2nd great-granduncle of Jacalyn Vohlken

Sergeant    Co. E    15th U.S. Infantry

Dates of Service:   -  9 Oct 1861 - 9 Oct 1864

George Barker was born May 6, 1833 in Grant, Connecticut.  He stood 6'2" with dark complexion, gray eyes, and black hair.  He was an engineer before the war.  George Barker married Fidelia (Delia) Finn (or Fenn) on November 3, 1855.  They had two children, Allie, born January 16, 1865 and Claude, born February 3, 1884.

George Barker entered military service on October 9, 1861 as a private, then a sergeant, in Company E, 15th U.S. Infantry.  During the battle of Stones River (Murphreesboro), Tennessee, George was wounded in the left thigh by a Minnie ball.  He was then transferred to several different hospitals, where his wound never properly healed.  In June of 1864, he was reported to be on detached service with the Invalid Corps at Regimental Headquarters, where he stayed until he was mustered out of service on October 9, 1864.

George returned to Michigan where he lived mostly in Fennville and Pearl, but spent some time in Muskegon.  He also lived for awhile at the Old Soldiers Home, which we now know as the Veterans Home, in Grand Rapids.  George died on April 8, 1916.  He is buried in the Pearl Cemetery, Pearl, Michigan.

GRAVESITE: Pearl Cemetery, Pearl, Allegan Co., Michigan

Written by  Jacalyn Vohlken, July 2003