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Private George Washington Leavell Veteran

Birth
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Death
1 Feb 1919 (aged 79–80)
Lanett, Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Chambers County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Enlisted as a private in Company E, 7th Regiment, Georgia on May 29, 1861, claiming residence in DeKalb Co.
Infantry Army of Northern Virginia, DeKalb County, Georgia, (DeKalb Lite Infantry).
Wounded at 2nd Battle Manasses, Virginia August 30, 1862.
Paroled at Warrenton, Virginia, September 19, 1862.
Prisoner of War September 29, 1862, Warrenton, Virginia.
Accidently wounded July 26, 1864.
Absent on account of wounds February 28, 1865.
No further record.
Source: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865. (GARosterC) Published in 1955-58 by Longino & Porter.

G. W. Leavell enlisted as a private at Decatur, GA on 1861/05/00. Infantry, Co. E., 7th Georgia Regiment. Was wounded at 2nd Manassas and seige of Petersburg VA. Shot in left hip. Also shot in left hand, losing 2nd and 3rd fingers. Honorably discharged 1865/04/09. Pension application filed in Tallapoosa County 1900/04/03. Volunteer. Unable to make a living on account of said wounds, rheumatism, and general debility. Age 61 years. P. O. Address, Zana AL

Per great-grandson Farrell Scott Ruddock, George and his wife are buried in unmarked graves at Sweet Home Methodist Church in Chambers County Al. near Lafayette
Enlisted as a private in Company E, 7th Regiment, Georgia on May 29, 1861, claiming residence in DeKalb Co.
Infantry Army of Northern Virginia, DeKalb County, Georgia, (DeKalb Lite Infantry).
Wounded at 2nd Battle Manasses, Virginia August 30, 1862.
Paroled at Warrenton, Virginia, September 19, 1862.
Prisoner of War September 29, 1862, Warrenton, Virginia.
Accidently wounded July 26, 1864.
Absent on account of wounds February 28, 1865.
No further record.
Source: Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865. (GARosterC) Published in 1955-58 by Longino & Porter.

G. W. Leavell enlisted as a private at Decatur, GA on 1861/05/00. Infantry, Co. E., 7th Georgia Regiment. Was wounded at 2nd Manassas and seige of Petersburg VA. Shot in left hip. Also shot in left hand, losing 2nd and 3rd fingers. Honorably discharged 1865/04/09. Pension application filed in Tallapoosa County 1900/04/03. Volunteer. Unable to make a living on account of said wounds, rheumatism, and general debility. Age 61 years. P. O. Address, Zana AL

Per great-grandson Farrell Scott Ruddock, George and his wife are buried in unmarked graves at Sweet Home Methodist Church in Chambers County Al. near Lafayette


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