George Willis Estrick / Eastright was born in Allegheny Huntingdon County (became Blair County in 1846), Pennsylvania about 1833 to A-3, John Seigle and Mary Sarah Faushey Estrick / Eastright. Not much is known about George except that when the Civil War broke out he enlisted on February 14, 1862 as a private in Company L, 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, 113th Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant just before he was injured (need to confirm). George was injured in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. They transfer him to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania where he musters out on July 20, 1865. George died from his injuries in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1865. He is buried at Collinsville Cemetery, Altoona, Pa. According to the National Park Service: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, George was in the 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (113th Volunteers) Union Company L. When he joined and mustered out his rank was Private. George was a brother of my 2nd great-grandfather David Eastright.
Eshrich / Estrick / Eastright / Estright Family Tree by Warren Herman Eastright (FAG 241140101 )
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COMPANY L. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH - TWELFTH CALVARY
NAME: Eastright, Geo. W. RANK: Private DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE: Feb. 14, '62 TERM: 3 REMARKS: Muster out of company, July 20, '65 - Vet.
Source: "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865" by Samuel P. Bates. Vol. 2(?), Pg. 1175 and 1176
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Altoona Mirror 27 May 1955
The cemetery, dating back to the early days of the settlement known as Collinsville, served the community as a burial plot as late as 1940. Such names as Hughes, Kitts, Taylor, Potter, Filer, Robertson Peck, McNoldy, High, Stacey, Nickola, and many others are on the headstones. Then, too, there are wooden markers on which the paint and lettering have been obliterated by the elements.
According to the registrar of veterans' graves, there are 11 Civil War veterans buried there, including William Blakely, George W. Eastright, John Hooper, William High, William Mock, Reuben Peck, Joseph H. Robertson, George Settlemeyer, David Taylor, John Walton, and William Peck.
Eshrich / Estrick / Eastright / Estright Family Tree by Warren Herman Eastright (FAG 241140101 )
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COMPANY L. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH - TWELFTH CALVARY
NAME: Eastright, Geo. W. RANK: Private DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE: Feb. 14, '62 TERM: 3 REMARKS: Muster out of company, July 20, '65 - Vet.
Source: "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865" by Samuel P. Bates. Vol. 2(?), Pg. 1175 and 1176
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Altoona Mirror 27 May 1955
The cemetery, dating back to the early days of the settlement known as Collinsville, served the community as a burial plot as late as 1940. Such names as Hughes, Kitts, Taylor, Potter, Filer, Robertson Peck, McNoldy, High, Stacey, Nickola, and many others are on the headstones. Then, too, there are wooden markers on which the paint and lettering have been obliterated by the elements.
According to the registrar of veterans' graves, there are 11 Civil War veterans buried there, including William Blakely, George W. Eastright, John Hooper, William High, William Mock, Reuben Peck, Joseph H. Robertson, George Settlemeyer, David Taylor, John Walton, and William Peck.
George Willis Estrick / Eastright was born in Allegheny Huntingdon County (became Blair County in 1846), Pennsylvania about 1833 to A-3, John Seigle and Mary Sarah Faushey Estrick / Eastright. Not much is known about George except that when the Civil War broke out he enlisted on February 14, 1862 as a private in Company L, 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry, 113th Volunteers. He was promoted to sergeant just before he was injured (need to confirm). George was injured in Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia. They transfer him to Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania where he musters out on July 20, 1865. George died from his injuries in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1865. He is buried at Collinsville Cemetery, Altoona, Pa. According to the National Park Service: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database, George was in the 12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (113th Volunteers) Union Company L. When he joined and mustered out his rank was Private. George was a brother of my 2nd great-grandfather David Eastright.
Eshrich / Estrick / Eastright / Estright Family Tree by Warren Herman Eastright (FAG 241140101 )
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COMPANY L. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH - TWELFTH CALVARY
NAME: Eastright, Geo. W. RANK: Private DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE: Feb. 14, '62 TERM: 3 REMARKS: Muster out of company, July 20, '65 - Vet.
Source: "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865" by Samuel P. Bates. Vol. 2(?), Pg. 1175 and 1176
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Altoona Mirror 27 May 1955
The cemetery, dating back to the early days of the settlement known as Collinsville, served the community as a burial plot as late as 1940. Such names as Hughes, Kitts, Taylor, Potter, Filer, Robertson Peck, McNoldy, High, Stacey, Nickola, and many others are on the headstones. Then, too, there are wooden markers on which the paint and lettering have been obliterated by the elements.
According to the registrar of veterans' graves, there are 11 Civil War veterans buried there, including William Blakely, George W. Eastright, John Hooper, William High, William Mock, Reuben Peck, Joseph H. Robertson, George Settlemeyer, David Taylor, John Walton, and William Peck.
Eshrich / Estrick / Eastright / Estright Family Tree by Warren Herman Eastright (FAG 241140101 )
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COMPANY L. ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH - TWELFTH CALVARY
NAME: Eastright, Geo. W. RANK: Private DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE: Feb. 14, '62 TERM: 3 REMARKS: Muster out of company, July 20, '65 - Vet.
Source: "History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865" by Samuel P. Bates. Vol. 2(?), Pg. 1175 and 1176
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Altoona Mirror 27 May 1955
The cemetery, dating back to the early days of the settlement known as Collinsville, served the community as a burial plot as late as 1940. Such names as Hughes, Kitts, Taylor, Potter, Filer, Robertson Peck, McNoldy, High, Stacey, Nickola, and many others are on the headstones. Then, too, there are wooden markers on which the paint and lettering have been obliterated by the elements.
According to the registrar of veterans' graves, there are 11 Civil War veterans buried there, including William Blakely, George W. Eastright, John Hooper, William High, William Mock, Reuben Peck, Joseph H. Robertson, George Settlemeyer, David Taylor, John Walton, and William Peck.
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