Coulter, George Corp.
Co. H. 2nd. Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Union

Residence Wyalusing WI;
Enlisted on 8/11/1862 as a Private.
On 8/11/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. WI 33rd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 8/9/1865
Enlisted, January 22, 1862
Discharged, September 11, 1865
P.O.W. September 1, 1864, Fort Smith, Arkansas

In 1859, George went to northeastern Kansas and at the first call for troops he was one of the first to offer his services. On account of having a crippled hand, he was rejected, but at the second call in 1862, he again pressed forward and was taken.

His principal service was in Missouri, Arkansas, and the Cherokee Nation. was in terribly dangerous positions, but he never received a wound. On September 1, 1864, at Fort Smith, the Choctaw Indians captured Mr. Coulter and he was forced to go on foot, being barefooted, to Tyler, Texas, where he experienced the terrors of a war prison until June 27, 1865. Finally an exchange was effected, when he was taken to New Orleans and later to Leavenworth where he was honorably discharged in September 1865.
Promotions: Corpl 1/1/1864

George Coulter was born in the northern part of Ireland, on
February 13, 1832, the son of Robert and Elizabeth (McVeaty) Coulter.
Mr. Coulter was a great disciple of Nimrod in younger days and many an elk, deer, bear, mountain lion, and mountain sheep, besides much other game were the trophies of his chase.
on November 26, 1868 married Miss Emma Roffe, who was born in 1842, in Northamptonshire, England. Mr. Coulter is a member of the G.A.R. and to him and his wife four children
were born in Illinois.

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