118THCHASE, GEORGE WASHINGTON — Age, 21 yrs. Enlisted, July 21, 1862 atPlattsburgh, to serve 3 yrs; mustered in as private, Co. H, Aug. 30,1862; transferred to Co. E, 19th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct.29, 1863; discharged with detachment, July 13, 1865, at Elmira, NY. TCSA ~ res. Saranac; b. April 4, 1843, Peru; W; S; p. Abram Chase andCaroline Campbell; occ. farmer; served full term of enlistment; stillliving; PO Saranac.DIED SHORTLY AFTER THE WAR - In 1860, George Washington Chase was afarmhand on his parents' farm in Saranac with his parents, Abram Chaseand Caroline Campbell, and five siblings. His mother died in 1861 andthe next year he enlisted in the 118th Infantry and was mustered intothe regiment in Plattsburgh on August 30, 1862. His elder brother,Robert, was already in the 60th Infantry in Virginia.George participated in all the operations of the 118th in Baltimoreand Washington they before embarked for the Virginia Peninsula inApril 1863. However, he did not go with them because he was in theEckington Hospital in Washington. He was later transferred to theFinley Hospital. By October, he was well enough to be transferred toCompany E of the 19th Regiment of the Veteran Reserve Corps. He spentthe rest of the war in the Reserve Corps and was discharged with theregiment in Elmira, NY, on July 13, 1865, and came home to Saranac.In 1866, George started receiving his Invalid's Pension which he gotfor less than one year. He died on February 1, 1867, and was buried inthe Independence Cemetery in Saranac near his mother. In 1877, hisfather, Abram, applied for and received a pension based on his son'sservice.
