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Adelbert Ames :us34stars: Born: October 31, 1835 Birthplace: Rockland, Maine Father: Captain Jesse Ames 1808 – 1894 (Buried: Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota) Mother: Martha Bradbury Tolman 1813 – 1903 (Buried: Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Minnesota) Wife: Blanche Butler 1847 – 1939 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Father–in–law: Major General Benjamin F. Butler 1818 – 1893 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Children: U.S. Congressman Butler Ames 1871 – 1954 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Sarah Hildreth Ames 1874 – 1931 (Buried: Hildreth Family Cemetery, Lowell, Massachusetts) Blanche Ames 1878 – 1969 (Buried: Village Cemetery, Easton...
William Bailey Avery :us34stars: Born: September 10, 1840, Place of Birth: Providence, Rhode Island Father: William David Avery Mother: Elizabeth "Eliza" Hoxie Wife: Ann Osborn Children: Eliza Avery William Yale Avery Sibyl Howe Perkins Antebellum Activities: Attended Brown University until war broke out, was among the first to enlist from that college. Civil War Service: 1861: Enlisted in Company A of the 1st Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry on the 2nd of May at the age of 21 Participated in the First Battle of Bull Run When his 3 months term had expired, he was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant with Company B of the 1st New York Marine Artillery 1862: Participated in the Battle of Tranter's Creek, in North Carolina on...
Absalom Baird :us34stars: Born: August 20, 1824 Birthplace: Washington, Pennsylvania Father: William Baird Unknown – 1834 (Buried: Washington Cemetery, Washington, Pennsylvania) Mother: Nancy Mitchell 1802 – 1881 (Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Cumberland, Maryland) Wife: Cornelia Wyntje Smith 1828 – 1883 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Lt. Colonel William Baird 1851 – 1930 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1841: Graduated from Washington College law school in Pennsylvania 1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (9th in class) Occupation before War: 1849 – 1850: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Artillery 1849 – 1850: Garrison Duty at...
Henry Alanson Barnum :us34stars: Born: September 24, 1833 Birthplace: Jamesville, New York Father: Alanson Levi Barnum 1804 – 1849 Mother: Bethesba Pixley 1806 – 1848 1st Wife: Lievina King 1840 – 1863 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York) 2nd Wife: Josephine Reynolds 1848 – 1876 (Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York) Children: Morgan King Barnum 1861 – 1919 (Buried: Fairview Cemetery New Albany Indiana) Major General Malvern Hill “Mal” Barnum 1863 – 1942 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point New York) Education: Attended Syracuse Institute Occupation before War: Teacher and Law Student Member of the New York State Bar Served in New York State Militia Civil War Career: 1861: Captain...
James Barnum :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Navy Unit: U.S.S. New Ironsides Rank: Boatswain's Mate MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: First and Second Battles of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina Date of Actions: December 24, 25, 1864 January 13, 14, 15, 1865 Date Award Issued: June 22, 1865 Citation: Barnum served on board the U.S.S. New Ironsides during action in several attacks on Fort Fisher, on December 24 and 25, 1864; and on January 13, 14, and 15, 1865. The ship steamed in and took the lead in the ironclad division close in shore and immediately opened its starboard battery in a barrage of well directed fire to cause several fires and explosions and dismount several guns during the...
Hillary Beyer :us34stars: Born: September 28, 1837 Service: U.S. Army Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa Organization: Company H, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry Rank: Second Lieutenant Location of Action: At Antietam, Maryland Date of Action: September 17, 1862 Date Presented: October 30, 1896 Citation: After his command had been forced to fall back, Second Lieutenant Beyer remained alone on the line of battle, caring for his wounded comrades and carrying one of them to a place of safety. Died: September 24, 1907 (aged 69) Burial Place: Lower Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Eagleville, Pennsylvania Additional Notes: He enlisted and was mustered into Company A, 90th Pennsylvania as Sergeant in September 1861, and was...
Charles James Bibber :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Navy Entered Service at: Massachusetts Entered Service on: May 2, 1864 Unit: U.S.S. Agawam Rank: Gunner's Mate Discharged: Mustered Out 1866 Service Notes: None MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Near Fort Fisher, North Carolina Date of Action: December 23, 1864 Date Award Issued: Not Listed As Per War Department, General Orders No. 45, issued on December 31, 1864: Citation: Bibber served on board the U.S.S. Agawam, as one of a volunteer crew of a powder boat which was exploded near Fort Fisher, December 23, 1864. The powder boat, towed in by the Wilderness to prevent detection by the enemy, cast off and slowly steamed to within 300 yards of...
Henry H. Bickford . :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: U.S. Army Unit: Company E, 8th New York Cavalry Enlisted: Hartland, Niagara County, N.Y. in October 1861 Rank: Corporal Mustered Out: June 1865 MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Waynesboro, Virginia Date of Action: March 2, 1865 Date Award Issued: March 26, 1865 Citation: Recapture of flag. On March 27, 1865, the Captured flags were turned over to the War Department by the men who captured them. Corporal Bickford told Secretary of War Stanton, as well as the Hon. Ira Harris, a Senator from New York that his home was at Johnson's Creek, Niagara County, New York, that he had been in service nearly four years, and thought he would "see the war out." The...
Captain William Perkins Black :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Danville, Illinois Entered Service On: September 18, 1861 Unit: Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry Rank: Captain Discharged on: September 29, 1864 Additional Service Notes: He was the brother of John C. Black, Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, who was also a Medal of Honor recipient. The Black brothers are one of only five pairs of brothers to have received the Medal of Honor. In 1867, together with Thomas Dent, Black founded the law firm of Dent & Black. As a lawyer, Black was best known for having served as defense counsel to the people charged with inciting the Haymarket Riot of 1886. MEDAL OF HONOR...
Henry Van Ness Boynton :us34stars: Born: July 22, 1835 (Possible mismatch, sometimes reported as June 22) Birthplace: West Stockbridge, Massachusetts Father: Charles Brandon Boynton 1806–1883 Mother: Marie Van Buskirk Boynton 1806–1880 Wife: Helen Augusta Mason 1841–1922 Married: 1871 Education: 1854: Graduated from Woodward College, in Cincinnati, Ohio 1859: Graduated from Kentucky Military Institute Civil War Events: 1861: In July he was commissioned as a Major for the 35th Ohio Infantry 1863: Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, 35th Ohio Infantry. 1863: On November 25, Led regiment in the face of a severe fire at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee; was severely wounded. 1865: Brevetted Brig. General, U.S. Volunteers on March...
Private Louis J. Bruner :us34stars: Birthdate: October 6, 1834 Birthplace: Monroe County, Indiana Spouse: Caroline Pfeiffer Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service At: Clifty Brumer, Indiana Unit: Company H, 5th Indiana Cavalry Rank: Private, promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant of Company H before leaving the service. Location of Action: At Walkers Ford, Tennessee Obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, February 25, 1896 Page 1 - LOC Collection Date of Action: December 2, 1863 BRUNER'S BRAVE RIDE One on the most precarious and interesting situations in the War of the Rebellion was furnished by the investment of Knoxville, where General Burnside and his army were cooped up for a considerable time, very much to the...
Daniel Adams Butterfield :us34stars: Born: October 31, 1831 Birthplace: Utica, New York Father: John Butterfield 1801 – 1869 President of Butterfield, Wasson, and Company also President of the Overland Stage Company forerunners of the American Express Company (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York) Mother: Malinda Harriet Baker 1799 – 1883 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, New York) 1st Wife: Julia Elizabeth Brown 1837 – 1877 (Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Married: 1857 2nd Wife: Julia Lorrilard Safford James 1823-1913 Married: September 21, 1886 Education: 1849: Graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York at the age of 18 Antebellum History: 1849: Involved with an arson fire in...
William Harvey Carney :us34stars: Born: February 29, 1840 Birthplace: Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia Father: William Carney Sr. 1800–1885 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Mother: Francis Ann Dean Carney 1818–1888 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Wife: Susanna Williams 1846-1916 (Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Married: Late 1865, in New Bedford, Massachusetts Children: Clara Heronia Carney 1876–1939 (Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts) Nicknames: "The bravest colored soldier of the Civil War." Antebellum History: Carney spent the majority of his boyhood enslaved. Approx. 1854: At the age of fourteen, he secretly...
Eugene Asa Carr :us34stars: Born: March 20, 1830 Birthplace: Hamburg, New York Father: Clark Merwin Carr 1805 – 1878 (Buried: Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois) Mother: Delia Ann Torrey 1809 – 1839 (Buried: Cobble Hill Cemetery, Boston, New York) Wife: Mary Patience Maguire 1841 – 1928 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Children: Clark McGuire Carr 1866 – 1925 (Buried: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, Missouri) Education: 1850: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (19th in class) Occupation before War: 1850 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles 1851 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, Mounted Rifles 1854: Wounded near Limpia, Texas 1855 – 1858: 1st...
Franklin Carr :us34stars: . SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service at: Toledo, Ohio Entered Service on: August 16, 1862 as a Corporal Unit: Company D, 124th Ohio Infantry Rank: Corporal Discharged: Mustered Out with Company on July 9, 1865 Service Notes: appointed Sergeant Jan. 28, 1865 MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Nashville, Tennessee Date of Action: December 16, 1864 Date Award Issued: February 24, 1865 Citation: Recapture of U.S. guidon from a rebel battery. Details from the Regimental History: The morning of the fifteenth of December opened with everything about our lines and camps veiled in an impenetrable fog. One could not see a man ten feet away. Under the cover of this fog...
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain :us34stars: Born: September 8, 1828 Birthplace: Brewer, Maine Father: Joshua Chamberlain 1800 – 1880 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Maine) Mother: Sarah Dupee Brastow 1803 – 1888 (Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Brewer, Maine) Wife: Frances Carolina “Fannie” Adams 1825 – 1905 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Married: 1855 Children: Grace Dupee Chamberlain Allen 1856 – 1937 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Harold Wyllys Chamberlain 1858 – 1928 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Emily Chamberlain 1860 – 1860 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Gertrude Loraine Chamberlain 1865 – 1865 (Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Brunswick, Maine) Education...
John Wesley Clark :us34stars: Birthdate: October 21, 1830 Birthplace: Moretown, Vermont Prewar Occupation: Carriage Manufacturer Spouse: Betsey Ann Dewey Died: August 4, 1898 (aged 67) Buried: Green Mount Cemetery in Montpelier, Vermont SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Vermont Entered Service On: September 28, 1861 Unit: 6th Vermont Infantry Rank: First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster Additional Service Notes: Participated in several engagements including the battles of Lee's Mills, Williamsburg, Golding's Farm, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Maryland Heights, Gettysburg, and others of minor importance. On April 7 1864 he was promoted...
Newton Martin Curtis :us34stars: Born: May 21, 1835 Birthplace: De Peyster, New York Father: Jonathan Curtis 1788 – 1861 (Buried: Purmort Cemetery, De Peyster, New York) Mother: Phebe Rising 1789 – 1868 (Buried: Purmort Cemetery, De Peyster, New York) Wife: Emeline Clark 1836 – 1887 (Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York) Children: Phebe Curtis Vilas 1866 – 1953 (Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York) Mary Wroe Curtis 1868 – 1951 (Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York) Florence Rising Curtis 1873 – 1944 (Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York) Eliza Clark Curtis 1878 – 1952 (Buried: Ogdensburg Cemetery, Ogdensburg, New York) Education: Graduated from Gouverneur Wesleyan...
Alonzo Hereford Cushing :us34stars: Born: January 19, 1841 Birthplace: Delafield, Wisconsin Father: Dr. Milton Buckingham Cushing Sr. 1800 – 1847 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Mother: Mary Barker Smith 1807 – 1891 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Siblings: USN Paymaster Milton Buckingham Cushing Jr. 1837 – 1887 (Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, New York) Lt. Howard Bass Cushing 1838 – 1871 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Walter Buckingham Cushing 1839 – 1839 (Buried: Unknown Burial Place died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) USN Commander William Barker Cushing 1842 – 1874 (Buried: United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland) Mary Rachel...
John Davis :us34stars: .SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: United States Navy Unit: U.S.S. Valley City Rank: Quarter Gunner MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Elizabeth City, North Carolina Date of Action: February 10, 1862 Date Award Issued: April 3, 1863 Accredited to: New Jersey. G.O. No.: 11 Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Valley City during action against rebel fort batteries and ships off Elizabeth City, N.C., on February 10, 1862. When a shell from the shore penetrated the side and passed through the magazine, exploding outside the screen on the berth deck, several powder division protecting bulkheads were torn to pieces and the forward part of the berth deck set on fire. Showing great presence of mind, Davis...
William Doolen :us34stars: Birthdate: 1841 Birthplace: Ireland Service: U.S. Navy Rank and organization: Coal Heaver, U.S.S. Richmond Entered service at: Philadelphia, PA Born: 1841, Ireland Location of Action: Battle of Mobile Bay Date of Action: August 5, 1864 Date Presented: December 31, 1864 Died: September 14, 1895 Age at time of Death: 68 or 69 Years Old Burial Place: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyoming Medal of Honor Citation The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to William Doolen, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram...
Manning Ferguson Force :us34stars: Born: December 17, 1824 Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Father: Peter Force 1790 – 1868 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Mother: Hannah Evans 1798 – 1857 (Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.) Wife: Frances Dabney Horton 1837 – 1900 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Children: Infant Force 1877 – 1877 (Buried: Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio) Horton Caumont Force 1878 – 1956 (Buried: Evergreen – Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, Washington) Education: 1848: Graduated from Harvard Law School Occupation before War: Attorney in Cincinnati, Ohio Member of Literary Club of Cincinnati, Ohio Friend of future President Rutherford B. Hayes Civil War...
Lewis Addison Grant :us34stars: Born: January 17, 1828 Birthplace: Winhall, Vermont Father: James Grant 1772 – 1856 Mother: Elizabeth Wyman 1784 – 1875 1st Wife: Sarah Augusta Hartwell 1835 – 1859 (Buried: Harvard Center Cemetery, Harvard, Massachusetts) 2nd Wife: Mary Helen Pierce 1836 – 1927 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Children: Augusta Sarah Grant Stone 1859 – 1924 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Ulysses Sherman Grant 1867 – 1932 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) James Colfax Grant 1869 – 1930 (Buried: Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota) Education: Attended Academy in Chester, Vermont Occupation before War: School Teacher in New Jersey, Vermont and...
John Frederick Hartranft Born: December 16, 1830 Birthplace: New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania Father: Samuel Engle Hartranft 1806 – 1880 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Mother: Mary Lydia Bucher 1804 – 1890 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Wife: Sallie Douglas Sebring 1835 – 1914 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Children: Samuel Sebring Hartranft 1855 – 1921 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Ada Hartranft 1858 – 1862 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Wilson Hartranft 1859 – 1862 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown, Pennsylvania) Linn Hartranft 1862 – 1903 (Buried: Montgomery Cemetery, Norristown...
Sergeant Marcus M. Haskell :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Birthdate: February 12, 1843 Birthplace: Chelsea, Mass Spouse: Rosetta J Small Haskell Service/Branch: United States Army Entered Service In: Chelsea, Massachusetts Entered Service: August 1862 Unit: Company C, 35th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Rank: Sergeant Discharged: June 1865 Died: October 29, 1925 Buried: Beechwood Cemetery, Centerville, Massachusetts MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg, Maryland Date of Action: September 17, 1862 Date Award Issued: November 18, 1896 Citation: Although wounded and exposed to a heavy fire from the enemy, at the risk of his own life he rescued a badly wounded comrade and succeeded in...
John Porter Hatch :us34stars: Born: January 9, 1822 Birthplace: Oswego, New York Father: Moses Porter Hatch 1791 – 1871 (Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Oswego, New York) Mother: Hannah Reed 1802 – 1878 Wife: Adelaide G. Burckle 1825 – 1919 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Children: Harriett Adelaide Hatch 1854 – 1929 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1845: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (17th in class) Occupation before War: 1845 – 1846: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Infantry Regiment 1846: Served in the Battle of Palo Alto, Mexico 1846: Served in the Battle of Resaca de la Palma, Mexico 1846 – 1851: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army...
Francis Jay Herron :us34stars: Born: February 17, 1837 Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Father: John Herron 1792 – 1863 (Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Mother: Clarrissa Anderson 1797 – 1872 (Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Wife: Adelaide Sophia Wibray 1838 – 1891 (Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, New York) Education: Attended University of Pittsburgh Occupation before War: Bank Clerk in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Bank Clerk in Dubuque, Iowa 1859 – 1861: Captain in Iowa State Militia Civil War Career: 1861: Captain in 1st Iowa Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1861: Served under Nathaniel Lyon in Missouri 1861: Served in the Battle of Boonville, Missouri 1861: Served in the...
Oliver Otis Howard :us34stars: Born: November 8, 1830 Birthplace: Leeds, Maine Father: Rowland Bailey Howard 1795 – 1840 (Buried: Leeds Center Cemetery, Leeds, Maine) Stepfather: Colonel John Gilmore 1790 – 1864 (Buried: Union Cemetery, Leeds, Maine) Mother: Eliza Otis 1804 – 1888 (Buried: Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Illinois) Wife: Elizabeth A. Waite 1832 – 1911 (Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont) Married: February 14, 1855 in Portland, Maine Children: Major Guy Howard 1855 – 1899 (Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska) Grace Ellen Howard Gray 1857 – 1949 (Buried: River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon) Chancey Otis Howard 1863 – 1934 (Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Vermont)...
Leslie, Frank :us34stars: Born: 1841, England Service/Branch: United States Army Entered service at: New York, New York Rank: Private Organization: Company B, 4th New York Cavalry Place and date: At Front Royal, Va., 15 August 1864 Date of issue: 26 August 1864 Citation: Capture of colors of 3d Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.) Additional Service Notes: He later served as a Corporal Died: August 1, 1882, Minneapolis, Kansas Buried: Unknown Leslie enlisted in the Army from New York City in December 1862, and was assigned as a corporal to the 4th New York Cavalry. He was captured at Warrenton Springs in June 1863 and paroled, and was reduced to private. Following his MOH action, he was again promoted to corporal, and transferred to...
Nelson Appleton Miles :us34stars: Born: August 8, 1839 Birthplace: Westminster, Massachusetts Father: Daniel Miles 1799 – 1875 (Buried: Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Massachusetts) Mother: Mary Curtis 1802 – 1875 (Buried: Petersham Center Cemetery, Petersham, Massachusetts) Wife: Mary Hoyt Sherman 1842 – 1904 (niece of William T. Sherman) (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Married: June 30, 1868 Children: Cecelia Sherman Miles Reber 1869 – 1952 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Major General Sherman Miles 1882 – 1966 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Occupation before War: Clerk in Crockery Store in Boston, Massachusetts Civil War Career...
John Gordon Morrison :us34stars: Birth Date: November 3, 1842 (or July 13, 1838) Place of Birth: Ireland Wife: Margaret Ann McCabe Married: July 3, 1859 in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York Children: Jane Francis "Jennie" Morrison Owens (1861-1903) (Buried: Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York) Francis X. Morrison (1864–1933) John S Morrison (1866–1924) (Buried: Hazel Wood Cemetery, Colonia, New Jersey) Edward J Morrison (1868–1943) Ann V Morrison (1870–1943) Samuel W Morrison (1873–1917) Robert E Morrison (1875-1954) (Buried: Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Charles A Morrison (b abt 1878) Margaret M Morrison (1881–1955) Antebellum History: 1855: Immigrated to Lansingburgh, New York Worked as a...
Galusha Pennypacker :us34stars: Born: June 1, 1844 Birthplace: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Father: Joseph Judson Pennypacker 1814 – 1894 (Buried: Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Oakland, California) Mother: Tamson Amelia Workheiser 1824 – 1846 (Buried: Unknown Burial Place) Wife: None Civil War Career: 1861: Served at age 16 Quartermaster Sgt. 9th Pennsylvania Infantry 1861: Recruiter for 97th Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry Regiment 1861: Captain in 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1861 – 1864: Major of 97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 1862: Served in the Siege of Fort Pulaski, Georgia 1862 – 1864: Served in the fighting around Charleston, South Carolina 1864: Wounded at the Battle of Ware Bottom Church 1864: Served in the...
Charles Edward Phelps :us34stars: Born: May 1, 1833 Birthplace: Guliford, Vermont Father: Judge John Phelps 1777 – 1849 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Mother: Almira Hart 1793 – 1884 (Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland) Wife: Martha W. Woodward 1839 – 1922 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Maryland) Married: 1868 Children: USN Captain William Woodward Phelps 1869 – 1938 (Buried: U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery Annapolis Maryland) John Phelps 1873 – 1955 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Woodlawn Maryland) Frank Hart Phelps Sr. 1874 – 1954 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery Woodlawn Maryland) Political Party: 1850’s – 1861: Member of Know – Nothing Party 1861 – 1866: Member of Unconditional Union Party...
William Henry Powell :us34stars: Born: May 10, 1825 Birthplace: Pontypool, Wales Father: William Powell 1797 – 1864 Mother: Sarah Griffith 1797 – 1866 1st Wife: Sarah Elizabeth Gilchrist 1824 – 1878 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) 2nd Wife: Emma P. West 1843 – 1928 (Buried: Green Mount Protestant Cemetery, Belleville, Illinois) Children: Lucy E. Powell Allen 1850 – 1949 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) William G. Powell 1853 – 1873 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) Alice Mary Powell 1855 – 1919 (Buried: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois) Harry Lawrence Powell 1857 – 1947 (Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Attadena, California) Education: Learned the Iron Making Trade...
Charles Wellington Reed :us34stars: Charles Wellington Reed was a gifted artist who could capture the everyday life of a Civil War army camp. A Boston native, he enlisted in the 9th Massachusetts Light Artillery as a bugler on the 2nd of August, 1862. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry in saving the life of his Captain, John Bigelow on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Reed also fought at the Battles of the Wilderness, as well as Spotsylvania, and Petersburg. In letters to his family, Reed recorded a number of inspired drawings and sketches of his wartime experiences. His enthusiasm for drawing led to a post-war career as an artist, illustrating publications like Hardtack and Coffee in 1887, and other Civil...
Sylvester D. Rhodes :us34stars: Born: December 6, 1842, Plains, PA. Entered service at: Wilkes Barre, Pa. Service: U.S. Army Organization: Company D, 61st Pennsylvania Infantry. Rank: Sergeant Place of Action: At Fishers Hill, Virginia Date of Action: September 22, 1864 Date of issue: February 16, 1897 Citation: Was on the skirmish line which drove the enemy from the first entrenchment and was the first man to enter the breastworks, capturing one of the guns and turning it upon the enemy. Died: August 29, 1904, Age of 61 Buried: Hollenback Cemetery, Wilkes-Barre, PA
George Frank Robie . :us34stars: SERVICE NOTES Service/Branch: U.S. Army Unit: Co. D, 7th New Hampshire Infantry Enlisted: September 25, 1861 Mustered In On: November 6, 1861 Rank: Sergeant Mustered Out On: July 20, 1865 MEDAL OF HONOR DETAILS Location of Action: Richmond, Virginia Date of Action: September, 1864 Date Award Issued: June 12, 1883 Citation: In actions at Richmond, Virginia, September 1864, he showed great personal courage on the skirmish line in engagements with Confederate forces. Additional Notes: Robie originally enrolled in the Eighth Massachusetts Militia, a three-month unit, the day after the surrender of Fort Sumter in 1861. His service record gives his age at enlistment as 18. After being discharged, he...
John Cleveland Robinson :us34stars: Born: April 10, 1817 Birthplace: Binghamton, New York Father: Tracy Robinson 1778 – 1855 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Mother: Sarah Cleveland 1776 – 1866 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Wife: Sarah Maria Pease 1822 – 1892 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Children: Sarah Marshall Robinson 1843 – 1847 Lorrain Tracy Robinson 1845 – 1846 Helen Morgan Robinson 1849 – 1851 John Marshall Robinson 1851 – 1910 Cleveland Robinson 1856 – 1916 (Buried: Spring Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, New York) Caroline Pease Robinson 1866 – Education: 1835 – 1838: Attended West Point Military Academy, Member of Class of 1839, Did not...
Rufus Saxton :us34stars: Born: October 19, 1824 Birthplace: Greenfield, Massachusetts Father: Jonathan Asley Saxton 1795 – 1871 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deerfield, Massachusetts) Mother: Miranda Wright 1799 – 1844 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Deerfield, Massachusetts) Wife: Matilda Gordon Thompson 1840 – 1915 (Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) Education: 1849: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (18th in class) Occupation Before War: 1849 – 1850: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 3rd Artillery 1849 – 1850: Served in the Seminole War in Florida 1850 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery 1850 – 1852: Frontier Duty at Fort Brown, Texas 1853 – 1854: Served on Northern...
John McAllister Schofield :us34stars: Born: September 29, 1831 Birthplace: Gerry, New York Father: Rev. James Schofield 1801 – 1888 (Buried: Freeport City Cemetery, Freeport, Illinois) Mother: Caroline McAllister 1810 – 1857 (Buried: Freeport City Cemetery, Freeport, Illinois) 1st Wife: Harriet Whitehorn Bartlett 1833 – 1888 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) 2nd Wife: Georgia Wells Kilbourne 1864 - 1927 (Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York) Children: John Rathbone Schofield 1858 – 1868 (Buried: U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, New York) Major William Bartlett Schofield 1860 – 1906 (Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California) Henry Halleck...

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