Advertisement

George Washington Curtis

Advertisement

George Washington Curtis

Birth
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Death
26 Jan 1941 (aged 99)
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Candler, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Born 11/19/1844 (see below).

s/o Jackson Curtis (1819-1847) & Martha E. Davis (1820- )

George began military service on 22 July 1861 at Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, as a Private at the age of 16 (though the CSA did not know his age at the time because he lied and said he was born in 1841), occupation farmer, Company I, 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry. He was discharged 16 July 1862 when his true age was discovered.
Born 11/19/1844 (see below).

s/o Jackson Curtis (1819-1847) & Martha E. Davis (1820- )

George began military service on 22 July 1861 at Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, as a Private at the age of 16 (though the CSA did not know his age at the time because he lied and said he was born in 1841), occupation farmer, Company I, 25th Regiment North Carolina Infantry. He was discharged 16 July 1862 when his true age was discovered.

Inscription

CO I
25 REGT
NC INF
C S A

Gravesite Details

Was actually born 11/19/1844, not 1841.



Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement