Civil War Records of George F. (Fay) Campbell

Service

Co. Regiment / Ship From To Residence/ Credit Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)		 Musician; enl. April 16, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; apptd. Musician May 4, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Res. Acton  

age 22

Also served as Captain in 118th N.Y. Inf. (MASSCW, 1:381)
C/B 118th NYVI Private; July 26, 1862; must. Aug. 17; prom. to 1st Sergt. Aug. 29, 1862; disch. March 16, 1863 to accept prom.; must. in as 1st Lieut. Co. C on March 17; detached on Aug. 10, 1864 to serve on staff of the Colonel Commanding, 2nd Brigade, 1st Div., 18th Corps. Discharged to accept prom. Oct. 12, 1864; must. in as Captain, Co. B, Oct. 15, 1864. must. out June 13, 1865 Bloomingdale, Essex Co.  

age 24

Apptd. Major, New York Vol. by brevet on July 23, 1866 "for gallant and meritorious services."

(source: Hosmer: 92)

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): 7 Pages (PDF*)
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): page 26-27 (PDF*)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
 

 

            

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  x

Grand Army of the Republic

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Additional Information

Born in Barre, Vermont, about 1838 (source: record for George F. Campbell, "New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900," Ancestry.com).

George Fay Campbell's service as a Musician with Company E, 6th Regiment Mass. Volunteers is recorded in the 1862-63 Town of Acton Annual Report, page 17.

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union" as "George Fay Campbell."

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See also:

Hosmer, The Town of Acton in the Civil War: 92.

 

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