Palmyra, MO. He took an oath of allegiance to the US government, event hough he sympathized with the confederate cause.
11/21/1864 Union authorities arrested him for violating his oath byha rboring Confederate guerillas. Two captured guerillas, ordeserters, t estified that George had recently opened his home tothem. One civilian a nd some militiamen also implicated him inrobberies and horse thefts by s everal bushwackers, including those heallegedly welcomed to his house. B rother, Allen, may have been theindividual involved since he was shot b y Federal militia at the homeof one of the implicated guerillas named F agin.
George was eventually tried on charges of spying for the Confederatean d stealing horses for the rebels, convicted, and incarcerated in StLou is and Jefferson City, from where he was eventually released.
