February 4, 1813 (Litchfield, CT) – August 9, 1863 (Vicksburg, MS); 50 years old
Married to Joanna Slattery (1817-1878)
Children James (1840-?), Harriet S. (1841-?), Georgiana (1843-1911), and Stephen H. (1845-1909)
Enlisted September 5, 1862
Mustered in November 15, 1862
Unit: 28th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, Company G
Born to Seth (1794-1837) and Hannah Harrison Beers (1798-1845). Siblings were Jane (1815-1850), Samuel (1817-1874), Mary (1820-1904), Phebe (1823-?), William (1827-1898), Harriet (1829-?), Jane (1832-?), Rufus (1836-1897).
Died on a steamship near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
The only burial information that could be found was a short statement in the Norwalk Gazette newspaper on August 25, 1863 – “George Beers, Co. G, Norwalk, buried on the bank of the river below Vicksburg.
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