George W. Weston
George W. Weston was born on February 24, 1837, in Hancock, New Hampshire, to William Weston and Mary Copeland. His father died on June 24, 1848, and his mother passed away on August 28, 1853.
 
He married Emelia J. Marshall on September 14, 1857, in Hancock, and they had two children: Ralph Marshall, born on November 16, 1858; and Wendell Maro, born on June 12, 1861. They moved to Low Moor, Iowa, in the late 1850s, and he worked as a farmer there. By 1860, he owned $2,500 of real estate and $1,000 of personal property. He was reportedly a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
 
He enlisted in the Union army on August 12, 1862, and he mustered in as a sergeant in Company C of the 26th Iowa Infantry three days later. As he explained in September 1862, he enlisted to secure "liberty for all mankind," and he believed "I shall make a good soldier." In January 1863, he confessed to his wife that he “hate[d] war [because] it is wicked.” He did “not like to talk or think of war, but of peace love and good will towards all.” He declared himself an “abolishionist,” and he bitterly denounced slavery. In April 1863, he insisted that “the people at the North are doomed and damned and will be eternaly damned” because of their complicity in slavery. He “believe[d] the union the world or the people in it is not worth saveing."
 
He was promoted to 1st lieutenant on February 27, 1863. He fell ill later that year, reportedly from “exposure and unwholesome food.” He returned home to recover, and he died of chronic diarrhea on August 18, 1863, in Low Moor, Iowa.
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DATABASE CONTENT
(3025)Weston, George Washington1837-02-241863-08-18
  • Conflict Side: Union
  • Role: Soldier
  • Rank in: Sergeant
  • Rank out: 1st Lieutenant
  • Rank highest: 1st Lieutenant
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 54

  • (8229) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 17 January 1863
  • (8230) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 28 January 1863
  • (8231) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 11 February 1863
  • (8232) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 27 June 1862
  • (8233) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 11 September 1862
  • (8234) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 7 October 1862
  • (8235) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 23 October 1862
  • (8236) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 25 October 1862
  • (8237) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 28 October 1862
  • (8238) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 31 October 1862
  • (8239) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 2 November 1862
  • (8240) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 2 November 1862
  • (8241) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 9 November 1862
  • (8242) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston and Ralph Weston, 24 November 1862
  • (8243) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 8 December 1862
  • (8244) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 11 December 1862
  • (8249) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 16 December 1862
  • (8251) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 19 December 1862
  • (8252) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 21 December 1862
  • (8253) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 12 January 1863
  • (8285) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 3 February 1863
  • (8286) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 23 February 1863
  • (8287) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 26 February 1863
  • (8288) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 15 March 1863
  • (8289) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 21 March 1863
  • (8290) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 30 March 1863
  • (8291) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 1 April 1863
  • (8292) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 12 April 1863
  • (8293) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston and Cornelius B. Campbell, 16 April 1863
  • (8294) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 22 April 1863
  • (8295) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 1 May 1863
  • (8296) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 4 June 1863
  • (8297) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 5 June 1863
  • (8298) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 9 June 1863
  • (8299) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 16 June 1863
  • (8300) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 21 June 1863
  • (8301) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 26 June 1863
  • (8302) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 2 July 1863
  • (8303) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 4 July 1863
  • (8304) [writer] ~ George W. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 16 July 1863
  • (8305) [recipient] ~ Cornelius B. Campbell to George W. Weston, 20 June 1863
  • (8306) [recipient] ~ John C. Weston to Emelia M. Weston, 10 May 1863
  • (8307) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 24 May 1863
  • (8308) [recipient] ~ John C. Weston to George W. Weston, 30 May 1863
  • (8310) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 9 June 1863
  • (8311) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 14 June 1863
  • (8312) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 21 June 1863
  • (8313) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 28 June 1863
  • (8314) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 5 July 1863
  • (8315) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 9 July 1863
  • (8316) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 12 July 1863
  • (8317) [recipient] ~ Charles H. Powers to George W. Weston, 14 July 1863
  • (8318) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 19 July 1863
  • (8319) [recipient] ~ Emelia M. Weston to George W. Weston, 2 August 1863

People - Records: 7

  • (3026) Weston, Emelia M. is the [husband of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (3041) Campbell, Cornelius B. is the [friend of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (3042) Weston, John Copeland is the [sibling of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (3043) Powers, Charles Henry is the [friend of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (3049) Marshall, Elvina is the [sibling-in-law of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (3071) Weston, Ralph Marshall is the [child of] (3025) Weston, George Washington
  • (5391) Campbell, Phebe is the [friend of] (3025) Weston, George Washington

Places - Records: 2

  • (2193) [birth] ~ Hancock, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
  • (2204) [death] ~ Low Moor, Clinton County, Iowa

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Regiments - Records: 1

  • (881) [officer] [C] ~ 26th Iowa Infantry
SOURCES

1860 United States Federal Census, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Birth Index, 1659-1900, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Pension Records of Emelia J. Weston, available from Fold3.com; George W. Weston to Emelia J. Weston, 17 January 1863, DL1412.001, Nau Collection; George W. Weston to Emelia J. Weston, 16 April 1863, DL1412.030, Nau Collection; George W. Weston to Emelia J. Weston, 11 September 1862, DL1412.005, Nau Collection