George W Male

George W Male served in Company E of the 17th West Virignia Infantry from October 28, 1865 until the regiment was mustered out of service at the end of the war on June 19, 1865.

Partly because the regiment was formed toward the end of the war, it did not see any major combat. It was placed on railroad and garrison duty near Clarksburg, WV. Even in relatively peaceful settings, the regiment lost one man to death in action and 24 to death by disease.

Unlike his other siblings and relatives, no record exists of George having ever applied for a pension relating to his service.