George W. Brister.

George W. Brister.

Birth: Apr. 9, 1829, Mississippi.
Death: Feb. 18, 1901.

Parents: Martha Ann Hickman Brister (1800 - 1879).

Children: Amanda Elizabeth Brister Brown (1862 - 1933).

Siblings: William T. Hickman Brister (1821 - 1904), George W. Brister (1829 - 1901), Jacob B Brister (1831 - 1887), Rose Ann Brister (1832 - 1843), Allie Emmaline Brister (1833 - 1900), Charity Brister (1837 - 1914), Frances Lavicy Brister Nations (1841 - 1918).

Burial: Patroon Cemetery, Patroon, Shelby County, Texas.

Louisiana State Records.

Brister, G. W., Pvt. Co. G. 25th Regt. La. Infty. En. March 15th, 1862. Lisbon, La. Present on Roll to July, 1862. Rolls from Nov., 1862, to Feb., 1863, Absent. Wounded in Battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31st, 1862.
Rolls from May. 1863, to Aug., 1863, Absent. Wounded at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31st, 1862. Left order of Dr. Ware. Roll for Sept. and Oct. 1863, Dropped from the Roll Oct. 1st, 1863. Sent to Hospl. Last heard from in La. Federal Rolls of Prisoners of War, Captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn., Jan. 5th, 1863. Appears on Roll of Prisoners of War at Camp Morton, Ind.,
delivered at City Point, Va., April 12th, 1863, for exchange.