Individual Details
George Washington BLOWERS
(13 Sep 1842 - 9 Mar 1925)
Company A, 115 New York Infantry
At age 21 on July 23, 1862 George Blowers enlisted in Mayfield, Montgomery Co, NY to serve a three year term in Co A, 115th Inf. Captured in action on Sept 15 and paroled on Sept 16 at Harpers Ferry, CA along with 11,000 other men, who were armed and equipped in the best style, with plenty of ammunition, holding one of the most defensible positions in the US. But General Miles for some reason, surrendered and "the Union Army was reduced and 11,000 good fighting men as ever shouldered a musket were doomed to bear the taunts of their enemies at home and abroad as "Harpers Ferry's Cowards". The prisoners were paroled the next day and allowed to depart in peace.
Wounded in action Feb 20, 1864 at Olustee, FLA. Mustered out with the company on June 17 1865 at Raleigh N C
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Events
| Birth | 13 Sep 1842 | Mayfield, Fulton, New York, United States |  |  | |
| Military | 1862 - 1865 | Civil War: Private, NY 115th Infantry | | | |
| Marriage | 26 Jan 1867 | Mayfield, Fulton, New York, United States - Lydia A TYRELL | |||
| Death | 9 Mar 1925 | Mayfield, Fulton, New York, United States | | ||
| Burial | Prospect Hill Cemetery, Northville, Fulton, New York, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Lydia A TYRELL (1849 - 1925) |
| Child | John H. BLOWERS (1868 - 1959) |
| Father | Charles BLOWERS (1799 - 1884) |
| Mother | Patience GORDON (1800 - 1845) |
Notes
Birth
Birth year from Civil War enlistment.Military
Enlisted and mustered 26 August 1862 in Mayfield. Signed up for three years. Wounded in hand and subsequently discharged.Endnotes
1. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 July 2016), George W. Blowers; memorial #112270198.
2. "New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War," digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 2 August 2016), George Blowers; New York State Archives; Albany, NY; Fulton > Bleecker-Perth > image 90.
3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 July 2016), George W. Blowers; memorial #112270198.
4. "New York, Death Index, 1852-1956," database with images, Ancestry ( : accessed 31 July 2019), George W. Blowers; New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; New York State Dept of Health > 1925 > image 94 (cert. 17017).
5. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 30 July 2016), George W. Blowers; memorial #112270198.