behind AotW

Private George Washington Buck of the First Minnesota Infantry was wounded at Antietam in September 1862 but survived to muster out of service in May 1864. He was a Private in the 198th Ohio Infantry for about a week in April-May 1865 and collected a $100 bonus for that enlistment.

The photograph of his resort on Spider Lake, Manitowish Waters, WI is on flickr from user livinginwi2002.