Dunbar, George E., ca. 1833-1902.

Dates:
Birth 1833
Death 1902

Biographical notes:

George E. Dunbar, a farm laborer from Newburgh, Ohio, enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, at Camp Wade in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 1861. Trained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, his company left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in January 1862, Dunbar having been appointed sergeant and later quartermaster sergeant. While the regiment was defending the Kansas and Missouri borders, Dunbar became ill and was discharged on October 2, 1862, returning after a lengthy journey home via wagon and train to Newburgh.

From the description of George E. Dunbar diary, 1862, 1864. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 43677327

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  • Newburgh (Ohio) (as recorded)