GEORGE EDGAR INLEY -- NORTHERN SHARPSHOOTERS and93rd INFANTRYFATHER KILLED AT THE WILDERNESS - Nineteen-year-old George Edgar Inleywas living on a farm in Stoney Creek, NY, with his parents Mark PorterInley and Betsey Ann Bennett, when he enlisted in the 93rd Infantry inSeptember 1861. In mid-October he was mustered into Company A of theNorthern Sharpshooters as the regiment was known, made up of men fromthe Chestertown area. He was shown as Edgar Inlay on his Muster RollAbstract.The regiment didn't leave Albany where they organized until February 14,1862. They arrived in the capital about March 10th after camping onRiker's Island in New York City. Edgar became ill and was discharged fordisability on April 3rd in Washington.He returned home and nine months later, his father enlisted in George'sregiment after their Mine Run Campaign in December. Mark's first battlewas also the 93rd's first battle of 1863 -- The Wilderness. He waskilled on May 6th, the second day of the battle, at 44 years old.On September 3, 1864, George enlisted again. This time he enlisted inPlattsburgh in the 175th Infantry just after they returned from servingin Louisiana. He was soon promoted to corporal. After fighting inVirginia until the end of the year, the regiment was sent to Savannah inpreparation for the Campaign of the Carolinas. Before the campaignstarted in March 1865, George ended up in hospital on January 25th. Hewas transferred to the Army General Hospital at Hilton Head, SC, and wasdischarged on June 8th under General Order 77 that stated that all menwho could travel should be returned home.Edgar married Esther Ann Scott and, after their 8 children were born,moved from Stoney Creek to Moville, IA, about 20 miles east of SiouxCity, in the early 1880s. His mother also went west with the family. Thecouple\'s son, Mark, named after his grandfather, died in 1886 at 6years old and was buried in the Graceland Park Cemetery in Sioux City.The Sioux Valley News of Correctionville, IA, reported on October 11,1900, "George E. Inley had a serious accident while trying to load agun. It exploded in his hand making a bad cut in his chin, filling hisface with powder and shocking him terribly as he is in poor health. Heis somehow recovered, however, as of this writing."George died on April 20, 1910, and was buried with his son. Esther liveduntil 1922.
