Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home Resident

George W. Caplinger

Admission Date: July 12, 1893 - age 58

Residence: Clinton, DeWitt County, Illinois

Birth: (no date) Shelby County, Kentucky

Service: Civil War, 2nd Kentucky Cavalry, Co. C, Private

Disability: Varicose veins, hemorrhoids, heart murmur, nervous exhaustion, and general debility

Pension: $6.00 per month, # 452206

Death: September 10, 1895

Family Members: Anna Caplinger - wife

Doctor: J. C. Myers, Surgeon

Occupation: Laborer

Notes: See the Clinton Public article regarding his death.

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