Civil War: Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers
Indian Wars: Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry
George Washington Ball was born at Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia, the son of Armistead Ball and Hannah Hayman. He trained as a machinist and worked with his father, who was a master machinist at the Harper's Ferry Arsenal (1850, 1860 US Census). His father died of a stroke at Harper's Ferry on June 11, 1861, at which time Virginia secessionists were removing the gun-making machinery in order to transfer it to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two years later George enlisted at Harper's Ferry for 3 years as a 7th corporal on September 20, 1863. He was mustered into Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers, at Point-of-Rocks, Maryland, on January 26, 1864. He was "reduced to the ranks" (private) on May 1, 1864. He was listed as missing-in-action at Adamstown, Alabama, October 14, 1864, following his capture by Confederate forces. He was paroled February 17, 1865, and returned to his company. Private Ball was mustered out at Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865. He remained in the District of Columbia, where his brother Rudolph T. Ball (1848-1904) was a fireman with the D.C. Fire Department and a government civil servant. George worked as a machinist for several months before he enlisted as a private for 5 years at Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1867. He was mustered into Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Private Ball was discharged at Camp Hualapai, Arizona Territory, December 12, 1872. He then went to Los Nietos, Los Angeles County, California, where he registered to vote and worked as a machinist for the next several years (1880 US Census; 1873-1884 Los Angeles Great Register). George W. Ball's name appears on a list of Union veterans whose graves were decorated in Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 1890 (Los Angeles Herald, May 31, 1890; 2:1). Evidence of a marriage was not found.
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LOS ANGELES ITEMS.
Los Angeles, January 26th.-- George W. Ball dropped dead in the rear of a saloon yesterday [25th]. The cause was whisky. He is said to have relatives in Washington, D.C.
(Daily Record-Union [Sacramento, CA], January 27, 1885; 4:1)∼Evergreen Cemetery deceased card file index 1877-1989.
Aged 37 yrs.
Internment date only. Jan 27, 1885 .∼Date of Interment January 27, 1885. Birth and death date not listed. Age listed as 37.
Indian Wars: Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry
George Washington Ball was born at Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia, the son of Armistead Ball and Hannah Hayman. He trained as a machinist and worked with his father, who was a master machinist at the Harper's Ferry Arsenal (1850, 1860 US Census). His father died of a stroke at Harper's Ferry on June 11, 1861, at which time Virginia secessionists were removing the gun-making machinery in order to transfer it to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two years later George enlisted at Harper's Ferry for 3 years as a 7th corporal on September 20, 1863. He was mustered into Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers, at Point-of-Rocks, Maryland, on January 26, 1864. He was "reduced to the ranks" (private) on May 1, 1864. He was listed as missing-in-action at Adamstown, Alabama, October 14, 1864, following his capture by Confederate forces. He was paroled February 17, 1865, and returned to his company. Private Ball was mustered out at Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865. He remained in the District of Columbia, where his brother Rudolph T. Ball (1848-1904) was a fireman with the D.C. Fire Department and a government civil servant. George worked as a machinist for several months before he enlisted as a private for 5 years at Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1867. He was mustered into Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Private Ball was discharged at Camp Hualapai, Arizona Territory, December 12, 1872. He then went to Los Nietos, Los Angeles County, California, where he registered to vote and worked as a machinist for the next several years (1880 US Census; 1873-1884 Los Angeles Great Register). George W. Ball's name appears on a list of Union veterans whose graves were decorated in Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 1890 (Los Angeles Herald, May 31, 1890; 2:1). Evidence of a marriage was not found.
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LOS ANGELES ITEMS.
Los Angeles, January 26th.-- George W. Ball dropped dead in the rear of a saloon yesterday [25th]. The cause was whisky. He is said to have relatives in Washington, D.C.
(Daily Record-Union [Sacramento, CA], January 27, 1885; 4:1)∼Evergreen Cemetery deceased card file index 1877-1989.
Aged 37 yrs.
Internment date only. Jan 27, 1885 .∼Date of Interment January 27, 1885. Birth and death date not listed. Age listed as 37.
Civil War: Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers
Indian Wars: Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry
George Washington Ball was born at Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia, the son of Armistead Ball and Hannah Hayman. He trained as a machinist and worked with his father, who was a master machinist at the Harper's Ferry Arsenal (1850, 1860 US Census). His father died of a stroke at Harper's Ferry on June 11, 1861, at which time Virginia secessionists were removing the gun-making machinery in order to transfer it to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two years later George enlisted at Harper's Ferry for 3 years as a 7th corporal on September 20, 1863. He was mustered into Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers, at Point-of-Rocks, Maryland, on January 26, 1864. He was "reduced to the ranks" (private) on May 1, 1864. He was listed as missing-in-action at Adamstown, Alabama, October 14, 1864, following his capture by Confederate forces. He was paroled February 17, 1865, and returned to his company. Private Ball was mustered out at Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865. He remained in the District of Columbia, where his brother Rudolph T. Ball (1848-1904) was a fireman with the D.C. Fire Department and a government civil servant. George worked as a machinist for several months before he enlisted as a private for 5 years at Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1867. He was mustered into Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Private Ball was discharged at Camp Hualapai, Arizona Territory, December 12, 1872. He then went to Los Nietos, Los Angeles County, California, where he registered to vote and worked as a machinist for the next several years (1880 US Census; 1873-1884 Los Angeles Great Register). George W. Ball's name appears on a list of Union veterans whose graves were decorated in Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 1890 (Los Angeles Herald, May 31, 1890; 2:1). Evidence of a marriage was not found.
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LOS ANGELES ITEMS.
Los Angeles, January 26th.-- George W. Ball dropped dead in the rear of a saloon yesterday [25th]. The cause was whisky. He is said to have relatives in Washington, D.C.
(Daily Record-Union [Sacramento, CA], January 27, 1885; 4:1)∼Evergreen Cemetery deceased card file index 1877-1989.
Aged 37 yrs.
Internment date only. Jan 27, 1885 .∼Date of Interment January 27, 1885. Birth and death date not listed. Age listed as 37.
Indian Wars: Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry
George Washington Ball was born at Harper's Ferry, (West) Virginia, the son of Armistead Ball and Hannah Hayman. He trained as a machinist and worked with his father, who was a master machinist at the Harper's Ferry Arsenal (1850, 1860 US Census). His father died of a stroke at Harper's Ferry on June 11, 1861, at which time Virginia secessionists were removing the gun-making machinery in order to transfer it to Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two years later George enlisted at Harper's Ferry for 3 years as a 7th corporal on September 20, 1863. He was mustered into Company B, Loudoun (County, Virginia) Independent Rangers, at Point-of-Rocks, Maryland, on January 26, 1864. He was "reduced to the ranks" (private) on May 1, 1864. He was listed as missing-in-action at Adamstown, Alabama, October 14, 1864, following his capture by Confederate forces. He was paroled February 17, 1865, and returned to his company. Private Ball was mustered out at Washington, D.C., May 31, 1865. He remained in the District of Columbia, where his brother Rudolph T. Ball (1848-1904) was a fireman with the D.C. Fire Department and a government civil servant. George worked as a machinist for several months before he enlisted as a private for 5 years at Washington, D.C., on December 12, 1867. He was mustered into Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Private Ball was discharged at Camp Hualapai, Arizona Territory, December 12, 1872. He then went to Los Nietos, Los Angeles County, California, where he registered to vote and worked as a machinist for the next several years (1880 US Census; 1873-1884 Los Angeles Great Register). George W. Ball's name appears on a list of Union veterans whose graves were decorated in Evergreen Cemetery on Memorial Day 1890 (Los Angeles Herald, May 31, 1890; 2:1). Evidence of a marriage was not found.
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LOS ANGELES ITEMS.
Los Angeles, January 26th.-- George W. Ball dropped dead in the rear of a saloon yesterday [25th]. The cause was whisky. He is said to have relatives in Washington, D.C.
(Daily Record-Union [Sacramento, CA], January 27, 1885; 4:1)∼Evergreen Cemetery deceased card file index 1877-1989.
Aged 37 yrs.
Internment date only. Jan 27, 1885 .∼Date of Interment January 27, 1885. Birth and death date not listed. Age listed as 37.
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