282, Certificate No. 799505.
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George L. Houser married Emily Bloomberry Nov. 9, 1875, in Polk County, Iowa.

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