George W. Kemp

Mustered into service as a Private on July 29th, 1861

Born 14 September 1839

Died  30 January 1870

Buried Whitewater Cemetery, Wayne County Indiana

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Private Kemp took sick very soon after arriving in Washington D.C in the fall of 1861. He was admitted to the hospital with remittent fever. It so debilitated him he was discharged for disability on May 23rd, 1862.

 

George died from "disease of the lungs" that he contracted in the army.