George M. Trent
Mustered into service as a Private on July 29th, 1861
Died 16 September 1861
Buried Soldiers Home National Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Died 16 September 1861
Buried Soldiers Home National Cemetery, Washington D.C.
Photo courtesy Eric Lowman
Private Trent was on of the many soldiers from the 19th Indiana that would die from disease soon after they arrived in Washington D.C. at the start of the war. George joined the 19th with his older brother Lysander who would survive the war.
In October of 1863 his widowed mother Susanna filed for a "Mothers" pension.
In October of 1863 his widowed mother Susanna filed for a "Mothers" pension.