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George W. Taylor

Residence Augusta County VA; a 28 year-old Farmhand.
Enlisted on 7/23/1861 at Staunton, VA as a Private.
On 7/23/1861 he mustered into "H" Co. VA 52nd Infantry
He deserted on 11/15/1863
(No further record)
He was listed as:
* On rolls 11/15/1861 (place not stated)
* Absent without leave 3/1/1862 (place not stated)
* Returned 3/18/1862 (place not stated)
* Absent without leave 4/21/1862 (place not stated)
* Returned 9/25/1863 (place not stated)
* In arrest 9/26/1863 (place not stated)
* Returned 10/15/1863 (place not stated)
Other Information:
born in Nelson County, VA
(Postwar farmhand. Alive in 1926, age 65.)**
After the War he lived in South River Dist, Augusta Co, VA

Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- The Virginia Regimental Histories Series

** Note, his records show his age at enlistment in 1861 as 28 which would indicate he was born 1833 which would make him 93 in1926

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