George G. Plank

Gravestone of George G. Plank in Gettysburg National Cemetery

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Quick Facts

Significance:

Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry, Company E

Place of Birth:

Germany

Date of Birth:

1834

Place of Death:

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 2, 1863

Place of Burial:

Delaware, Row B, Site #6

Cemetery Name:

Gettysburg National Cemetery

Delaware, Row B, Site #6

Born George G. Plank in Germany 1834, he emigrates to and works as a druggist until enlisting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 1861. As of February 1863, he is assigned to serve as a hospital steward. On July 2, 1863, Lieutenant Plank is killed in action during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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