He was 44 when he enlisted (2, 8 [65 in 1877?], 9 [69 in 1880], 10 [65 in ?1877]). He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2, 8, 9, 10).
When he was enlisted, he was a farmer (2).
His son Thomas Hollick also served in the Civil War, in company G of the 95th Pennsylvania Infantry (6). (He was 20 when he enlisted on 21 August 1861, and mustered out on 17 July 1865 (6).)
He was 5 feet 7 inches tall, had a light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair (2).
He enlisted and was mustered into service for three years in company E on 21 August 1861, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania (1, 2, 7 [July 1861]). He was enlisted by Captain Lentz, and mustered into service by Colonel Reiff (2).
He was discharged on 24 April 1862 on surgeon's certificate of disability, at Washington, DC (1, 2, 3, 7 [June 1862]). He had served for eight months (8, 10). He had suffered a hernia from lifting beef (5, 6, 8).
On 5 June 1877, he was admitted to the National Soldiers Home (8, 10). He was not then receiving a pension (8).
In 1880, he was present at the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (9). He was widowed (9). He was a gardener, and had been out of work for three months in the previous year (9).
In 1882, he was present at the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (8).
He successfully applied for a pension (4).
He worked at Fort Mifflin (5).
In 1890, he was living in the National Military Home in Montgomery County, Ohio (5, 6, 7). He had rheumatism (7).
He was receiving a pension of $12 per month, probably in 1894 (10). He had a hernia (10).
He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (6) or on 28 July 1894 in the Central Branch of the National Soldiers Home (10). He and his wife were buried in Mechanics Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6). When Mechanics Cemetery was closed, their bodies were moved to Arlington Cemetery, outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5, 6).
Contact George Hiddemen at ghhiii@verizon.net.
Contact Elizabeth H Rice at ehrice@frontiernet.net.
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster)
2 descriptive roll, company E, entry 40 (George Hollick)
3 company E, register of men discharged, number 5 (George Hollick)
4 pension index, by name. (Searched 13 Jan 2001, on <www.ancestry.com>.) (George Hollick)
5 e-mail, Elizabeth H Rice, 21 May 2003
6 e-mail, George Hollick Hiddemen III, 22 May 2003 (George Washington Hollick)
7 1890 US census, veterans' schedule, Ohio, Montgomery County, National Military Home, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district special, page 124 (George Hollick)
8 Annual report of the Board of Managers of the National Soldiers Home, 30 December 1882 [for the fiscal year ending 30 June 1882]. Serial Set volume 2115, session volume 1, 47th Congress, 2nd Session, House Miscellaneous Document 13, page 378 (Geo Hollick)
9 1880 US census, Ohio, Montgomery County, National Military Home, supervisor's district 2, enumeration district 169, microfilm series T9, film 1052, page 607 (George Hollick)
10 Report of the Board of Managers of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895. Serial Set volume 3412, session volume 45, 54th Congress, 1st Session. House Document 42 (in 3 parts). Part III, page 131. (Geo Hollick)
| line | 29 |
| street name | Iowa Avenue |
| house number | 21 |
| dwelling visit # | 21 |
| family visit # | 21 |
| name | Hollick George |
| color | W |
| sex | M |
| age | 69 |
| month born if born in year | |
| relationship | Disabled Soldiers Beneficaries [?] Natl Military Houses [?] for D.V.S. |
| single | |
| married | |
| widowed/divorced | 1 |
| married during year | |
| occupation | Gardner [sic] |
| months unemployed | 3 |
| currently ill? | |
| blind | |
| deaf/dumb | |
| idiotic | |
| insane | |
| disabled | 1 |
| school this year | |
| can't read | |
| can't write | |
| birthplace | Penna |
| father's birthplace | Penna |
| mother's birthplace | Penna |
