Ft. Covington, Franklin County, NY
Civil War Service Records
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Transcribed and submitted by John Austin

Name Birthplace DOB Father Mother Unit Rank Enlisted Occupation Comments

Arell, Christopher

Williamstown, C. W

Aug. 28, 1843

Amos Arell

Angeline Noe

98th NY Co. H

Corp.

Oct., 1861

Farmer

re-enlisted in January 1864. Discharged August 31, 1865. PO address: Ft. Covington, NY. Birthplace on re-enlistment says :"Williamsburgh ". Was living in Malone in 1890

Arell, Isaac

New York

1843

Joseph Arell

Susan ______

98th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Ship Carpenter

deserted in January 1862 at Ft. Covington, NY. Appears in the records of the 98th Inf. as " Annell"

Ashley, Frank

Canada

1834

-

-

142nd NY Co. G

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Laborer

deserted May 8, 1863 at New York City (1860; AG)

Austin, Sands H.

Ft. Covington, NY

Feb. 17, 1840

Robert N. Austin

Anna Noakes

1st Eng. Co. G

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Mechanic

discharged at New York City August 5, 1865. PO address: Ft. Covington, NY

Austin, Thomas

England

-

-

-

98th NY

-

Jan., 1862

-

does not appear in the records of the 98th Inf.

Avery, David

Ft. Covington, NY

Mar. 24, 1832

Matthias Avery

Tabiathy(?) Dustin

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Farmer

discharged April 9, 1862 at Camp Casey near Newport News VA by reason of disability from rheumatism. PO address: North Bangor, NY. d. 1913 and is buried at Maple Hill Cemetery near Cooks Corners, NY

Avery, Webster

Westville, NY

Jan. 1, 1821

Matthias Avery

Tabiathy(?) Dustin

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Farmer

discharged in November 1864 at Chapin's Farm VA. PO address: Cook's Corners, NY d. 1892

Bashaw, James

-

-

-

-

14th Art. Co. B

Pvt.

Dec., 1863

-

served nearly three months and deserted to Canada February 24, 1864. He was living in Ft. Covington in 1890.

Bean, Julius

Chateaugay, NY

1836 (1842?)

John Bean

Margaret Allen

16th Cav. Co. F

Pvt.

Jul., 1863

Farmer

wounded at the battle of the Wilderness in 1864. Discharged June 6, 1865 at Washington, DC. Buried at North Bangor, NY.

Bean, Norman

Berlin, VT

Nov. 1, 1830

Oliver Bean

Patience Avery

142nd NY Co. G

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Cooper

wounded in right thigh and back at Chapin's Farm VA September 29, 1864 and taken prisoner. Discharged May 26, 1865. d. 1908 and buried at Ft. Covington.

Beauvais, Lewis

-

1845

John Beauvais.

-

16th Cav. Co. F

Pvt.

Jul., 1863

-

missing in action (killed) June 26, 1864 at Annandale VA. Residence may have been North Bangor, NY. (1883; AG)

Bellair, Peter

Ft. Covington, NY

1844

-

-

98th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Farmer

mustered in November 1861 and no further record of him in regimental rolls.

Besaw, Lewis

Canada

1845

Tussaint Besaw

Mary _______

142nd NY Co. G

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

-

wounded in action June 5, 1864 and died of his wounds at 18th Corps Hospital, Cold Harbor VA on June 6, 1864. Lived in Constable in 1850. (1850; 1860; AG)

Besaw, Tussaint

Canada

1818

Peter Besaw

Rosa ______

12th Cav. Co. F

Pvt.

Feb., 1863

Laborer

captured April 20, 1864 at Plymouth NC . Discharged at Albany NY in June 1865. Was living in Constable in 1850, next to his parents. (1850; 1860; AG)

Billings, Albert

Vermont

1837

-

-

98th NY Co. H

Corp.

Nov., 1861

Farmer

wounded in knee at Drewry's Bluff VA in May 1864. Discharged in November, 1864

Blamey, Stephen

Franklin Co. NY

1847

-

-

14th Art.

Pvt.

Nov., 1863

Farmer

still in service in 1865. Does not appear in the records of the 14th Art. (1865)

Blanchard, Daniel W.

Ft. Covington, NY

Oct. 28, 1841

Elihu Blanchard

Margaret McDonald

98th NY Co. H

Corp.

Sep., 1861

Farmer

wounded at battle of Fair Oaks VA June 2, 1862. Promoted to Corporal. Discharged September 16, 1865

Blanchard, Elihu

New York

1825

-

-

12th Cav. Co. F

Pvt.

Mar., 1863

-

captured April 20, 1864 at Plymouth NC and sent to Andersonville prison where he died August 19, 1864. He is buried at Andersonville in Grave 6129. His birthdate may be 1806, since he is listed as being 54 in the 1860 census of Ft. Covington. (1865; AG; 1860; 1883; 1890)

Blanchard, John B.

Ft. Covington, NY

Apr. 9, 1844

Elihu Blanchard

Margaret McDonald

34th NY Co. D

Sgt.

Apr., 1861

Sawyer

discharged in June 1863 and re-enlisted the next day in the 95th NY Inf. Mustered out in August 1865.

Blanchard, Monroe

Franklin Co. NY

1845

Seth Blanchard

Sarah ________

16th US Inf.

Pvt.

Feb., 1865

Farmer

still in service in 1865. (1860; 1865)

Blanchard, Zelotus

Ft. Covington, NY

1842

Seth Blanchard

Sarah ________

34th NY Co. D

Pvt.

May, 1861

Farmer

wounded at Antietam in 1862. Later served in the 18th NY Cav. Co. C. Deserted in November, 1863 from Camp Stoneman, DC. but apparently re-enlisted as he appears on the 1865 military list of Ft. Covington.

Blood, Alexander W.

Ft. Covington, NY

Oct. 30, 1845

Sleeman E. Blood

Phoebe C. Harriman

98th NY Co. H

Music.

Oct., 1861

Student

re-enlisted in January 1864 and was wounded in left arm in front of Petersburg VA June 27, 1864. Served on detached duty after the war as clerk in the Medical Directory Office in the Dept. Of Virginia. By 1880 he had moved to Picton , Ontaio and ran a hotel there. He married Hattie Chesley of Malone.

Boyea, John

Franklin Co. NY

1846

-

-

98th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Oct., 1864

Farmer

mustered out in May 1865 at Petersburg VA. (1865; AG)

Briggs, Albert

Canada

1822

Joseph Briggs

Catherine _____

98th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Hotel Keeper

discharged for disability in June 1862 at Annapolis, MD.

Briggs, Hiram L.

Ft. Covington, NY

1839

Gerathman(?) Briggs

Dorcas _____

98th NY Co. G

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

-

mustered out for inflammation of the lungs at Malone, NY Feb. 6, 1862

Briggs, Rodney

New York

1839

-

-

-

-

-

Painter

no other information given.

Broadwell, Solon B.

Plattsburgh, NY

Apr. 28, 1819

Aaron Broadwell

Sarah Seeley

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Farmer

discharged at Yorktown VA October 28, 1862 on account of disability. PO address: Ft. Covington, NY

Brooks, Charles E.

Massachusetts

1819(?)

-

-

98th NY Co. H

Corp.

Oct., 1861

-

wounded at Drewry's Bluff VA May 16, 1864. Discharged in December 1864.

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