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Birth	:	1836 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	26 Feb 1865 Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA
Burial	:	Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5273018, -72.0717621
Inscription	:	AE 29 yrs 'Co C.18th CT Vols'
Description	:	An organist and music teacher, he joined the 18th Conn Volls. Taken prisoner at Winchester, he was kept there, then Bell Isle, Danville and Andersonville, where he died after 21 months of confinement.At the Anderson Memorial Gun in the Yantic Cemetery one can find concentric circles of soldiers' graves with a 30-pounder Parrot rifle mounted on an iron carriage at the center next to an American flag that flies day and night. Of the 30 men from Norwich who were captured and interred at Andersonville, 15 died from starvation, exposure, disease, or execution. In early 1866 Norwich became the first... Read More	An organist and music teacher, he joined the 18th Conn Volls. Taken prisoner at Winchester, he was kept there, then Bell Isle, Danville and Andersonville, where he died after 21 months of confinement.At the Anderson Memorial Gun in the Yantic Cemetery one can find concentric circles of soldiers' graves with a 30-pounder Parrot rifle mounted on an iron carriage at the center next to an American flag that flies day and night. Of the 30 men from Norwich who were captured and interred at Andersonville, 15 died from starvation, exposure, disease, or execution. In early 1866 Norwich became the first Northern city to retrieve the bodies of its soldiers who had perished there when they brought back the remains of 9 of the 15 soldiers who could be identified. A public service for their re-interment was held on February 1st, 1866 which was preceded by the closing of local businesses and a parade then followed by an 8-course dinner at the Chelsea Hotel.∼Surname: George W. Ward Rank: PRIVATE Company: C Regiment: 18 State: CT Arm of Service: INFANTRY Death Date: 6 Feb 1865 Cause of Death: DIARRHEA Remarks: G. W. WARD [3] Reference: p 3 [3]; p 58 [14]; p 674 [45] Location of Capture: WINCHESTER, VA Date of Capture: 15 Jun 1863 Page: 382 More Information: NO Code: 22600 Grave: 12600 Sec H Site #12600 ~ The military marker provides death year as 1865. On the family obelisk it is provided as 1863.

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George Washington Ward's memorial is located at: Norwich City Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, USA.
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George Washington Ward death on 26 Feb 1865 in Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA
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Latitude: 41.5273018
Longitude: -72.0717621

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Ward Sr.

(1792 - 1857)

Nancy Elderkin Huntington Ward

(1804 - 1882)

Siblings

Emma Victoria Ward

(unknow - 1841)

Henry Huntington Ward

(1822 - 1828)

Thomas Spencer Ward

(1825 - 1857)

Ann Elizabeth Ward

(1827 - 1831)

Kneeland Huntington Ward

(1830 - 1861)

Henry Ward Jr.

(1833 - 1911)

Elizabeth Huntington Ward

(1838 - 1903)

Emma Victoria Ward Palmer

(1843 - 1886)

Nancy Backus “Nannie” Ward

(1848 - 1916)

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Coordinate: 41.5273018, -72.0717621

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