George Byron Lord was a Union soldier in the 17th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. However, most of his enlisted term was with the 41st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of four units comprising the 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry.

The 41st Regiment was formed in late summer and autumn of 1862, and departed from New York on December 2, 1862 for New Orleans on the transport North Star. Accompanied by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, the regiment arrived at Baton Rouge, Louisiana on December 17, remaining there until late March, 1863.

By January, 1865, Lord was stationed at Fortress Morganzia, primarily a station for Union soldiers who were former slaves. By the early spring of 1866, Lord was stationed at Fort St. Philip, located along the east bank of the Mississippi River.

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Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, Vol. 6. (Norwood, MA: Norwood Press, 1931): 329-331.