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George O. Sokalski |
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Born 1839. Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1856, to May 6, 1861, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to Second Lieut., 2d Dragoons, May 6, 1861.
Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding States, 1861‑66: in drilling Volunteers at Washington, D. C., May 7‑28, 1861; in conducting Recruits from Ft. Carlisle, Pa., to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., June, 1861; in command of Section of Artillery on Expedition to Southeast Missouri, June 24, 1861, uniting with General (First Lieut., 2d Cavalry, Oct. 1, 1861)
Benton Barracks, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. to Mar., 1862, — as Acting Asst. Inspector-General and Aide-de‑Camp on the staff of Brig.‑General (Lieut.‑Colonel, Staff — U. S. Volunteers, May 12, 1864, to Feb. 8, 1865) (Captain, 2d Cavalry, Sep. 19, 1864) June 13, 1865; on Mustering duty at Columbus, O., June 12 to Sep. 12, 1865; on frontier duty at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., Oct.‑Nov., 1865, — Ft. Kearny, Neb., Nov., 1865, — Ft. Cottonwood, Neb., Nov., 1865, to Jan., 1866; in arrest, Jan. 8 to Mar. 30, 1866; on frontier duty at Ft. Kearny, Neb., Mar.‑Apr., 1866; and in arrest, Apr. 23 to July 10, 1866. Served: en route to join his Company at Ft. Kearny, Neb., Oct. 26, 1866, to Jan., 1867; in arrest and sick, Jan.‑Feb., 1867. Died, Feb. 12, 1867, at Ft. Laramie, Dak.: Aged 27. Buried, Old Mount Ida Cemetery, Troy, NY. |
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