Biography of George W. Hamilton, page 653.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

George W. Hamilton, the eldest son of Dr. Hamilton, was born in Medina 
County, Ohio, Jan. 28, 1838.  He lived with his mother till manhood, and 
then came to De Kalb County, and soon after, Sept. 5, 186l, enlisted in 
Company H, Thirteenth Indiana Infantry.  He participated in the battles of 
Shiloh, Stone River, Chickamauga, Atlanta, Franklin and Nashville.  Dec 12, 
1863, he veteranized and served till Nov. 25, 1865, serving four years and 
two and a half months.  He returned to De Kalb County, and Jan. 25, 1866, in 
Medina County, Ohio, was married to S. Elizabeth Phelps, a native of that 
county, born Nov. 12, 1839, a daughter of George and Sally Phelps.  One 
child has lived to grace their home---Evaline J. John R. died in infancy.  
Mr. Hamilton resides on the old homestead of his mother on section 10.

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