George Washington Stewart Jr.1,2

M, b. 9 February 1845, d. 29 June 1930
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Geo. W. Stewart Jr
     George Washington Stewart Jr. was born on 9 February 1845 at Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USAB,G.1,3,4 He was the son of George Washington Stewart and Sophia A. Kling.1,2 George Washington Stewart Jr. was a harness maker on 18 February 1864 at Kalmar Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G.5


     George W. Stewart II enlisted as a private on February 18, 1864, for the "duration of three years or the end of the war." He was mustered in at Ft. Snelling, St. Paul, Minnesota, and assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Corps, Army of the Cumberland, as a drummer.

His division saw the following action: Mill Springs, 1/18/1862; Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing, 4/6 & 7/1862; Perryville, 10/8/1862; Trinne, 3/2/1863; New Ulm, 5/1/1863; Tullahonna, 6/23/1863; Chickamauga, 9/19 & 20/1863; Saakont Mt., 11/24/1863; Mission Ridge, 11/25/1863.

Buzzard's Roost, 7/25 & 26/1864 was the first battle G.W. Stewart could have been in; then Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Kenesaw Mt., Peach Tree Creek, Marietta, Utsy Creek, Jonesboro and the siege of Atlanta, from May 15 to July 4, 1864.

He served with General William T. Sherman on the famous "March To The Sea," and in the campaign of the Carolinas, including the siege of Savanna, Bentonville and near Raleigh from 12/10/1864 to 4/11/1865, including the surrender of General [Joseph E. ] Johnston's army. He marched in the Grande Review in Washington D.C. on May 24, 1865. He was discharged from the Union Army on July 11, 1865 in Kentucky.

Returning to Rochester, he married Charlotte Isabelle Renslow (in one place she is listed as Elizabeth.)

As a youth, he drove a stagecoach between Lake City and Winona, Minnesota. He also worked as a harness maker, upholsterer, house mover, proprietor of a billiard hall and owner of a laundry.

One paper I have says he was born in Goshen, Indiana. (Betty Stewart)

Age 21 when he mustered in. Mustered out at Louisville, KY
Source: Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65. (MNRoster) Published in 1890

In the siege of Atlanta, the 14th Corps, Army of the Cumberland was commanded by Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer. The 1st Division was commanded by Brig. Gen. R. W. Johnson.
ATLANTA, GA. JULY 20TH, 1864 - SEPT. 2ND, 1864. Source: The Union Army, vol. 5

The source "Minnesota War Soldiers" shows his birthplace as Indiana and his residence (at time of enlistment?) as Mediua (Mendota Heights?), Hennepin Cnty, MN.

Per family letters, moved to Minnesota at age 11. 9 Feb 2002 BJZ

Listed in 1900 census, Minnesota, Olmsted County, Roll 779 Book 1, Page 201a on 18 February 1864.6,7,8,9 He was a harness maker on 19 July 1870 at Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G.3

     George Washington Stewart Jr. married Charlotte Isabell Renslow, daughter of Lucius N. Renslow and Mary Ann Boyle, on 25 December 1876 at Methodist Church, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G, at age 31.10,11 George Washington Stewart Jr. was a harness maker in May 1895 at Rochester, MNB,G.12
     George Washington Stewart Jr. died on 29 June 1930 at Rochester, MNB,G, at age 85 of a cerebral hemorrhage.13,14 He was a building mover on 29 June 1930.15 He was buried on 1 July 1930 at Oakwood Cemetery, Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G.15

Locations

Migration-To1855Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G, from Indiana16
Residence1855Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G,16
Milit-Beg19 February 1864Kalmar Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, USAB,G, with Co. B, Second Regiment, Minnesota Volunteer Infantry5
Milit-SvcJune 1865was a recruit detailed as Provost Guard at 3rd Dist. Hdqtrs5
Milit-End11 July 1865Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USAB,G,5

Children of George Washington Stewart Jr. and Charlotte Isabell Renslow

Unique ID=STEWA-27930
Last Edited=10 Jul 2021

Citations

  1. [S573] 1850 US Census IN, Noble, Noble Co., Indiana, Noble Co., population schedule, Ancestry.com, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8054), George W. Stewart household, Noble Twp., Roll M432_162, sheet stamped 232 (written 88, written 463) (Anc. image 1/16), dwelling 6, family 6, accessed 11 Oct 2019; citing http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8054
  2. [S500] Larry Renslow, "Email: Renslow, 2002 02 07, "Geo W. Stewart Individual Detail Report"," e-mail message from e-mail address (Pleasanton, CA) to Barbara Zanzig, 7 Feb 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Geo W. Stewart Detail."
  3. [S560] 1870 US Census MN, Olmsted, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com), George Stewart household, 2nd ward, Rochester, p. 35 (written 433) (870) (image 18/22), dwelling 254, fam. 268, accessed 8 Dec 2014; citing Roll M593_8.
  4. [S1505] "Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905", Database and images, Minnesota Historical Society, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/mnstatecen/: 2007, 1875 > Olmsted, roll MNSC_12; Sophia Stewart household, Rochester, p. 579 (Anc. image 243/311), dwelling 617, page 579, line 10, accessed 27 Aug 2019, citing 1865-1905 Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1849-1855 Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules and Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census.
  5. [S410] "Service record: Geo. W. Stewart. Enlistment record and muster rolls.", Volunteer Enlistment, and Muster Rolls, G. W. Stewart.
  6. [S2] "Personal knowledge", by B. Zanzig. Collection of Barbara Zanzig (Bothell, King, Washington, USA), Family knowledge of Betty Stewart.
  7. [S1945] "U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865", Index, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1138/: 2007, George W. Stewart, Union, 2nd Regiment Minnesota Infantry, Company B; Film Number M546 roll 9, accessed 10 Jul 2021, citing Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System National Park Service.
  8. [S809] "U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866", Abstracts, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3866/: 1999, 2nd Infantry Regiment Minnesota, Date of Organization 1 Jun 1861, citing comp. Historical Data Systems and MA Kingston.
  9. [S1946] Irene B Warming, Minnesota Historical Society., United States. Works Progress Administration (Minn.) and Minnesota. Board of Commissioners on Publication of History of Minnesota in Civil and Indian Wars, Minnesotans in the civil and Indian wars : an index to the rosters in Minnesota in the civil and Indian wars, 1861-1865 (Vol. 1) (St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical Society, 1936), https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/ZuoLAAAAIAAJ, page 128. Hereinafter cited as Minnesotans in the civil and Indian wars.
  10. [S478] Marriage Record of George W. Stewart and Charlotte I. Renslow, original private handwritten certificate signed by minister and two witnesses; no church given, 25 Dec 1876, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA.
  11. [S703] Olmsted County Index to Marriage Records, Females, 1850-1984, Microfilmed images (Rochester, MN: Olmsted County District Court, 9 Mar 2000), FHL film #2195197, Renslow, Charlotte Isabell, bk. E, p. 363.
  12. [S1505] "Minnesota, Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905", Database and images, Minnesota Historical Society, Ancestry.com, URL https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/mnstatecen/: 2007, 1895 > Olmsted, roll V290_79; George W. Stewart household (indexed as George M. Stewart), district 17, Rochester, roll V290_79, pag 15 (115 penned) (Anc. image 109/553), line 1, accessed 27 Aug 2019, citing 1865-1905 Minnesota State Population Census Schedules, 1849-1855 Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules and Minnesota 1857 Territorial Census.
  13. [S393] George W. Jr. Stewart, Minnesota death certificate unknown number, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA. Hereinafter cited as Geo. W. Stewart Jr Death Certificate.
  14. [S791] Olmsted County District Court, compiler, Olmsted County Death Records Index (1870-1984) (Salt Lake City, UT: Family History Library, FHL Film #2196327, 24 Apr 2000), Geo. W. Stewart, vol I, p. 905, line 513.
  15. [S395] Geo. W. Sr. Stewart, Minnesota death certificate D-237-20, Collection of Barbara Zanzig, Bothell, King, Washington, USA. Hereinafter cited as Geo. W. Stewart Sr. Death Certificate.
  16. [S375] Donald Dale, "Family Group Sheet(s), Don Dale" (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania). Checked 20170106

    Photocopy courtesy of Donald A. Dale, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania.
  17. [S499] Larry Renslow, "Email: Renslow, 2002 02 07, "Charlotte Isabelle Renslow Individual Detail Report"," e-mail message from e-mail address (Pleasanton, CA) to Barbara Zanzig, 7 Feb 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Charlotte Isabelle Renslow Detail."
  18. [S501] Larry Renslow, "Email: Renslow, 2002 02 07, "Clarence Lee Stewart Individual Detail Report"," e-mail message from e-mail address (Pleasanton, CA) to Barbara Zanzig, 7 Feb 2002. Hereinafter cited as "CL Stewart Detail."
  19. [S595] 1900 US Federal Census (MN, Olmsted 779), Olmsted Co., Minnesota, population schedule, Ancestry.com, (https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7602), George W. Stewart; citing NARA microfilm roll T623_779, FHL film no. 1240779.