Balloch, George Williamson, 1825-

George Balloch (1825-1907) was born in Claremont, NH. During the Civil War, he served with the Fifth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was assigned to General Oliver Otis Howard's brigade, thus beginning a connection with General Howard that would last throughout and beyond the Civil War. Balloch served as commissary of subsistence under O. O. Howard for most of the war. Following the war, George W. Balloch served as chief disbursing officer of the newly-created Freedmen's Bureau until 1871. Later he worked in both the banking and insurance businesses. He married Martha Jane Palmer (d. 1900) in 1849 and the couple had eight children. The collection contains additional biographical information on the life and career of George Williamson Balloch.

Trustee of Howard University and official of the Freedmen's Bureau.

Civil War general from New Hampshire. Served as commissary of subsistence for Howard's Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, and for the 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps. Served as chief commissary (with promotion to rank of Lt. Col.) of the 11th Army Corps, also under Howard, and later as chief commissary for the 20th Army Corps under General Joseph Hooker.