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George Washington Donica

1844 – 3 May 1863

Birth1844
Death3 May 1863
Added byJamie K. on 02 Jun 2024
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Corpl . George Washington Donica b. around 1844 1850 census Lawrence County , Indiana Martin Donica Age 44 Tabitha Donica Age 39 Isaac D Donica. Age 13 Thomas M Donica. Age 10 James M Donica Age 8 George W Donica Age 6 Nancy Donica Age 4 Josephine Donica Age 2 Holiday Donica Age 1 1860 census Lawrence County , Indiana Martin Donica. Age 54 Tabitha Donica Age 55 Thomas Donica Age 21 James Donica Age 20 George W Donica Age 16 Josephine Donica Age 13 Holiday Donica Age 10 Military Service Enrollment date Sept 1 , 1861 Rank Entered. Private Muster Co. D Muster Place. Indiana Muster Regiment 27th Infantry Rank change Nov. 4 1862 Rank Change Corpl. Type of Casualty Wounded Muster out date May 3 1863 Muster out place. Chancellorsville , Virginia Muster out Info. Killed Side of war. Union Survived War. No Height 6ft 1in Occupation. Farmer Battles fought on 15th of January 1862 at Mississippi Flotilla fought 24 May 1862 at Winchester , Virginia fought 17 Sept 1862 Antietam , Maryland fought May 3rd 1863 at Chancellorsville , Virginia Regiment history This Regiment was organized in Indianapolis , Indiana in August 1861 and was mustered on Sept . 12th . It left the state on Sept. 15th for Washington City where it was transferred to Banks' Army of the Shenandoah in October . It was in the winter quarters near Fredrick City , Maryland . They joined the movement in Shenandoah Valley in March 1862 , marching into Winchester on the 9th and after the battle on March 22-23 joined in pursuit of Jackson's Army . It was in the battles of Front Royal and Winchester in May , holding back a vastly superior force for 4 hours in which it fell back in the Army and engaged the enemy in the public streets , It became part of Bank's Division of Pope's Army of Virginia at Culpeper Courthouse and with that command participated in the battle of Cedar Mountain . It then took part in the Maryland campaign and was actively engaged in Antietam Where it lost heavily . It was then placed on picket duty on the East bank of Potomac , the Harper's Ferry to the mouth of the Opaquan Creek and in the Winter moved to the vicinity of Fairfax Station where it remained until Spring . It participated in the battle of Chancellorsville losing heavily and in pursuit of Lee's invading Army marched with the 12th corps through Maryland into Pennsylvania reaching Gettysburg in time to take a prominent part in the battle.

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