George Lafayette Beal
Born: May 21, 1825
Birthplace: Norway, Maine
Father: Ezra Fluent Beal 1797 – 1871
(Buried: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine)
Mother: Mary Ann Bennett 1796 – 1874
(Buried: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine)
Wife: Belinda Deane Thompson 1827 – 1898
(Buried: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine)
Children:
Elizabeth Bennett Beal 1852 – 1927
(Buried: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine)
Agnes Jeanette Beal 1858 – 1940
(Buried: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Paris, Maine)
Education:
Attended Westbrook Seminary
Occupation before War:
Agent for Canadian Express Company
Captain of Norway Light Infantry in Maine State Militia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Company G, 1st Maine Infantry Regiment
1861: Mustered out of Service on August 2nd
1861 – 1863: Colonel of 10th Maine Infantry Regiment
1862: Commended for his role in the retreat of Bank's Army
1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
1862: Wounded by sharpshooter during the Battle of Antietam
1862 – 1863: Suffered from the effects of Wound and diarrhea
1863: Mustered out of Service on May 8th
1863 – 1864: Colonel of 29th Maine Infantry Regiment
1864: Served in the Red River Campaign in Louisiana
1864: Contracted a cold that caused lose of hearing in left ear
1864: Led rear guard of the Army during the retreat
1864: Transferred to the Shenandoah Valley
1864: Served in Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign
1864: Served in the Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia
1864: Served in the Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia
1864: His Regiment was first to break Confederate Line at Cedar Creek
1864: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Battle of Cedar Creek
1864 – 1866: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1865: Served in Western North Carolina with the Union Army
1865: Brevetted Major General for his service in the War
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on January 15th
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1896: Suffered from pain in his left leg from his wound
Agent for Canadian Express Company
1868: Maine Delegate to Republican Party National Convention
1868: Republican Party Presidential Elector
Pension Agent for the State of Maine
Commander of Maine Department of Grand Army of the Republic
Commander of Maine Commandery of Military Order of Loyal Legion
1880 – 1885: Maine State Adjutant General of Maine State Militia
1888 – 1894: Maine State Treasurer
1888 – 1896: Hard of hearing having no left and partial right damage
Died: December 11, 1896
Place of Death: Norway, Maine
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age at time of Death: 71 years old
Burial Place: Norway Pine Grove Cemetery, Norway, Maine
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