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- Olvey Cemetery, Hancock Co., IN. FAG #40007512
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about George D Walker
Name: George D Walker
Residence:Hancock County, Indiana
Enlistment Date:17 Mar 1864
Rank at enlistment:Private
State Served:Indiana
Survived the War?:No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, Indiana 12th Infantry Regiment on 17 Mar 1864.
Mustered out on 19 Apr 1865 at David's Island, NY Harbor.
Sources:Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana
In November 1856 ink manufacturer Thaddeus Davids purchased the island from its previous owner, after which time the island took on his name. Davids had intended to move his factory to the island, but never did so. In 1862 he leased the island to Simeon Leland, a prominent hotelier, who then subleased it to U.S. Government War Department for hospital purposes. De Camp General Hospital was soon established and wooden structures were erected to house thousands of wounded prisoners from the battlefields of the American Civil War. By late 1862, De Camp was the Army’s largest general hospital, housing more than 2,100 patients. Originally, De Camp General Hospital treated only Union soldiers, but following the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863, the War Department opened it to care for hundreds of wounded Confederate soldiers. Davids Island soon held more than 2,500 Confederate prisoners. Most had recovered by October, and they were moved to prisoner-of-war camps elsewhere.
A ferry connection was established from Neptune Island, under the control of Simeon Leland. At the end of the war, Congress authorized the island's purchase for military purposes and it was conveyed to the United States in 1867. From this date, the Federal government had operated its own ferry to and from Neptune Island.
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