George Henry Martin
George Henry Martin was born on January 30, 1833, in Manchester, Massachusetts, to George Page Martin and Sarah Carter. His father was a mariner who owned $300 of real estate in 1850. Martin attended school in Manchester, and by 1855, he was working as a cabinet maker. He enlisted in the Union army on December 28, 1863, and mustered in as a private in Company D of the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry later that day. The regiment served in the Army of the Shenandoah under Philip H. Sheridan and took part in the Valley Campaigns of 1864. The men helped besiege Petersburg and pursued Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the Appomattox campaign. They mustered out in Baltimore on May 17, 1865.
 
Martin returned home to Manchester and resumed his work as a cabinet maker. He married a woman named Sarah soon afterward, and they had at least four children: Clara, born around 1867; Lewis, born around 1870; Frank, born around 1871; and Frederick W., born around 1878. By 1870, he owned $1,000 in real estate and $500 in personal property. He remained in Manchester for the rest of his life, passing away on September 22, 1908.
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(1118)Martin, George H.1833-01-301908-09-22
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Private
  • Rank out: Private
  • Rank highest: Private
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 6

  • (2196) [writer] ~ George H. Martin to George P. Martin, 7 January 1864
  • (2200) [recipient] ~ Unknown to George H. Martin, 20 April 1862
  • (2204) [writer] ~ George H. Martin to Sister, 8 January 1864
  • (2205) [writer] ~ George H. Martin to Sarah A. Munroe, 10 February 1864
  • (2206) [writer] ~ George H. Martin to Sarah A. Munroe, 23 May 1864
  • (2211) [writer] ~ George H. Martin to Sarah A. Munroe, 25 January 1865

People - Records: 5

  • (1118) Martin, George H. is the [sibling of] (1114) Martin, Frederick William
  • (1118) Martin, George H. is the [child of] (1116) Martin, George Page
  • (1118) Martin, George H. is the [sibling of] (1117) Munroe, Sarah Ann
  • (1119) Martin, John Carter is the [sibling of] (1118) Martin, George H.
  • (1121) Andrews, Juliet is the [sibling of] (1118) Martin, George H.

Places - Records: 1

  • (1017) [birth, death] ~ Manchester, Essex County, Massachusetts

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (366) [enlisted] ~ 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry
SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; 1855 and 1865 Massachusetts State Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, available from Ancestry.com; The Boston Globe, 23 September 1908.