★ -Deitzler, George W.

George Washington Deitzler:​

Born: November 30, 1826

Birthplace: Pine Grove Pennsylvania
Father: Jacob L. Deitzler 1800 – 1891
Mother: Maria Mennig 1802 – 1850
Wife: Anna Mary “Annie” Neill 1838 – 1901
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium San Francisco California)
Children:
Mary Macey Deitzler 1865 – 1952
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium San Francisco California)
Philip Deitzler 1866 – 1872
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence Kansas)
Douglas Deitzler 1867 – 1867
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence Kansas)
Stephen Neill Deitzler 1870 – 1870
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence Kansas)
Georgie Dalton Deitzler Toohy 1874 – 1919
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium San Francisco California)

Occupation before War:
Farmer and Real Estate Businessman in Kansas
Leader in the free – state government movement in Kansas
1857 – 1860: Member of Kansas Free State Territorial legislature
Speaker of Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas State Senator
Mayor of Lawrence Kansas and Trustee of University of Kansas

Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st​ Kansas Infantry Regiment
1861: Wounded at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1863: Brigade Commander during the Vicksburg Campaign
1863: Resigned from the Union Army on August 12th​
1864: Major General of Kansas State Militia
1864: Commander of 10,000 Kansas State Militia against Price

Occupation after War:
Railroad Promoter


Died: April 11, 1884
Place of Death: Tucson Arizona
Cause of Death: neck broken close to his shoulders buggy accident
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery Lawrence Kansas

 

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He relinquished command on April 22,1863 and went home on sick leave. While there he narrowly escaped Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas. He survived by hiding in a gulch. He later resigned from the Union Army. This bio states August 12th. Another bio of him states it was Aug. 27, 1863.