George W. Fry
George W. Fry was born on July 4, 1834, in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, to Adam and Esther Fry. His father was a farmer who owned $5,000 of real estate and $400 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Venango County, Pennsylvania, and he married Mary B. Stiefel on October 7, 1856. They had at least two children: Melvin, born around 1860; and Elepha, born around 1862.
 
He enlisted in the Union army in August 1861, and he mustered in as a private in Company G of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry. The regiment took part in the Seven Days' Battles, the Second Battle of Manassas, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, the Battle of Chancellorsville, and the Battle of Gettysburg. He was wounded at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863, and he mustered out on September 20, 1864.
 
He settled in Elkhart, Indiana, after the war. He worked as a laborer, and by 1870, he owned $100 of personal property. He applied for a federal pension in August 1884 and eventually received one. He died in Elkhart on October 21, 1884.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(3714)Fry, George W.1834-07-041884-10-21
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 3

  • (10483) [writer] ~ George W. Fry to Sarah Fry, 19 August 1861
  • (10512) [writer] ~ George W. Fry to Sarah Fry, 24 January 1864
  • (10518) [writer] ~ George W. Fry to Sarah Fry, 28 February 1864

People - Records: 8

  • (3714) Fry, George W. is the [sibling of] (3713) Fry, Sarah
  • (3714) Fry, George W. is the [sibling of] (3719) Fry, Isaac W.
  • (3714) Fry, George W. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3721) Colburn, Ira Delos
  • (3720) Delo, Jacob S. is the [cousin of] (3714) Fry, George W.
  • (3722) Fry, Adam is the [parent of] (3714) Fry, George W.
  • (3723) Fry, Esther is the [parent of] (3714) Fry, George W.
  • (5613) Fry, John Henry is the [cousin of] (3714) Fry, George W.
  • (5614) Delo, Reuben F. is the [aunt/uncle of] (3714) Fry, George W.

Places - Records: 2

  • (580) [birth] ~ Clarion County, Pennsylvania
  • (1686) [death] ~ Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (852) [enlisted] [G] ~ 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; “George W. Fry” Find a Grave profile, available from Findagrave.com; General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, available from Ancestry.com; Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920, available from Ancestry.com