While his tombstone indicates that he was a part of "Co. F of the 8th W.Va. Cavalry", there was no such regiment and the original stone must be considered carved in error (not an uncommon situation). Military record shows that George Edwards, 18, mustered into Company D of the 8th Virginia Infantry December 31, 1861. This regiment was organized in the Kanawha Valley in the Fall of 1861. George Edwards died April 2, 1862 at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. Later that year, the regiment was assigned to General Averell's brigade. They were mounted and became part of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry.
George is the son of George Edwards, Sr. and Nancy Gray, whose farm in the 1850's was located near the site of the Elmwood Cemetery. For a time, prior to his enlistment, he worked as a farm laborer on the George Wears farm just south of Elmwood in Putnam County. The Wears were closely related to Martha Wears Gray, a childhood neighbor-woman to young George.
Though further research remains to be done, there is the chance that other members of the Edwards family are also buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Inc.
George is the son of George Edwards, Sr. and Nancy Gray, whose farm in the 1850's was located near the site of the Elmwood Cemetery. For a time, prior to his enlistment, he worked as a farm laborer on the George Wears farm just south of Elmwood in Putnam County. The Wears were closely related to Martha Wears Gray, a childhood neighbor-woman to young George.
Though further research remains to be done, there is the chance that other members of the Edwards family are also buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Inc.
While his tombstone indicates that he was a part of "Co. F of the 8th W.Va. Cavalry", there was no such regiment and the original stone must be considered carved in error (not an uncommon situation). Military record shows that George Edwards, 18, mustered into Company D of the 8th Virginia Infantry December 31, 1861. This regiment was organized in the Kanawha Valley in the Fall of 1861. George Edwards died April 2, 1862 at Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia. Later that year, the regiment was assigned to General Averell's brigade. They were mounted and became part of the 7th West Virginia Cavalry.
George is the son of George Edwards, Sr. and Nancy Gray, whose farm in the 1850's was located near the site of the Elmwood Cemetery. For a time, prior to his enlistment, he worked as a farm laborer on the George Wears farm just south of Elmwood in Putnam County. The Wears were closely related to Martha Wears Gray, a childhood neighbor-woman to young George.
Though further research remains to be done, there is the chance that other members of the Edwards family are also buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Inc.
George is the son of George Edwards, Sr. and Nancy Gray, whose farm in the 1850's was located near the site of the Elmwood Cemetery. For a time, prior to his enlistment, he worked as a farm laborer on the George Wears farm just south of Elmwood in Putnam County. The Wears were closely related to Martha Wears Gray, a childhood neighbor-woman to young George.
Though further research remains to be done, there is the chance that other members of the Edwards family are also buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
West Virginia Cemetery Preservation Inc.
Inscription
CO.F 8th W. VA. CAV.
Gravesite Details
Born abt. 1844
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