George B. Bailey

Title

George B. Bailey

Description

black & white portrait sketch in book, Pictorial Portsmouth, page 13
George Bartlett Bailey, sketched in his uniform, was an early Portsmouth physician. At the break of the Civil War, he organized the "Kinney Light Guards" which became the 1st O.V.I., Co. G. Captain Bailey went on to be Major, then Lt Colonel and Colonel at the time of his death. He was among the first in Portsmouth to give his life for his country, and the local G.A.R. Post was named in his honor.

Creator

Henry A. Lorberg

Date

1800s

Format

scanned image from book, Pictorial Portsmouth

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Scioto County Public Library