George "Guy"
W Armstrong
Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 13 November 1907, page 5
G W Armstrong, oldest Civil War veteran in Campbell co. celebrated his eighty-first birthday yesterday. He is still active in affairs of the GAR and as Quartermaster has secured 100 marking stones for graves of Union soldiers buried at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday 11 July 1912, page 7
G W Armstrong celebrated his eighty-fourth birthday anniversary yesterday at his home, Miller's Lane, Ft Thomas. Armstrong is a Civil War veteran and served in a number of Indians wars. He was a member of the George H Thomas Post GAR in Cincinnati until 1874 when he moved to this county.
He is now Quartermaster of Wm Nelson Post of Newport.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 10 April 1914, page 9
Guy W Armstrong, 86, a veteran of the Civil War, died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs. Lahnger, Reservoir rd. Highlands, after a short illness. The deceased was prominent in the GAR circles of this vicinity, being at one time Quartermaster of the William Nelson Post. While in that capacity he secured tombstones for a large number of veterans who have been buried in the family lot at Evergreen and other cemeteries.
At the breaking out of the war, Armstrong enlisted with the Seventy-fourth Ohio Infantry and served with that regiment until mustered out at the close. He saw hard fighting at Stone River, Lookout Mountain and Spring Hill. He also served in the campaign around Atlanta. Armstrong was also a member of the Engineer Corps of the Army.
After the war he was connected with the Mayor's office of Cincinnati for years. Later he was employed on a ferry boat that plied between Covington and Newport. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon with services at Evergreen chapel. His funeral will be attended by two lodges of the local GAR circle. The Joe Hooker Post of Dayton and the William Nelson Post of which he was formerly a member, will attend his funeral in a body. Burial will be in the soldier's lot at Evergreen.