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George Filmer
A San Francisco printer, businessman, and military historian, George Filmer helped preserve the story of a California National Guard campaign in the 1895 volume The “City Guard.” His work offers a firsthand glimpse into civic life and military organization in nineteenth-century California.
1 Audiobook
The "City Guard": A History of Company "B" First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C. During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894 Including a Brief History of the Company Since Its Organization March 31, 1854, to July 3, 1894
by California. Infantry. First Regiment. Company B, Irving B. Cook, George Filmer, W. J. Hayes, A. McCulloch, William D. O'Brien
About the author
George Filmer was an American businessman and fraternal leader associated with San Francisco’s Filmer Brothers Electrotype Company, where he served as secretary. Contemporary city directories list the company as working in electrotyping, stereotyping, typography, and engraving.
In 1894, Filmer served as a lieutenant in Company B of California’s First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of California. Following the unit’s Sacramento campaign, he joined a committee that gathered material and helped produce The “City Guard”: A History of Company “B,” First Regiment Infantry, N. G. C., During the Sacramento Campaign, July 3 to 26, 1894, published in 1895.
Later records identify him as Colonel George Filmer and connect him with the Pacific Division of the American Red Cross. Available references place his life between 1869 and 1957.