Record Group 48: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1826 - 2009 Series: Field Office Appointment Papers, 1849 - 1907 File Unit: Beal, George L. - Maine - Pension Agent - Portland Pension Office
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Beal, George Lafayette, 1825-1896
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Beal was born in Norway, Maine. His father was one of the founders of the town. Beal studied at the Westbrook Seminary and was very interested military affairs, eventually being elected Captain of the local militia unit known as the Norway Light Infantry, a position he held at the beginning of the war. He was employed as an agent of the Canadian Express Company. Beal was the first man in Oxford County to enlist, and his militia unit became Company "G" of the First Maine Infantry Regiment, a t...
