George VanStavoren Kelley

March 23, 1843 (age 62)

Massillon, Stark County, United States of America

Following the outbreak of the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln"s call for volunteers, he enlisted in his hometown in the 104th Ohio Infantry on April 22, 1861. Kelley served as a sergeant in Company A. The regiment moved to Covington, Kentucky, on September 1, 1862, in preparation for the Defense of Cincinnati against a threatened Confederate invasion by troops under Edmund Kirby Smith. lieutenant was involved in the subsequent Skirmish at Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Kelley and his comrades in the 104th OVI spent 1863 in Kentucky, and then moved to East Tennessee until April 1864. They were reassigned to duty as part of the XXIII Corps in Georgia, and Tennessee in late 1864. The regiment subsequently served in Washington, District of Columbia and North Carolina. Kelley was mustered out of the army on June 14, 1865. After the war, Kelley returned to Ohio. Following her death, he moved to Denver, Colorado, and became a rancher. He is buried in that city"s Riverside Cemetery.

George VanStavoren Kelley

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Background

Kelley was born and raised in enlisted in Massillon, Ohio.

Career

Following the outbreak of the Civil War and President Abraham Lincoln"s call for volunteers, he enlisted in his hometown in the 104th Ohio Infantry on April 22, 1861. Kelley served as a sergeant in Company A. The regiment moved to Covington, Kentucky, on September 1, 1862, in preparation for the Defense of Cincinnati against a threatened Confederate invasion by troops under Edmund Kirby Smith. lieutenant was involved in the subsequent Skirmish at Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.

Kelley and his comrades in the 104th OVI spent 1863 in Kentucky, and then moved to East Tennessee until April 1864.

They were reassigned to duty as part of the XXIII Corps in Georgia, and Tennessee in late 1864. The regiment subsequently served in Washington, District of Columbia and North Carolina.

Kelley was mustered out of the army on June 14, 1865. After the war, Kelley returned to Ohio.

Following her death, he moved to Denver, Colorado, and became a rancher.

He is buried in that city"s Riverside Cemetery.

Achievements

He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry at the Battle of Franklin during the 1864 Franklin-Nashville Campaign. Kelley was promoted to captain and commander of Company A. He captured a Confederate flag during the fighting at Franklin in November and was awarded the Medal of Honor a few months later.

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Born

March 23, 1843

Massillon, Stark County, United States of America
Died

November 4, 1905 (aged 62)

Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Nationality
United States

Awards

Medal of Honor Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 104th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864. Entered service at: Massillon, Ohio. Born: March 23, 1843, Massillon, Ohio. Date of issue: February 13, 1865. Citation: Capture of flag supposed to be of Cheatham's Corps (CSA).

Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Captain, Company A, 104th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864. Entered service at: Massillon, Ohio. Born: March 23, 1843, Massillon, Ohio. Date of issue: February 13, 1865. Citation: Capture of flag supposed to be of Cheatham's Corps (CSA).

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