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George P. Wintersteen

Birth	:	12 Aug 1843 Geauga County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	7 Apr 1905 Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.6157990, -97.7106018
Plot	:	Lot 201
Description	:	The following has been contributed by Find a Grave member Kent Gebhard: Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Fillmore Co. Part 3: G. P. WINTERSTEEN was born in Geauga County, Ohio, in August, 1844, where he lived until April, 1860, when he went to Trumbull County, Ohio, following the oil trade, returning in 1861 to Geauga County, enlisting in Battery C, First Ohio Light Artillery Volunteers in September of that year, serving until January 3, 1864. He enlisted the following day in the same regiment and battery as a volunteer, serving until June, 1865. He returned to Ohio and... Read More	The following has been contributed by Find a Grave member Kent Gebhard: Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Fillmore Co. Part 3: G. P. WINTERSTEEN was born in Geauga County, Ohio, in August, 1844, where he lived until April, 1860, when he went to Trumbull County, Ohio, following the oil trade, returning in 1861 to Geauga County, enlisting in Battery C, First Ohio Light Artillery Volunteers in September of that year, serving until January 3, 1864. He enlisted the following day in the same regiment and battery as a volunteer, serving until June, 1865. He returned to Ohio and attended school for six months and then went to Wisconsin and run on the Wisconsin River for one season, and then settled in Darlington; Wis., in 1867, clerking in a store. He then went to Grant County, where he engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed until 1871, when he moved to Fillmore County, Neb., where he followed farming for a year. He then went to Beaver Crossing, Seward County, where he followed the mercantile business for a year and a half. He then went to Aurora, Neb., engaging in real estate and machine business. In 1874, he went on the road traveling for a machine house until 1877, when he was appointed Deputy Clerk by the County Clerk, J. Jensen, serving until elected Clerk in November, 1879, biking office January 1, 1880. He was re-elected for the term commencing January 1, 1882. He is a member of the G. A. R., I. O. O. F. and Blue Lodge and Chapter A., F. & A. M., also Encampment. -Source: http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/fillmore/fillmore-p3.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BATTERY "C" 1st REGIMENT LIGHT ARTILLERY. Organized at Camp Dennison, near Cincinnati, Ohio, and mustered in September 9, 1861. Left State for Camp Dick Robinson, Ky., October 1. Attached to Schoepf's Brigade, Army of Ohio, to December, 1861. Artillery, 1st Division, Army of Ohio, to September, 1862. Artillery, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. Artillery 3rd Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to January, 1863. Artillery, 3rd Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 1st Division, Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Cumberland, to March, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to April, 1864. Artillery, 3rd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 20th Army Corps, to June, 1865. Service: Advance on Camp Hamilton, Ky., January 1-17, 1862. Battle of Mill Springs January 19-20. Moved to Louisville, Ky., thence to Nashville, Tenn., February 11-March 3. Moved to Savannah, Tenn., March 20-April 8. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Pursuit to Booneville May 31-June 12. March to Iuka, Miss., and Tuscombia, Ala., June 17-29; thence to Winchester July 29-August 7; thence to Dechard and Pelham Gap August 19-31. Moved to Nashville, Tenn., September 1-7; thence march to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg September 14-26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-15. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8 (Reserve). March to Gallatin, Tenn., October 20-November 7, and duty there till December 25. Expedition through Kentucky to intercept Morgan December 25, 1862, to January 2, 1863. Boston December 29, 1862. Action at Rolling Fork December 29-30. Duty at Lavergne till June, 1863. Expedition toward Columbia March 4-14. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 24-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee till August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Battles of Mission Ridge November 24-25. Re-enlisted January 4, 1864. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September, 1864. Demonstrations against Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton May 5-13. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Near Cassville May 19. New Hope Church May 25. Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Big Shanty June 4. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Golgotha or Gilgal Church June 15. Muddy Creek June 17. Noyes Church June 19. Kolb's Farm June 22. Assault on Kenesaw Mountain June 27. Ruff's Station July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15. March to the sea November 15-December 10. Siege of Savannah December 10-21. Campaign of the Carolinas January to April, 1865. Chesterfield, S. C., and Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield, March 2. Taylor's Hole Creek, Averysboro, N. C., March 16. Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh, N. C. Near Smithfield April 11. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. March to Washington, D. C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. Grand Review May 24. Mustered out June 15, 1865. Battery lost during service 7 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 29 Enlisted men by disease. Total 36. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage to Elizabeth C. Roby- April 1872 He applied for a pension Feb. 26, 1891, filed from Colo. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wintersteen, George P. Former U. S. Commissioner Geo. P. Wintersteen died April 7th (1905) at the insane asylum at Pueblo. His widow, now Elizabeth C. Burke, applied for his pension Feb. 24, 1917, living in Neb. The following has been contributed by Kent Gebhard: George and Elizabeth Roby were divorced before 1884 when she remarried. He is in Grafton cemetery also, but in the Wintersteen family plot, not next to her.

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George P. Wintersteen's memorial is located at: Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Fillmore County, USA.
When did George P. Wintersteen death?
George P. Wintersteen death on 7 Apr 1905 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 40.6157990
Longitude: -97.7106018

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Elizabeth C. Roby Burke

(1851 - 1933)

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Jay Whitmore Wintersteen

(1874 - 1929)

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