Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-08
William Georoe.

idents of the city, died at his home on
Child street, at about 12.45, Thursday
noon. of pneumonia, after an illness of
about ii week. He was 81 years of age.
and widow, two brothers, James and
John George of Bar Harbor, together
with a sister, survive him. He was a
| member of Seth Williams Post. G. A.
L.. the 9Th Maine Regiment Associa-
tion and the Red Men. Funeral ar
| engagements will be announced. later.
Mr. George, or Billy" as he was
| called by everybody, was probably one
| of the best known men in the city. and
| it might be said, also, one of the best
liked, for his list of acquaintance was
| large one and all who knew him were
| his friends and his death, coming as it
did, suddenly, for but few of those
| who knew him were aware that he was
| iii, brought with it a general feeling of
sorrow and regret.
He had been citizen of Augusta for
| many years and had also resided at
Ellsworth, but was native of Belfast,
Ireland. The early years of his life, af-
ter coming to America, We're passed at
| Ellsworth, where he lived until the
breaking out of the Civil war. when he
| enlisted at first for three years. and
| then, at the close Of his term of enlist
ment re-enlisted and served until the
close of the war.
He was proud of his war record and
his pride was justified, for 10 cleaner
| record of a Maine soldier, or any other,
| can be found than the one which is
/ l.; i'm, ho =
for the purpose at the Office of the adj
| jutant general, at the Capitol.
Billy was one of the first to re-
spOnd to the call of the President on
the breaking out of the war, enlisting
| in Co. Il. 9Th Maine Volunteer Infantry,
! April 20. 1861 He was mustered in as a
private at Portland. July Is, and served
through the three years of his enlist
| meEt. being mustered out at Portland,
Aug. Is, 1864. That he saw some SER
| vice during that time is attested by the
list of engagements in which he partic-
ipdted and which is as follows:
Lees Mills, April IS, 1862; Williams
burg, May ); Garnett's Hill, June 81;
Golden's farm, June %: Savage Station,
June 29; White Oak Swamp, June go;
Antietam. Sept. Il; Fredericksburg.
Dec. II and 10, and May g. 1868; Gettys-
burg. July 2. and 4, 1863. Funkstown,
July IL; Wilderness, May 5, 1864: Spott-
syivania Court House, May 10 and l.,
and Cold HarbOr. June 1.
For about Il year during his term Of
service he was on detached duty with
Motifs Sd New York Independent Bat
terry. under Capt. Harne, and particle
IL. L,
terry was engaged. A friend of Mr..
George, who was in the same regiment
with him. in speaking of him. yester-
day, said that he was one. of the best
fighters he ever saw, and during all his
term of service was never in the hos
pital for day.
But notwithstanding that he was in
some Of the hottest fights of the war,
he did not get enough of it. for within
10 days of the time that he had been
discharged from the service he re-cn-
listed, this time in the navy, where
he served until the end of the war. But
in his latter enlistment he did not see
as much fighting as during the first
three years of the war, as the ship to
which he was attached was engaged
in ciusing aInong the West Indies and
dong the rodS; Of South America.
i;a,diI.hIS to Ellsworth at the close
Of tl.I war. he was married. in 1867, to
Miss Elizabeth Fletcher of town NO. 8,
near Ellsworth, and went to Minnesota,
where he was surveyor of lumber for
several years, and where he owned q
claim. After the death of his little
daughter, he left Minnesota and came
fs,,- T "a
worked for Il while, and then came to
Augusta, where he had since made his
home. After coming to this city he was
employed for some time as an attend
ant at the Insane hospital. In 1890 he
accepted a situation in the employees
force at the Capitol, where he had
since been employed. and where he
ever proved faithful i'll the perform
ance of his duties.
"Hily" George was man who will
long be missed by all who knew him.
Possessed of a sunny disposition. of an
evcnness that rendered him always the
same. and of IL genial manner that was
ever at the FORE he made friends easily.
and by the principles which were born
within him, retained the friends which
he made In his work about the Capitol
he was always willing to do. and always
courteous and here were to be found
some of his warmest friends. friends
who, through seeing him in his daily
life. had grown to know him best. And
these friends, with the many others.
will unite i'll extending to the bereaved
family, their sincere and heartfelt SYM
pathy.