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| Name | George Washington Olney |
| Photographer | F. LaRoche |
| Highest Rank | 1st Lieutenant |
| Unit | Co. G, 3rd U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery |
| Born | October 18, 1833 |
| Place Born | Antwerp, NY |
| Died | July 22, 1909 |
| Place Died | Seattle, WA |
| Buried | Lake View (Seattle) |
| Service Record | Residence New Hampton, IL; enlisted on 8/9/1862 as a Private; on 9/19/1862 mustered into "D" Co. IL 117th Infantry; discharged for promotion on 9/18/1863; promoted to 2nd Lieutenant; on 9/18/1863 he mustered into "G" Co. US Colored Troops 3rd Heavy Artillery; promoted to 1st Lieutenant; served with "C" Co. US Colored Troops 3rd Heavy Artillery; discharged April 30, 1866 |
| Obit/Notes | -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Saturday, July 24, 1909, Classifieds
OLNEY--At the family residence, 1538 Franklin avenue, July 22, 1909, George W. Olney, aged 76 years. member St. John's Lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M., Stevens Post, G. A. R., and University Chapter, O. E. S.
Services will be held at the parlors of Bonney-Watson Co., Third avenue and University street, Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, under auspices of St. John's Lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M. Members of above societies and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Interment at Lake View Cemetery. |
| Subjects (TGM) | Olney, George Washington, 1833-1909--Portrait photographs
Grand Army of the Republic. Stevens Post No. 1--People--Washington (State)--Seattle--Portrait photographs
United States--History--Civil War, 1961-1865--Veterans--Washington (State)--Seattle--Portrait photographs
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| Digital Collection | Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Portraits
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| Order Number | GAR082 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission, contact the Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room in The Seattle Public Library at (206) 386-4633 or send email to sea@spl.org. |
| Photograph Number | 23.1 |
| Repository | Seattle Public Library |
| Repository Collection | Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room, Local History Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned as 400 ppi TIFF on a Microtek 9800 scanner; derivatives created using Adobe Photoshop (600 pixels wide) and saved as a JPG file using Photoshop's image quality "8". Scanning performed in 1/2007. |
| Studio Location | Seattle, WA |
| Original Creator | Laroche, Frank |
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