George Nasalroad was the son of George and Phebe Coffman Nasalroad. He married Mary Jane Elizabeth Kee in 1862. Together they raised 10 children--Louisa Jane Lee, Martha Rozetta Dryer, Peter Asa Nasalroad, Nancy Elizabeth Martin, James Mackland Nasalroad, Susan Sarah Hayes, Missouri Frances Walker, Lucinda May Walker, George Nasalroad, Jr., and Bertha Edna Dryer. During the Civil War he served in the Illinois 107th Infantry. He was a skilled blacksmith. His second wife was Cordelia Forcum. She is listed as his widow in his U.S. Civil War Pension File.

Civil War Service:
Name: George Nasalrod
Residence: Monticello, Illinois
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Illinois
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 13 August 1862.
Enlisted in Company C, 107th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 4 Sep 1862.
Received a disability discharge from Company C, 107th Infantry Regiment Illinois on 3 Sep 1863.

Regimental History
ILLINOIS
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH INFANTRY
(Three Years)

One Hundred and Seventh Infantry. Cols., Thomas Snell, Joseph J. Kelly, Francis H. Lowry; Lieut.-Cols., Hamilton C. McComas, Francis H. Lowry, Thomas J. Milholland; Majs., Joseph J. Kelly, James T. Brooks, Uriah M. Lawrence, Thomas J. Milholland, John W. Wood. This regiment was mustered into the U. S. service at Camp Butler on Sept. 4, 1862, and was composed of six companies from De Witt and four from Piatt counties. On Sept. 30 it left Camp Butler for Jeffersonville, Ind., where it arrived on the morning of Oct. 1. Soon thereafter a slight skirmish occurred between the regiment and Morgan's advance at Elizabethtown, Ky., which resulted in the capture of some of the enemy and no casualties to the regiment. Its next encounter was in Nov., 1863, near Loudon, Tenn., where the regiment lost 1 killed and several wounded. It then engaged the enemy at Campbell's station and again at Dandridge. It joined in the Atlanta campaign in the spring of 1864, having its first en-gagement at Rocky Face ridge and the next at Resaca. It participated in all the engagements around Kennesaw mountain and the subsequent fighting around Atlanta. It engaged the enemy at Spring Hill, Tenn., with small loss, and during the battle of Franklin captured 2 stands of the enemy's colors. It also participated in the battle of Nashville. It then was transferred to North Carolina, assisted in the capture of Fort Anderson, and then went to Raleigh, where it remained until the surrender of Johnston. After that the regiment, with its division, went to Salisbury, where it remained doing guard duty until June 21, 1865, when it was mustered out.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

Battles Fought
Fought on 16 Nov 1863.
Fought on 14 May 1864 at Resaca, GA.
Fought on 27 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 31 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Fought on 1 Jun 1864.
Fought on 3 Jun 1864.
Fought on 16 Jun 1864.
Fought on 17 Jun 1864 at Lost Mountain, GA.
Fought on 20 Jul 1864 at Peach Tree Creek, GA.
Fought on 5 Aug 1864 at Atlanta, GA.
Fought on 8 Sep 1864.
Fought on 10 Sep 1864.
Fought on 21 Nov 1864 at Near Nashville, TN.
Fought on 30 Nov 1864 at Franklin, TN.
Fought on 15 Dec 1864 at Nashville, TN.
Fought on 18 Feb 1865.

Veterans Honored at Mission Ridge Cemetery

War veterans buried at the Mission Ridge Cemetery near Urbana were honored with an annual ceremony Sunday afternoon. Included in the program were a color guard and six-gun salute from members of the Galmy VFW Post 9638 in Hickory County.

By : Paul Campbell Jun 8, 2005 (Buffalo Reflex-Newspaper Missouri)

There are 76 veterans buried in the cemetery, including those who fought in the Civil War, World War I, World War II and Korean War.

Historically the cemetery has been associated with the Mission Ridge Baptist Church. At one time there was a one-room church on the cemetery grounds, but later it was torn down, and a new church was built just to the south of the cemetery. The church housed a Southern Baptist congregation for many years, then became a Missionary Baptist Church. The church still stands, but has not been occupied in recent years.

The large number of veterans buried in the cemetery is something that "just happened," according to Jim Dryer, a member of the caretaker organization that maintains the cemetery.

He said that many years ago families had more children, and that many of the kids went off to war. Dryer emphasized that the group doesn't sell cemetery lots - it gives them away. The cemetery is maintained through donations.

Following the ceremony, the group adjourned to the church for a business meeting. The members also sang a few hymns, such as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

Dryer said the group plans to put new windows in the church so it can have a good meeting place. Hadley Thomas, of Buffalo, has been secretary-treasurer of the group since 1947.

There are seven Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery, including A. Wayne Harrell, GEORGE NASALROAD, John G. Kraller, James Hall, W.R. Kee, William H. Darby and Thomas E. Mustain.

Other veterans include: Paul Adams, Homer Atteberry, Truman Atteberry, William Atteberry, Junior Baker, James Ballew, Richard Becker, Lenard Berry, Max Blattner, Bert Bright, Earl Campbell, John Cotton, Chesten Donald, Alvin Dryer; Jake Ehrman, Bent Ethridge, Lester Ethridge, James Fowler, Walter Hagen, Roy Hale, William Oscar Hanshaw, Billy Hardison, Ernest Harper, Douglas Harrell, Bill Hodges, Junior Hodges, Charles Hopper, John Hopper, Berthe W. Hyde, Oliver Kays, Herbert Keller, Wendell Kirk, Roma Kirk; Earl Landeth, Clifford Landrith, L.C. LaRose, Jessie Mabary, Clare Mahaffey, William C. Marsh, Alford Miller, Corky Miller, Fred Miller, Jack Morrow, Jarold Morrow, Robert Morrow, Jim Nelson, Charles Paylor, John Paylor, Nelson Paylor, Eddie Phipps, Elzy Rich, R.G. Roberts, James C. Smith, John Smitherman, Tony Smitherman, A.C. Stinette, Albert Sutton, David Sutton, George Sutton, Gladys Sutton, James West, Albert Williams, James Burell Williams, Lee Roy Williams, Ritchey Williams, Vernon Williams, James Willis, Pearl Willis, James Wilson, Bud Worley.