George L. Willard
George Lamb Willard | |
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Mexican-American War
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| Spouse(s) | Mary Gould Plum Willard |
George Lamb Willard (August 15, 1827 – July 2, 1863) was an officer in the
Early life and career
George L. Willard was born in
Civil War
Harpers Ferry
In late 1862 Willard, by then a
When the 125th was paroled in early 1863, Willard was in charge until it was exchanged for captured Confederate troops. During that period, the New Yorkers were encamped at
Gettysburg
The units of the "Harper's Ferry Brigade" joined the
The 3rd Brigade marched northward in heat and dust of the summer of 1863, halting at
Late on July 2, when Maj. Gen.
Willard's men stopped the advance of Brig. Gen.
His body was recovered and transported back to his family.
Memorials
Fort Willard in the defenses of Washington, D. C. was named for the fallen colonel.
A small monument—dedicated in 1888—stands on the Gettysburg battlefield near where Willard fell.[9]
Camp #154 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in Albany, New York is named for Willard.[10]
Notes
- ^ Pfanz, p. 404.
- ^ New York state website
- ^ Teetor, pp. 160, 167, 181.
- ^ Teetor, pp. 120, 181-182.
- ^ Gottfried, p. 177.
- ^ Pfanz, map 16-2.
- ^ Gottfried, p. 178.
- ^ Civil War Home
- ^ Recker, Stephen, Virtual Gettysburg
- ^ "Camp #154 website". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
References
- Gottfried, Barry M., Brigades of Gettysburg, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Da Capo Press, 2002. ISBN 0-306-81175-8
- Pfanz, Harry W., Gettysburg the Second Day Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1987.
- Teetor, Paul R., A matter of hours: treason at Harper's Ferry, Rutherford, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; London: Associated University Presses, 1982. ISBN 0-8386-3012-X
- Joseph Stickelmyer, "Friend Jennie" Civil war letters by lt George Bryan 125th NY volunteers inf 2009 Wasteland Press ISBN 978-1-60047-386-9
