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CAPT. GEORGE T. HERITAGE, mechanic, Bloomington. Capt. George T. Heritage is one of the few natives of England who is a resident of Bloomington; he was born in 1834, and, in 1846, came to Canada, where he remained for about nine years; in 1855, he came to the States and located in Bloomington, beginning work for Mr. Walton the same year of his arrival; for twenty-four years he has held his position in the factory, though, during this time, he was engaged in the war of the late rebellion. In April, 1861, he enlisted as Sergeant in the 8th I. V. I., three months’ service; after serving his term of enlistment, he returned and helped to organize the 39th I. V. I., which he entered in Co. B as First Sergeant; after nine months service, he was promoted to the rank of Captain; in 1864, he was shot through the body, from the effects of which he has not yet recovered and probably never will, as the wound was a severe one; upon his return from the army, as soon as his health would permit, he again accepted his position with Mr. Walton; for many years he has had charge of the wood-work department of the factory; during most of the time has charge of four or five men; he is now one of the honored and respected soldier-citizens of the city of Bloomington.