Boomer, George Boardman

Life Span
to
Full name
George Boardman Boomer
Place of Birth
Sutton, MA
Burial Place
Worcester, MA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
2
No. of Spouses
0
No. of Children
0
Family
Job Borden Boomer (father), Nancy McClellan Boomer (mother) 
Education
Other
Other Education
Worcester Academy (MA)
Occupation
Businessman
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Baptist
Military
Union Army
Date Event
In Mississippi, the Army of the Tennessee wins a pivotal battle at Champion Hill and moves on to Vicksburg
On the Mississippi, the Union's Army of the Tennessee completely surrounds Vicksburg
The Union's Army of the Tennessee attempts the storming of Vicksburg but is beaten back
Second Union attempt to take Vicksburg by infantry assault ends in bloody failure with 500 dead
Twenty-nine year old Union Brigade commander George Boomer dies at the head of his troops
After twice failing to storm the city, Union General Grant orders a siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi
- In Mississippi, the Siege of Vicksburg continues
Vicksburg Campaign
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