Homestead Gravesite of Civil War Veteran G. T. Hamilton
N 41° 47.076 W 098° 21.424
14T E 553425 N 4626060
Quick Description: Civil War hero George T. Hamilton was buried 18 Feb 1887 on his homesteaded property in Wheeler County, NE.
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2007 11:51:27 AM
Waymark Code: WM2K4J
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Long Description:
George Hamilton was a hero in the Civil War, wounded and not in the
best of health when he bought his homestead for $1.25 per acre. He
was given a disability discharge in 1863 in St. Louis, and died a
year after his homestead was filed. There is one other stone in the
cemetery, and the area was 'witched' in later years and shows the
graves of 3 children and 24 adults-whose probable wooden cross
markers have disintegrated. The Rosedale (or Mud Creek) Church was
a sod structure nearby that burned during a prairie fire. After
being rebuilt, it was moved to nearby Bartlett, where it burned
down in 1970.
Earliest Burial: 02/18/1887
Latest Burial: 02/18/1887
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