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Federal (USV)

Private

George B.F. Hamilton

(c. 1843 - ?)

Home State: Pennsylvania

Branch of Service: Infantry

Unit: 2nd Delaware Infantry

Before Antietam

He had been a student at Philadelphia's Central High School. He enlisted in Company B, 2nd Delaware Infantry at age 18 on 11 June 1861 in Philadelphia.

On the Campaign

He was mortally wounded in action on 17 September 1862 at Antietam.

The rest of the War

He died of wounds 21 September 1862.

References & notes

Basic information from State of Delaware1.

Birth

c. 1843

Notes

1   State of Delaware, Adjutant General's Office, Civil War Military records for Delaware Units, Published 1861-, first accessed 31 January 2015, <http://archives.delaware.gov/CivilWar/volumes/>, Source page: Muster Out Roll, 2nd Delaware Infantry   [AotW citation 14619]