George S. Palmer

George S. Palmer was born around 1838 in Connecticut to Elliot and Florilla Palmer. His father was a Congregationalist minister who owned $3,500 of real estate and $1,300 of personal property by 1860. The family lived in Stafford, Connecticut, until the 1850s, when they moved to Newark, New Jersey. By the early 1860s, Palmer was working as a farmer in Cromwell, Connecticut.

He enlisted in the Union army on August 13, 1862, and he mustered in as a private in Company D of the 20^th Connecticut Infantry on September 8. The regiment took part in the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Battle of Gettysburg, the Atlanta campaign, the March to the Sea, and the Carolinas campaign. He fiercely opposed the enlistment of African American soldiers, declaring it “one of the greatest curses that ever befell our once happy country.” In August 1863, he wrote that he was “sick of the war.” If the “Abolitionists of the north and the southern fire eaters look in our hospitals and over the land,” he wrote, “I think we would have peace that would do justice to both sides.”

The following month, he added that “Copperheads and Abolitionists will not find much favor when the soldiers come home.” Nonetheless, Palmer remained devoted to the Union. In September 1863, he prayed that "this cruel and unjust Rebellion may end and that we may live to once more enjoy the benefits of liberty and justice through our noble land." In March 1864, he denounced Confederates as “the destroyers of our country and our flag.” He supported President Abraham Lincoln in the election of 1864. As he explained to his parents, "I hope that Mac [George McClellan] will be defeated[.] I prefer old Abe to run the machine for four years longer[.] the prisoners cheer for little Mac and that goes against the grain of any soldier that loves his flag and country." He mustered out on June 13, 1865.

Palmer moved to Portland, Connecticut, after the war, and he resumed his work as a farmer. He married Elizabeth Bailey, and they had at least four children: William, born around 1872; Frederick, born around 1879; Gertrude, born around 1885; and Frances, born around 1887. He lived in Portland until at least 1910, and he died in 1912.

DATABASE CONTENT

(4430)

Palmer, George S.

1838

1912

Conflict Side: Union
Role: Soldier
Rank in: Private
Rank out: Private
Rank highest: Private
Gender: Male
Race: White

Documents - Records: 133

(12282) [recipient] ~ Loomis T. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 9 July 1865
(12284) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 5 September 1864
(12314) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 8 July 1863
(12315) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 22 August 1864
(12316) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 August 1864
(12317) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 10 August 1864
(12318) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 30 May 1864
(12319) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 10 August 1863
(12320) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 29 August 1863
(12321) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 8 January 1865
(12322) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 18 December 1864
(12323) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 5 May 1864
(12324) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 7 October 1862
(12325) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 July 1863
(12326) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 22 March 186X
(12327) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 7 April 1865
(12328) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 27 January 1865
(12329) [recipient, writer] ~ Charles T. Penfield to George S. Palmer, 22 September 1863
(12330) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12331) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 23 October 1862
(12332) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 23 August 186X
(12333) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 22 June 1863
(12334) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 9 June 1864
(12335) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 14 June 1864
(12336) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 19 October 186X
(12337) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Eliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 March 1864
(12338) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer, 2 August 1863
(12339) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 6 March 186X
(12340) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, November 186X
(12341) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 December 1862
(12342) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 24 February 1864
(12343) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 10 February 1864
(12344) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 17 July 186X
(12345) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 March 1864
(12346) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 24 January 1864
(12347) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 31 October 1863
(12348) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 3 January 1864
(12349) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 12 April 1864
(12350) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 26 June 1864
(12351) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12352) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, 25 January 1863
(12353) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 2 October 1862
(12354) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 23 June 186X
(12355) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 30 May 186X
(12356) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 17 April 186X
(12357) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 3 March 186X
(12390) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12391) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 May 1865
(12393) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Brother, 1 May 186X
(12394) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 29 December 1862
(12395) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 December 1863
(12396) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 11 December 1863
(12397) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 25 January 1864
(12398) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 19 July 1864
(12399) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 September 1864
(12400) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 14 September 1864
(12401) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 April 1865
(12471) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 2 November 186X
(12472) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 28 March 186X
(12473) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 9 October 186X
(12474) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 7 June 186X
(12475) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to J. Lemon, 17 September 1863
(12476) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 27 February 186X
(12477) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 31 December 1862
(12478) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer, undated
(12479) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 17 August 186X
(12480) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer, 10 September 1862
(12481) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12482) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 May 1864
(12483) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 15 June 1863
(12484) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 14 May 186X
(12485) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, 1 February 1863
(12486) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, July 186X
(12487) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 26 November 1862
(12488) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 May 1864
(12489) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, 13 November 1862
(12490) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer, 25 September 1862
(12491) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 11 March 1863
(12492) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 28 March 186X
(12493) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 April 186X
(12494) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 26 April 186X
(12495) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 30 September 1863
(12496) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 17 September 186X
(12497) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 20 January 1862
(12498) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 27 October 1862
(12499) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, undated
(12500) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 4 March 1863
(12501) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 20 April 1863
(12502) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Brother, 26 April 186X
(12503) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 22 March 186X
(12504) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 11 March 1863
(12505) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 24 January 186X
(12506) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 26 September 186X
(12507) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 8 May 1863
(12508) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, undated
(12509) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Brother, 3 March 186X
(12510) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 15 March 1864
(12511) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Loomis T. Palmer, 10 January 1864
(12512) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 5 November 186X
(12513) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 2 March 186X
(12514) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 3 December 1862
(12515) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Loomis T. Palmer, 19 December 186X
(12516) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 24 May 1863
(12517) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 15 June 1863
(12518) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12519) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 21 December 1862
(12520) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Brother, 19 July 1864
(12521) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 29 July 186X
(12522) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 29 August 1864
(12523) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 31 January 1863
(12524) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Francis K. Palmer, 19 February 1863
(12525) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, undated
(12526) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 5 November 1862
(12527) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer, 17 September 186X
(12528) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Florilla S. Palmer, 1 September 1862
(12529) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 5 November 1864
(12530) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 6 July 1864
(12531) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1864
(12532) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 18 July 186X
(12533) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 27 September 1864
(12534) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 8 May 1863
(12535) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 6 January 1864
(12536) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 10 January 1863
(12537) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 28 December 186X
(12682) [recipient] ~ Florilla S. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 27 June 1867
(12683) [recipient] ~ Florilla S. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 7 July 1867
(12684) [recipient] ~ Florilla S. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 29 July 1867
(12685) [recipient] ~ Florilla S. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 12 September 1867
(12686) [recipient] ~ Florilla S. Palmer to George S. Palmer, 24 September 1867
(12689) [associated with] ~ Abigail P. Lull to Florilla S. Palmer, 6 November 1865
(12690) [recipient, writer] ~ Alfred Hall to George S. Palmer, 24 December 1867
(12703) [writer] ~ George S. Palmer to Unknown, undated
(12705) [associated with] ~ Loomis T. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 9 October 1867

People - Records: 9

(4430) Palmer, George S. is the [sibling of] (4428) Palmer, Loomis T.
(4430) Palmer, George S. is the [child of] (4429) Palmer, Elliot

(4431) Palmer, Francis King is the [sibling of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(4437) Penfield, Charles T. is the [friend of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(4441) Palmer, Florilla S. is the [parent of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(4471) Lemon, J. is the [friend of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(4575) Lull, Abigail Porter is the [cousin of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(4577) Little, Harriet Palmer is the [aunt/uncle of] (4430) Palmer, George S.
(5571) Palmer, Elliot is the [grandparent of] (4430) Palmer, George S.

Places - Records: 1

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Regiments - Records: 1

(781) [enlisted] [D] ~ 20th Connecticut Infantry

SOURCES

1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, and 1910 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, available from Ancestry.com; Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, available from Ancestry.com; George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 23 September 1863, DL1787.017, Nau Collection; George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 10 August 1863, DL1787.007, Nau Collection; George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 29 August 1863, DL1787.008, Nau Collection; George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1 March 1864, DL1787.033, Nau Collection; George S. Palmer to J. Lemon, 17 September 1863, DL1787.050, Nau Collection; George S. Palmer to Elliot Palmer and Florilla S. Palmer, 1864, DL1787.106, Nau Collection

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