M. Ressler Genealogical Database

In "History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, Vol. 2" by J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, a private "George M. Spotts" is listed as having mustered in Aug. 29, 1964, and was discharged by General Order on June 16, 1865. This was in Company B of the 108th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers (Eleventh Cavalry); this is for Chester Co., however, not Lancaster. However, his registration card does show Lancaster.

http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&ArchiveID=17&FL=S&FID=1423959&LID=1424008

Birth: Jul. 16, 1844
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Jun. 19, 1924
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Born and died in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of John & Esther (Miller) Spotts. In 1860, he was a laborer living with and/or working for near neighbor Henry Sweigert in Salisbury Township, and stood 5' 8" tall with dark hair and hazel eyes.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted and mustered into federal service at Lancaster August 29, 1864, as a private with Co. B, 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry (108th Pa), and honorably discharged with his company June 16, 1865.

He married Maria Russell and fathered John Park (b. 12/03/66), Mary Elizabeth (b. 01/16/68 - married Thomas J. Martini), Charles William (b. 02/07/69), Harry (b. 11/03/71), Joseph Edgar (b. 12/24/73), Patton Gault (b. 11/21/75), Ella Margaret (b. 10/29/77 - married Isaac Franklin S. Ressler), John (b. @1879), Frank Alexander (b. 02/21/80), George Martin (b. 11/05/82), Alfred Reeser (b. 12/08/82 - a twin or a date error?), and Daniel Chester (b. 12/??/87).

Cause of death is listed as "cystitis with complications."

Inscription:
Co B 11 PA Cav

Burial:
Mount Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery
Narvon
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania, USA

Maintained by: Dennis Brandt
Originally Created by: Gina Reardon-Gaddis
Record added: Oct 12, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 30515321

http://www.pacivilwar.com/cwpa108b.html

11th Cavalry, 108th PA Regiment, Co. B

Captain
Cornog, George T.
Ford, John W.
McFarlan, James E.
Roberts, W. Dewees

1st Lieutenant
Darlington, Hilborn

2nd Lieutenant
Brooke, Harry C.
Irwin, William D.
Mowday, Samuel L.
Riggs, James M., 1st Sergeant
Gross, George D.
McFarlan, Richard
Slike, Stephen G.

QuarterMaster Sergeant
Wamsher, Robert

Commissary Sergeant
Robinson, George

Sergeant
Allen, John
Bailey, Thomas V.
Broonall, Benjamin
Carpenter, William
Furlong, Edward
Keech, James G.
Lloyd, Mark R.
McConnell, James E.
Painter, Charles
Rigg, Harlan L.
Vanosten, Edward
Yeager, Arthur B.
Yoder, Levi B.

Corporal
Dumall, John W.
Guthrie, John D.
Handley, Thomas
Henry, John
Kerns, Thomas D.
Mowday, George W.
Rushworth, Edward
Sinn, George W.
Townsley, Robert
Worrell, Jonathan S.
Yost, Benard

Blacksmith
Morrison, William

Farrier
Ritner, Samuel D.
Thomas, George

Saddler
McCurdy, John H.
Butler, Owen
Quinn, George B.

Bugler
Rice, Edward P.
Storm, Jacob H.

Private
Amber, Ezra
Amber, Edwin
Ayers, James C.
Baker, Theodore A.
Bewley, Jesse L.
Binkley, Peter
Bishop, George H.
Blake, James
Bowman, David
Bride, Robert
Bronson, Eli
Bruce, Robert
Buller, Elliott
Burns, John
Burt, Hiram
Care, Henry
Care, John
Care, Clement B.
Carson, Harrison
Chrisman, Jonathan H.
Clarke, George E. A.
Clemens, Jonathan
Compton, John
Comstock, Giles
Cowan, John
Coyle, Edward
Cross, Samuel
Dague, William S.
Day, Daniel
Dedier, Alban
Dugan, Daniel
Dugan, Thomas
Dunn, Nathaniel
Edwards, Daniel
Effrig, Matthew
Englerth, George
Eppenhimer, Jacob
Everett, Reuben
Fagan, Christopher
Ford, Isaac W.
Foreman, Henry B.
Frank, Joseph
Glick, William
Good, John W.
Gruber, Belthaser
Guie, William H.
Guiney, Franklin A.
Hall, Lewis E.
Hamilton, Owen
Hammer, Joseph
Harlan, George W.
Hawk, Nicholas
Heckler, Jacob
Heckman, John
Heckman, William
Helfrick, Edward
Helgert, John
Henlen, Henry
Hesler, Joseph
Hesler, John
High, Torbert
Hock, Matthias
Houck, John
Howe, Nathan
Hughes, Jacob
Hughes, Joseph
Ingram, James
Irwin, Andrew
Irwin, Adam C.
Johnson, John
Jones, William B.
Joyce, Patrick
Jymison, John
Kelley, John
Kennedy, Israel
Kennig, Charles H.
Kungle, Howard
Lawrence, Thompson
Leslie, Jacob P.
Linderman, John B.
Long, Robert
Lowe, James W.
Mahlon, Elijah H.
McBride, William
McCachran, Elias
McChalicer, Bran.
Miller, John H.
Milligan, Isaac M.
Mimm, Isaac
Mimm, Washington
Minn, Samuel
Mitchell, James E.
Mitchell, William H.
Morgan, James P.
Morgan, Amos T.
Morgan, Charles H.
Morris, John
Mowday, John C.
Murry, Henry
Myers, John P.
Neely, Samuel H.
Oxner, Luke
Painter, Cyrus
Parlaman, Edward
Parmer, Samuel
Reed, John
Reifsnyder, David
Rice, George W.
Rishell, George D.
Rishell, Samuel
Rishell, Henry H.
Robinson, Richard
Rowe, Charles W.
Scott, Hiram
Seiverd, William
Seiverd, Samuel
Serfass, Reuben
Shaw, William W.
Shock, Philip
Shuffenberger, John
Sides, Samuel R.
Simpson, Bernard
Slike, David
Smith, Theodore
Spotts, John
Spotts, George M.
Steele, Joseph
Sweeten, Jackson
Wilkinson, Isaac
Yost, Clemens M.
Ziegenfuss, Theodore J.

From "A German Family ..."

"In the meanwhile, the Civil War had begun. He [George] and his younger brother John, who was only eighteen, enlisted in the cavalry. I have a copy of his Volunteer Enlistment paper, which records his having volunteered 'the twenty-ninth day of August, 1864, to serve ... for the period of one year.' He was assigned to the 9th District Pennsylvania Co. 'H' 11th Penna. Cavalry. ...

On February 15, 1901, my Grandfather presented to his wife, Maria, and his children, a large framed copy of his Discharge, which reports that 'Comrade Spotts shared the fortunes of his regiment in the following engagements: Fort Harrison, September 29, 1864, New Market Heights, December 10, 1864, Five Forks, April 1, 1865, Amelia Court House, April 4, 1865, and Appomatox at Lee's surrender.' ..."