He was born in 1834/35, in Massachusetts or Pennsylvania. [sources: date: 3 (26 in 1861), 5 (37 in 1870), 6 (35! in 1880). place: 5 (MA), 6 (PA)]
He enlisted and was mustered into service on 20 November 1861. He enlisted at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was mustered in as a private in company I. [sources: 1, 3, 10]
He was promoted to corporal. [source: 3]
He was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville. [sources: 1, 2, 3, 8 (wounded in breast), 9 (breast)]
He was transferred on 5 April 1864 to the Veterans' Reserve Corps. He was then a corporal in company I. He was in the 96th Company 2nd Battalion of the Veterans' Reserve Corps. [sources: 1, 3, 4, 8, 10]
On 2 June 1866, he applied successfully for a pension. [sources: 4, 7]
In 1870, he was living in the 13th ward, Baltimore, Maryland. He was a pattern maker. He was living with his wife Ellinor and (presumably their daughter) Laura, along with the Dennis [?] family. [source: 5]
In 1880, he was living at 29 W Carrllton Avenue, 19th ward, Baltimore, Maryland. He was living with his wife Elinora, daughter Laura, and a servant. He was a machinist and engineer. [source: 6]
On 6 [?] December 1891, he died, suddenly. On 8 December 1891, he was buried, from his late residence 1828 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, Maryland. [source: 11]
On 4 January 1892, his widow, Elinora Leaf, applied successfully from Maryland for a pension (4, 7).
1 Bates, Samuel Penniman. History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5. Harrisburg: B. Singerly, state printer, 1869-71. 5 volumes. 'Ninety-first regiment', volume 3, pages 186-233. (In the roster) (George Leaf)
2 consolidated morning report, 91st PA, 7 May 1863 (Corpl Leaf)
3 Civil War Veterans' Card File, available at the Pennsylvania State Archives, searched 28 March 2005 (George Leaf)
4 pension index, by name (George Leaf)
5 1870 US census, Maryland, Baltimore, 13th ward, microfilm series M593, film 577, page 416 = 252 handwritten (George Leaf)
6 1880 US census, Maryland, Baltimore, 19th ward, supervisor's district [blank], enumeration district 190, microfilm series T9, film 504, page 77 = 17 A handwritten (George Leaf)
7 pension index, by regiment, 91st PA Infantry, company I (George Leaf)
8 'The ninety-first Pennsylvania volunteers', Philadelphia Press, Wednesday 13 May 1863, page 2 (George Leaf)
9 'The Ninety-first Pennsylvania at Chancellorville', Philadelphia Inquirer 13 May 1863, page 8 (George Leaf)
10 index to compiled service records of volunteer Union soldiers who served in organizations from the state of Pennsylvania (George Leaf)
11 death notice, Sun (Baltimore MD), Tuesday 8 December 1891, page 2 (George Leaf)
| line | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Dwelling-house number | 1530 | ||||||
| Family number | 1809 | ||||||
| Name | Dennis [?] Benjamin | - Ellen | - Mary | - Laslie | Leaf George | - Ellinor [sic] | - Laura T [?] |
| Age | 65 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 37 | 27 | 6/12 |
| Sex | M | F | F | F | M | F | F |
| Color | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Occupation | Paper Hanger | Keeping House | Pattern Maker | ||||
| Real estate value | |||||||
| Personal estate value | |||||||
| Birthplace | " [sc. Maryland] | " | " | " | Massachusetts | Maryland | " |
| Father foreign born | |||||||
| Mother foreign born | |||||||
| Birth month if born within year | Nov | ||||||
| Marriage month if married within year | |||||||
| Attended school past year | |||||||
| Can't read | |||||||
| Can't write | |||||||
| Deaf, dumb, blind, etc. | |||||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Male US citizen at least 21 years old who can't vote ... |
| line | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 |
| street name | W Carrllton Ave | |||
| house number | 29 | |||
| dwelling visit # | 96 | |||
| family visit # | 120 | |||
| name | Leaf George | - Elinora | - Laura | Death [?] Martha |
| color | W | W | W | B |
| sex | M | F | F | F |
| age | 35 [sic] | 25 | 10 | 16 |
| month born if born in year | ||||
| relationship | Wife | Daughter | Servant | |
| single | 1 | 1 | ||
| married | 1 | 1 | ||
| widowed/divorced | ||||
| married during year | ||||
| occupation | Machinist + Engineer | Keeps House | At school | Servant |
| months unemployed | ||||
| currently ill? | ||||
| blind | ||||
| deaf/dumb | ||||
| idiotic | ||||
| insane | ||||
| disabled | ||||
| school this year | 1 | |||
| can't read | ||||
| can't write | ||||
| birthplace | Pennsylvania | Maryland | Maryland | Maryland |
| father's birthplace | Penna | Md | Penna | Maryland |
| mother's birthplace | Penna | Md | Md | Md |
LEAF.--Suddenly, on December 6 [?] 1891, GEORGE LEAF, aged 52 [?] years, beloved husband of Elenora Leaf.
Funeral services at his late residence, No. 1828 [? the last digit is especially hard to read] West Lexington street, this (Tuesday) afternoon, 8th inst., at two o'clock. Interment private.