GEORGE MENDOR and JOHN SAVALLA -- 5thVETRAN CAVALRYTWO MYSTERIOUS MEN OF THE 5TH VETERAN INFANTRY -- George Mendor andJohn Savalla enlisted in th 5th Veteran Infantry in Plattsburgh inMarch 1865. Both were given town bounties of \$600 and county bountiesof \$300 for enlisting.John took the money and didn't go to the field. His name was only borneon the muster and detachment rolls with no further record such as apension or the 1890 Veterans Schedules. Probably, went back to Canadaalthough there mention of a John Savalla being married in Chazy in 1884.George joined the regiment while they were in Washington after theAppomattox Campaign. After the Grand Review of the Armies in late May,they travelled to Hart Island off the shore off the shore of NewRochelle in Long Island Sound. They finished their service there onAugust 21, 1865. Like John, George has no further records.
