I am looking for info. on my gggrandfather George Washington Bowen, born March 25, 1847, died Feb.21, 1920, in Telfair Cty. GA.
I am particularly interested in his military record. He was 14 yrs.old at the beginning of the war in 1861, and 18 by war's end.Family story says that he was awarded a medal of honor for shooting Sherman, only to find out it was someone else. Tale goes on to say they let him keep the medal anyway. He later became a GA Range Rider, or Woods Rider as they were also called.