Soldier:  George W Purvis

Regiment:  43rd. OVI        

Company:  G

Age:  25        

Date Entering Service:  November 16, 1861

Period of Service:  3 years 11 months 15 days

Remarks (When discharged, re-enlisted, wounded, captured, died of disease or killed):

Mustered out 12/26/1864

Battles in which he fought:

Battle of Island #10                    3/161862
Battle of Iuka, Mississippi                9/19-20/1862
Corinth, Mississippi                     10/3-4/1862
Decatur, Georgia                        12/8/1863
Resaca, Georgia                     5/13-16/1864
Dallas, Georgia                        5/25-6/4/1864
Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia                    6/9-30/1864
Nickajack Creek, Georgia                       7/25/1864
Atlanta, Georgia                    7/28-9/2/1864
Savannah, Georgia                    12/10-21/1864            

Other interesting information discovered:

George W Purvis was born on 9/10/1836 in Ohio. On 12/30/1866 he married Sarah Lee, together they had at least two children.   George Purvis was a farmer in the Cardington area during most of his life.  He received an invalid pension on 2/17/1888

Date of Death:  May 12, 1907        Place of burial:  Glendale Cemetery Cardington, Oh

Adopted By:  In memory of Cecil and Phyllis Haycook                    

Researcher: Velda L Montgomery