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Description
George Washington Burgess enlisted with the 4th Maine Infantry Regiment on June 15, 1861. He first served in the Regimental Band until the bands were mustered out; at that time he became a private with Co. K 4th Maine and served his three years' enlistment.
His brother, William A. Burgess, served with Co. D, 59th Massachusetts Infantry in 1864.
A printer by trade, he resumed in that business after the war with his brother, Thomas J. Burgess.
About This Item
- Title: George Washington Burgess, Belfast, ca. 1870
- Creator: Henry Leonard Kilgore
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Belfast, Waldo County, ME
- Media: Carte de visite
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 6 cm
- Collection: Burgess Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 4th (1861-1864). Company K
- Printers--Maine--Belfast
- Portrait photographs
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
People
- Burgess, George Washington
- Burgess, Thomas J.
- Burgess, William A.
- Kilgore, H. L.
- Kilgore, Henry Leonard
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