MEN FROM CHATHAM

IN THE

CIVIL WAR

 CHATHAM

COLUMBIA COUNTY

NEW YORK

By Capt. Franklin Ellis334

1878

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NAME ENLIST DATE COMPANY
William H. Ashley, orderly sergt. Sept. 22, 1861 2d Cav.; pro. to 2d lieut.; discharged.
Abraham J. Ashley, 1st lieut. July 24, 1862 128th Regt.; pro. to adj.; disch. for disability, March 1863
Charles F. Ashley Sept. 16, 1862 7th Cav., Co. I; disch. June 1865
James F. Ashley   7th Cav., Co. I
Charles H. Ashley Aug. 8, 1864 61st Regt., Co. E; killed near Richmond, April 6, 1865
David C. Ashley Sept. 22, 1861 7th Cav.; disch.; re-enl. Sept. 12, 1863, 2d Vet. Cav., Co. I; killed at Red River, April 4, 1864
Bernard H. Ashley* Sept.25, 1862 169th Regt., Co. A
James G. Allen Feb. 4, 1864 77th Regt., Co. A; wounded twice; lost a leg; disch. Sept. 9, 1864
Charles H. Allen, drummer Jan. 19, 1864 77th Reg., Co. C; disch. June 27, 1865
James H. Anderson Aug. 8,1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. H
Joy H. Anderson Aug. 8, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Russel S. Allis Aug. 15, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Richard Austin Aug. 12, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Lewis Bowdrye, chaplain Jan. 31, 1863 5th Cav.; disch. July 19, 1865
Henry Bidegar Dec. 17, 1861 30th Regt., Co. K; disch. June 18, 1863; joined 21st Cav., Co. A, Jan. 2, 1864; discharged
Stephen W. Baker Oct. 14, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. July 10, 1865
Calvin J. Baker Oct. 14, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; wounded; pro. corp.; disch. July 11, 1865
James E. Bullis May 15, 1864 66th Regt., Co. F; before served in 7th Cav. from Aug. 30, 1862; pro. to sergt., 2d lieut.; killed before Petersburg, June 17, 1864
George Bailey Aug. 13, 1862 169th regt., Co. A; pro. to corp.; killed at Chester Station, May 19, 1864
Elliot A. Brown, vet.-surg. July 1862 7th Cav.; discharged
Aaron N. Bennett   91st Regt.
Elijah G. Broadway Aug. 13, 1863 169th Regt., Co. A.; pro. to corp.; prisoner at Andersonville six months; disch. Aug. 13, 1865
Lot L. Barton Feb. 14, 1863 54th Mass, Co. C; disch. Aug. 20, 1865
Chas. Bell Aug. 18, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Eli L. Bailey Aug. 26, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Isaac S. Briggs Aug. 26, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Elliott A. Brown Aug. 11, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
James E. Bullis Aug. 28, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
John W. Blunt Oct. 1861 6th NY Cavalry, Co. M, pro. to captain, Co. K, same regiment; served through war; was engaged at Antietam; Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Fredericksburg, South Mountain, Five Forks
Stephen Conner Jan. 25, 1864 15th Art. Co. M; disch. Sept. 25, 1865
Alexander S. Cheever Oct. 5, 1861 91st Regt., Co. B; disch. for disability, Aug. 22, 1863; re-enl. May 1864; died at Fort McHenry
Charles K. Carpenter Sept. 1861 44th Regt., Co. I; died of wounds at Gettysburg, July 22, 1863
Henry Cheever, Jr. Aug. 14, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; wounded; disch. for disability, Sept. 281, 1863; re-enl. Aug. 9, 1864, 91st Regt., Co. E; discharged.
George N. Coffin Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; killed at Cedar Creek
Frank I. Childs, sergt. Aug. 16, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability, Jan. 30, 1863
Wm. R. Childs Sept. 1862 7th Cav. Co. L; disch. for disability; re-enl. Aug. 18, 1864, 6th Cav., Co. M; disch. Nov. 1864
Jonathan Childs Oct. 6, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. for disability, Feb. 23, 1864
Joseph Childs Sept. 28, 1862 7th Cav. Co. I; disch. June 8, 1865
Austin I. Clark Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; wounded; disch. Feb. 6, 1865
Robert H. Crissey Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt. Co. E; disch. July 12, 1865
Charles B. Canfield Oct. 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. for disability, July 1863
Emerson Clark Jan. 12, 1864 16th Art. Co. B; disch. Aug. 22, 1865
Daniel Crane March 28, 1865 153d Regt., Co. D; disch. July 18, 1865
Patrick Cullen Aug. 17, 1861 91st Regt., Co. E; disch. July 3, 1865
Wm. Crawford Aug. 22, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; died of disease at New Orleans, Sept. 5, 1863
Peter Collins Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. G; wounded; pro. corp.; died of wounds, June 17, 1863, at New Orleans
Edward F. Cornelius April 19, 1861 3d Regt., Co. C; discharged; re-enl. May 14, 1863; disch. May 13, 1865
Jacob Cleveland Jan. 19, 1864 16th Art. Co. B; disch. Aug. 21, 1865
David C. Collins March 13, 1865 128th Regt., Co. G; disch. Aug. 13, 1865
Abram Coffin   U.S. Colored Troops; died in hospital at New Haven
Jacob Cline Nov. 23, 1861 93d Regt. Co. F
James E. Clark Aug. 11, 1862 128th Reg., Co. E
Andrew M. Clark Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt. Co. E; disch. in 1863
Wm. A. Doty Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability, May 25, 1863
Platt DeGraff Sept. 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; supposed to have died near New Orleans
Stephen H. Davis Aug. 8 1862 7th Cav., Co. I; died of fever at Suffolk, April 12, 1863
Simeon O. Davis Aug. 8, 1862 7th Cav. Co. I; disch. June 12, 1865
John E. Doty Sept. 1, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. July12, 1865
Edward Dempsey Dec. 8, 1861 91st Regt., Co. I; disch. for disability, April 7, 1862; re-enl. Aug. 13, 1862, 7th Cav., Co. I; disch. Sept 1865
Orlando C. Davis Sept. 16, 1862 7th Cav. Co. I; discharged
Charles W. Doty Oct. 11, 1862 8th sharpshooters; disch. Aug. 31, 1865; had served in 93d Regt., Co. E, Oct. 1861
Major A. Downing July 16, 1861 7th Cav., Co. L; pro. to lieut. and capt.; disch. May 14, 1864
John E. Davis    
Thomas Dobbs Sept 10, 1864 91st Regt., Co. E; disch. June 19, 1865
John Dickerson   U.S. Colored Troops
Calvin Dorman Sept. 12, 1861 91st Regt., Co. I
Ephraim Earl Aug. 4, 1862 128th Regt.; disch. for disability, April 1864
John Egler Aug. 18, 1864 61st Regt., Co E; prisoner two months; disch. July 16, 1865
Joseph Emery Aug. 12, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Milton H. Ford Aug. 29, 1861 44th Regt., Co. K; disch. for disability, Sept. 3, 1862
James P. Filkins Aug. 16, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E. disch. July 12, 1865
Martin V. Filkins Aug. 16, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability, Sept. 3, 1863
Charles W. Fields Oct. 8, 1862 8th sharpshooters; disch. for disability, Feb. 27, 1863
Cornelius Filkins Aug. 28, 1862 7th Cav., Co. I; disch. June 12, 1865
George W. Flint, ord. sergt. Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. K; trans. to New Orleans Vols., Feb. 1865; discharged.
James Frein Aug. 9, 1861 47th Regt., Co. H; disch. Feb. 29, 1864
Sylvester Ferguson July 1864 Naval Service; ships "Minnesota" and "Chippewa"
Edward Fitzgerald Oct. 3, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Peter Foster Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. July 12, 1865
William Fitzgerald Oct. 3, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Crawford Griswold, sergt. Aug. 13, 1862 7th Cav., Co. I; discharged
Stephen N. Griswold   8th Sharpshooters
Andrew Goshia Sept. 30, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G; trans. to Co. K, Jan. 21, 1866; prisoner at Salisbury, N. C., and died in rebel hands
John Garony Sept. 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. for disability, Jan. 1864
John Gallagher, color bearer Sept. 23, 1862 159th Regt. Co. G; killed at Port Hudson, May 27, 1863
Patrick H. Garrity Oct. 1, 1861 91st Regt., Co. H
Laban Harrison Sept. 16, 1861 44th Regt., Co. G; disch. Oct. 11, 1865
John Holmes, sergt. maj. Sept. 1861 Inv. Corps; was from 44th Regt.; dis. July 20, 1865
John L. Holt Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; pro. to ord. sergt., 2d Lieut., 1st lieut; resigned Dec. 5, 1864
Wm. H. Hunt Aug. 14, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; wounded; trans to 16th Cav.; disch. June 3, 1865
Henry B. Hulburt Aug. 9, 1861 128th Regt., Co. A; died of consumption in Louisiana, Jan. 27, 1863
Horace C. Ham Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; pro. to corp., sergt.; disch. July 12, 1865
George B. Hildreth Oct. 7, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. July 17, 1865
George H. Hildreth Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters, prisoner at Belle Isle and Salisbury six months; re-enl. Feb. 28 1865; disch. June 12, 1865
George E. Hayden Oct. 1862 8th Sharpshooters
Lambert J. Hubbell Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; left regiment at Baltimore
Aaron Huyck Oct. 1862 8th Sharpshooters
Clark Harrison Aug. 1862 125th Regt., Co. E; lost a leg; pro. to 2d lieut.; resigned.
Lorenzo A. Hopkins May 28, 1861 99th Regt., Co. E; discharged; re-enl. Sept. 1, 1864, 8th Art., Co. D; disch. June 5, 1865
George W. Houghtaling Aug. 23, 1863 Navy; disch. Aug. 1864
William D. Haytree Aug. 8, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. M
Joseph S. Hogeboom Aug. 13, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; died in 1864 while in service
Charles Jackson March 5, 1863 54th Mass. Regt., Co. C; pro. to corp.; disch. April 20, 1865
Gilbert Johnson,  July 8, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. H
Thomas H. Kayhoo Oct. 1861 93d Regt., Co. F; disch. March 18, 1863; joined Invalid Corps
Wm. Kayhoo, q. m. sergt. Feb. 14, 1862 6th Mass. Cav.; wounded twice; prisoner; disch; re-enl. Aug. 1865; must. out
Wm. King Aug. 18, 1862 128th Reg., Co. A; disch. July 12, 1865
John Kelly Dec. 1861 93d regt., Co. F; Aug. 6, 1864, 91st Regt., Co. H; disch. June 18, 1865
Thomas Kelly April 20, 1865 91st Regt., Co. H; disch. July 3, 1865
John Kelly Oct. 2, 1861 93d Regt., Co. F; re-enl. June 16, 1864; pris., and exchanged; discharged July 18 1865
Patrick Kelly Aug. 26, 1864 Navy, U. S. Ship "Newbern;" disch. June 9, 1865
Jacob Klin    
Joseph H. Lester, drummer Sept. 11, 1861 44th Regt., Co. G; trans. to Invalid Corps; pro. to adjutant-general's office; disch.
Henry C. Lay, 1st Lieut Sept. 6, 1863 90th Regt., Co. A; had before served in 128th Regt., Co. A, from Aug. 9, 1862; resigned July 28, 1864
Edward Lee Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; pro. corp.; disch. July 12, 1865
Owen Ludlow Sept. 15, 1862 159th Regt, Co. E; died of disease at New Orleans, Sept. 2, 1863
Elias B. Latham, 2d lieut. Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. Sept. 1863
Levi M. Leroy Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; trans.; disch.
Martin V. Lampman Oct. 1, 1861 91sts Regt., Co. D; pro. corp.; re-enl.; pris.; disch. June 18, 1865
Christopher Lathrop Dec. 17, 1861 30th Regt., Co. K; wounded; pris.; disch. June 18, 1863; re-enl.14th Regt.; trans. to 55th Regt.; died of disease at Washington, Aug. 1864
Lewis N. Legro May 24, 1861 28th Regt., Co. E; disch. for wounds, Jan. 20, 1863
Augustus Lippitt Oct. 31, 1861 Navy, ship "Keystone State;" pro. master's mate; resigned Oct. 11, 1863
Henry Leman Aug. 18, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Chalres Labarthe Aug. 13, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
William Lafferty Aug. 10, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. Aug. 12, 1865
Joseph C. Mosher Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; pris. four months at Salisbury; paroled; disch. June 27, 1865
John Mosher Aug. 8, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; died at home, Aug. 16, 1864
John Miller Aug. 8, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability, Jan. 1. 1863
Henry L. McArthur, color sergt. Aug. 12, 1862 128th regt., Co. E; disch. for wounds.
Nathaniel Mosher Oct. 1862 8th Regt. Sharpshooters; killed at Mine Run in 1863
John Murphy Oct. 12, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G; killed at Fort Burland
George Morrell Aug. 18, 1862 128th Regt. Co. G; pro. sergt., 2d lieut., 1st lieut.; wounded; disch. July 7, 1865
Dint Mitchel Jan. 1863 16th Art. Co. B; disch. June 18, 1865
Joseph Murrill Dec. 1863 16th Art. Co. K; disch. Aug. 31, 1865
Edwin D. Mosher Jan. 12, 1864 21st Cav. Co. A; died of wounds near Harper's Ferry, April 12, 1864
Jacob Miller   U. S. C. T.; disch. 1865
John Martin Oct. 7, 1862 159th Regt., Co. D
George Martin Sept. 7, 1862 159th Regt. Co. G
Frank McEnnenney Oct. 28, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Leverett O. Mansfield Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. 1863
George W. Mooney Aug.11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
John D. Manning Aug. 14, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. Aug. 11, 1865
Allen Mosher Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch 1865
Wm. H. Mesick    
George M. Noyes July 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; died of disease at Baton Rouge, March 15, 1864; had served in 93d Regt., Co. F. form Nov. 1861
Wm. T. Northrop June 1861 2d Art. Co. H; twice wounded; disch.; re-enl. in regular army; disch. for disability, Oct. 1874 (sic)
Newell H. Oldes Oct. 8, 1862 159th Regt., Co. C
George S. Oakes Oct. 6, 1862 12th Cav., Co. C
David S. Orr Aug. 15, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
William H. Ostrander Aug. 14, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. 1862
Enos Palmer Sept. 13, 1861 91st Regt., Co. I; disch.; re-enl.; disch. 1865
Albert Phillips Aug. 25, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Stewart H. Roberts Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability and died at home, Feb. 23, 1865
August Riegar Aug. 8, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; died of fever, Aug. 22, 1863
John Riley   167th Regt.; disch. for disability; died on his way home
Smith F. Reynolds July 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; pro. sergt.; disch. Sept. 23, 1865
Edward G. Robinson, capt. Sept. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; wounded; disch. June 1. 1864, and died soon after
Benjamin V. Rogers July 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch.
George W. Reed Sept. 15, 1864 21st Cav. Co. I; disch. June 1, 1865
Chalres E. Reynolds Sept. 20, 1864 18th Cav. Co. K; supposed died at New Orleans, Oct. 23, 1864
Charles Reed Aug. 13, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Fenner F. Sutherland Oct. 1862 8th Regt. Sharpshooters; prisoner at Libby, Belle Isle, and finally died at Salisbury, Jan 25, 1865
Chauncey D. Smith Oct. 1862 8th Regt., Sharpshooters; prisoner seven months at Libby, Belle Isle, and Salisbury, exchanged; disch. June 14 1865
Edward Shannon, sergt. Sept. 23, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
James M. Shearin   128th Regt.
Sebastian Shultz Aug. 8, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; taken prisoner, Oct. 19, 1864
John G. Scott Oct. 6, 1861 91st Regt., Co. D; disch. Jan. 20, 1864; re-enl.; disch.
George Sutherland Aug. 30, 1862 7th Cav. Co. I; disch.; re-enl. Sept. 1864; disch.
Wm. H. Shaver Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. July 1, 1865
Thomas W. Stewart Aug. 28, 1862 15th Eng., Co. I; disch. for disability, Aug. 28, 1863
Mark B. Stewart Aug. 28, 1862 15th Eng., Co. E; pro. 1st lieut; disch. June 13, 1865
Wm. H. Struver Sept. 10, 1862 15th Eng., Co. I; disch. July 10, 1865
Alfred Struver Aug. 5, 1862 7th Cav., Co. H; disch.
Ira Sutherland Jan. 1864 7th Cav., Co. I; discharged
Wm. H. Sutherland Jan. 1864 7th Cav., Co. I; killed, Oct. 2, 1864, by guerillas
Erasmus D. Slater May 1861 18th Regt., Co. I; disch. May 1864
Elbert O. Steves Aug. 2, 1861 165th Regt., Co. B; prisoner; escaped; wounded; disch. June 2, 1865
Wm. M. Son Dec. 19, 1863 5th Regt., Co. B; disch. for disability, Sept. 7, 1865
Hiram Smith Sept. 16, 1861 91st Regt. Co. E
George Schlatter Sept. 13, 1861 91st Regt., Co. E
James N. Shurin Sept. 9, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Albert Strecor Aug. 8, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. H
John G. Scott Oct. 15, 1862 12th Cav., Co. C
William Starrs Aug. 21, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
William Sharp Aug. 23, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
Wm. Tanner Jan. 2, 1864 21st Cav., Co. A; disch.
Charles A. Thompson Aug. 10, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. July 12, 1865
John Turner Oct. 1, 1862 8th Sharpshooters; disch. for disability, April 22, 1863
George H. Thomas Aug. 26, 1862 7th Cav., Co. I; wounded Dec. 5, 1862; disch. for wounds, May 4, 1865
Timothy Taft Sept. 2, 1862 7th Cav., Co. M; re-enl. Sept. 1, 1864; disch.
George Leatherly   91st Regt.; died at Pensacola
Henry Ten Broeck Sept. 1, 1864 2d Cav., Co. C; disch. Aug. 22, 1865
Barton W. Taylor Nov. 4, 1861 91st Regt., Co. H
Wesley Tanner Oct. 6, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
George Tanner Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
Richard B. Van Alstyne Sept. 24, 1861 44th Regt.; pro. 2d lieut. in Co. F, 169th Regt.; 1st lieut.; wounded; disch. for disability, Dec. 14, 1864
Peter Van Alstyne Sept. 15, 1861 44th Regt., Co. G; pro. sergt.; killed at Gaines' Mills, June 27, 1862
Lewis Van Alstyne Dec. 17, 1861 30th Regt., Co. K; disch. for disability, may 24, 1862
Daniel S. Van Vleeck Oct. 1, 1861 44th Regt., Co. G; died in New York, May 13, 1862
Ransom Van Alstyne Jan. 25, 1864 15th Art., Co. M; disch. Sept 5, 1865
Charles H. Van Alstyne Sept. 1862 159th Regt., Co. G; disch.
John W. Van Valkenbergh,1st lieut.   128th Regt., Co. E; resigned in 1863
Henry H. Van Alstyne Dec. 12, 1863 16th Art., Co. H; died of disease, at Hampton
Peter Van Buren Sept. 19, 1864 6th U. S. Cav., Co. E; disch. Aug. 1864
George P. Van Everson Aug. 15, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
George F. Wilbur [Wilbor] Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; corp.; pro. ord. sergt., 1st lieut.; resigned, July 17, 1865
John W. Woodward   8th Sharpshooters; died of disease at Baltimore, Oct. 13, 1863
John D. Wilkinson Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; pro. corp.; died of fever near New Orleans, Aug. 17, 1863
Isaac Webster Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. July 1865
John S. Woodward Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. E; disch. for disability April 28, 1864
Patrick White Aug. 12, 1864 46th Regt., Co. A; prisoner at Salisbury; escaped; returned to service; disch. Aug. 2,1865
Aurelius Webster April 1861 18th Regt., Co. I; disch. May 17, 1863
James W. Wiches Dec. 25, 1864 21st Cav.; disch. 1865
Wm. H. Willis Sept. 2, 1861 91st Regt., Co. I; disch.; re-enl.; disch. July 3, 1865
Isaac Wickham Aug. 1863 21st Cav.; died at Washington, March 1864
John Woodbeck May 1861 18th Regt., Co. I; disch. May 1863; re-enl. Jan. 1864, 21st Cav.
Samuel W. Woodbeck May 1861 18th regt., Co. H; disch. May 1863; re-enl. Jan. 1864, 6th Cav., Co. M; disch. Aug. 1865
Seneca D. Woodbeck Jan. 1864 6th Cav., Co. M; disch. May 1865
Eugene Wilson Sept. 17, 1861 91st Regt., Co. E
James Wilson Oct. 29, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
John E. Wilbur Oct. 8, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. H
John Wagoner Aug. 25, 1862 1st Mounted Rifles, Co. I
Joseph Warren Aug. 28, 1862 1st Mount Rifles, Co. I
Ira P. Wright, corp. Aug. 12, 1862 128th Regt., Co. E
John Yance    

Andrew Jackson Wilcox+

Bio can be found here

Oct. 3, 1862 8th Co., 1st NYSS

     *Contributed by a distant Ashley relative!

     +Contributed by Albert Deluca, March 2010

 

 

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