George Kirkland (USA)

Born from an assault on his mother, Elizabeth Hobbs, he was born into slavery. His father was Alexander J. Kirkland. His mother was able to buy their freedom. She sent him to Wilberforce University in Ohio. In St. Louis, Missouri, he was able to pass himself off as a white man and enlisted in the Civil War on April 24, 1861. He was killed on Aug 10, 1861 at the Battle of Wilson Creek.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 28 2021, 4:10:25 UTC

George Kirkland, who was more than three-quarters white, enlisted as a white in the Union Army in 1861 after the war broke out. He was killed in action on August 10, 1861. After difficulties in establishing her son's racial identity, Elizabeth Keckley gained a pension as his survivor; it was $8 monthly (later raised to $12) for the remainder of her life.

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