Worn soldier boots, helmet, and dog tags

George W. Leonard

Birth Year: 1841
Birth Place: Illinois
Residence at Enlistment: Arenzville, IL
Regiment(s): Co G, 18th IL Inf Con
Military Notes:

Joined 11 Mar 1865; mustered out 4 Oct 1865 at Memphis, TN.

Death Year: 1917
Death Place: Virginia, IL
Burial Place: Virginia, IL
Cemetery Name: Walnut Ridge Cemetery
Find-a-Grave#: 102874405
Spouse(s): Eliza Adaline Long (m. 1875 in Morgan County, IL)
Remarks: Resident of Arenzville when he entered service

The muster rolls describe him as a shoemaker. After the war, he returned to Cass County, married and farmed in Township 17.