Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database:
McClester, George R. - Pvt - Co K 10 IL US INF
Join, 19Apr1861; Age18; Born, Long Meadows, Hampden Co, MA
Height, 5' 6 3/4"; Hair, light; Eyes, gray; Complexion, fair; Single; Carpenter
Mustered out, 29Jul1861
McClester, George R. - Pvt - Co D - 100 IL US INF
Residence, Plainfield, Will Co, IL; Join, 1Aug1862; Age, 20; Born, Lingmeadow, Hampton Co, MA
Height, 5' 6"; Hair, sandy; Eyes, light; Complexion, sandy; Single; Wagon Maker
Trans to 1 US Engineers 30Jul1864
www.ancestry.com - American Civil War Soldiers Record:
George R. McClester - Pvt - Co K - 10th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Residence, Plainfield, IL; Enlisted, 19Apr1861
Mustered out 29July1861
George R. McClester - Pvt - Co D - 100th Infantry Regiment Illinois
Residence, Plainfield, Illinois; Enlisted 01Aug1862
www.civilwar.nps.gov - Detailed Soldier Record:
George R. McClester - Co D - 1 U.S. Vet. Vol Engrs.
Soldier's rank in, Pvt; Soldier's rank out, Artificer [skilled worker, inventor]
Alternate name: George McClester
Film Number, M1290, Roll 8
Headstone Reading,
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
June 7, 1918 - George R. McClester, aged 75, suddenly at his home in Plainfield. Civil war veteran and member of Bartleson Post G. A. R.
Published Obituaries:
Additional Biographical Material:
1860 US Census, Plainfield, Il - Robert McClister household:
Robert, age 45; Mary, age 42; George, age 17; Mary E., age 15; Ida, age 11.