Researching George Sykes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14370 people with the Sykes surname? In that year Sykes was ranked number 274 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Sykes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Sykes and the Sykes Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 14313 people with the Sykes surname in the UK? Sykes is now ranked number 404 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Sykes surname in the USA? Sykes is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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George Sykes
George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, including the Second Seminole War and the Mexican–American War. During the Civil War, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Division of the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsula Campaign of 1862, and continued in that role through the Second Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Sykes assumed command of the V Corps on June 28, 1863, following the promotion of Major General George G. Meade to command of the entire army. Sykes's Corps fought with distinction on the second day of the subsequent Battle of Gettysburg on July 2. He was criticized for his performance in the Battle of Mine Run later that year, was removed from command on March 23, 1864, and sent to duty in Kansas. Sykes remained in the army after the war and died in 1880.
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