I found this on the AncientFaces website, located here: http://www.ancientfaces.com I know there are some people who are researching this name, so I thought I would pass this along! Kathy George Washington Fraley's Story Surname: Fraley Submitted By: Kay Cornell Date Submitted Jul 31, 2003 Branch of Service: Armies/Infantries Conflict/Period Served: 1800 to 1899 > Civil Wars Description: George Washington Fraley "Wash" born April 16, 1837, Floyd County, KY, to Daniel Fraley and Mary Hatfield Fraley. GW is listed on his father's Daniel Fraley 1850 Floyd County KY Census. George W married First Mathilda Yates, March 1,1860 in Floyd County, KY. George and Matilda's first son, William was born in Dec. 1860. G W enlisted in the 5th Kentucky infantry, Co A. "Twelve Month Men", on October 16 1861, for the Confederate States of America. George served under Col. A.J. May "Morgan County", and Capt. Thomas R. Worsham. He served under Col. May at Piketon, when the Federal's moved against Piketon. The 5th infantry used squirrel rifles, shotguns, and flintlock muskets against the Federal's. During the cold months the regiment, including GW, in southeastern Ky endured chilling rains, winds and snow. George was there in Feb. when the regiment participated in the Battle of Middle Creek, and in May, under Col. Marshall, they defeated General Cox at Princeton, VA. The twelve months men, covered a lot of ground, while marching and counter marching on the borders of Kentucky, West Virginia, from Princeton, VA to Bristol, Tennessee, guarding Mountain passes and salt works against raiders. They were called Col. Marshall's foot calvary. When it was time to re-enlist or muster out in October of 1862, Most of the twelve month men, along with G W Fraley, proposed that they would re-enlist for the war, and could furnish their own mounts, is they were permitted to go into the mounted service. General Marshall refused them, so when the regiment arrived in Salyersville, three hundred and forty three men, including George Washing Fraley were mustered out of the service. GW was mustered October 16, 1862, and took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States Government on August 12, 1864. After the service George and Matilda's Daughter Mary Elizabeth was born in Floyd county in 1862 and son James in 1864. Matilda could have died at the time of James birth, or shortly after. George married second, Charlotte Yates March 5 1869 in Wayne County W VA. Charlotte was the daughter of James Yates and Elizabeth Neal Yates. George and Charlotte "Lottie" were on the 1870 Lawrence County, Ohio Census in Perry Twp. , with Wm, Mary E., and James. They lived three houses from his brother Samuel and Polly Fraley. Their first born John was born in Lawrence County, Ohio. By 1875 GW and Lottie were back in Floyd County, KY., where my gg grandfather James Monroe Fraley was born. George and Lottie were still in Floyd County, Ky in 1880. By 1890 they were living in Johnson County, KY. George was an itinerate laborer. He worked cutting timber and making cross toes for the railroad. He was a coal miner and a pole man on the Sandy and Licking River, as well as a farmer and a preacher. George and Lottie raised eight Children of their own as well as his three children from his first marriage. In March 1898, while at the home of son, James Monroe Fraley and Laure B Salyers Fraley, Lottie passed away of the Flux, outside of Salyersville in Magoffin Co Ky. April 24,1914, in the matter of CSA Pension claim of Emily J Poe, Widow of Meredeth Poe, Co F & D, 14th Ky Inf, George Washington Fraley appeared in court in Magoffin Co Ky, being duly sworn, declared that he was well acquainted with Steve Stone, first husband of Emily J Poe, the claimant, and knows that said Steve Stone died on January 28,1898, and that said claimant married Meredeth Poe several years after her first husbands death. That he is well acquainted with the claimant. She was called Jane Risner, and her maiden name was Risner, and she was called by that name after her first husbands death, although she was the widow of the said Steve Stone at the time. She was married to the Soldier Meredeth Poe. G.W.Fraley signed his Mark, with Nannie Hackworth and Anthony Hackworth's signatures as witnesses. George filed his applicant for CSA pension August 27,1914, and the pension was granted on August 28,1914 by B.C. May, Judge of the Floyd County Court. George stated he was living in Brainard, Ky at the time. In 1918 George moved with his son James Monroe, and family to Harden Co Ohio, This is where he enjoyed fishing with his grandson Rice Fraley and telling him family stories. In 1920 George was living in the household of his daughter Bell and her husband Wiley Salyers in Harden County Ohio. My uncle Tom Fraley, youngest son of James Monroe, told me one time that George died while fishing on a river, May 22,1923 in Alger, Ohio. His funeral was held in son, James home May 23 1923. George Washington Fraley is buried in the Preston Cemetery in Marion two., Hardin Co Ohio, next to his granddaughter Sadie Fraley.