George Boardman Boomer | |
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| Born | July 26, 1832 Sutton, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | May 22, 1863 (aged 30) Warren County, Mississippi, US |
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| Allegiance | United States Union |
| Service |  United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861 - 1863 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 26th Missouri Volunteer Infantry |
| Battles / wars | American Civil War |
George Boardman Boomer (July 26, 1832 – May 22, 1863) was a Union Army colonel who served as a brigade commander between February 12, 1863, and May 22, 1863, during the American Civil War.[1] His principal service was during the heavy engagement of his brigade on May 16, 1863, at the Battle of Champion Hill during the Vicksburg campaign and in the second assault on Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.[2] Colonel Boomer was killed near the Railroad Redoubt on the second day of major assaults on the City of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.[3]
- ^ Sifakis, Stewart, Who Was Who in the Civil War, p. 62. Facts on File Publications, New York, 1988. ISBN 0-8160-1055-2.
- ^ Smith, Timothy B., Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg, pp. 266-280. Savas Beatie, New York, NY, 2004 (Paperback, 2006). ISBN 1-932714-19-7.
- ^ Sifakis, 1988, p. 62; Smith, 2006, p. 401.