Enlistment records

[Bob Velke]

I love a challenge, but I will also post here if I need help. It's kind of true across the board here - if you have a question about arm, uniforms, resources, Confederate train wrecks, old photos, etc - this is the place to bring them.

I think that it is safe to say that each of us knows a little about a lot of things, a lot about a few things, and next to nothing about everything else. That's the power of pooling our knowledge.

 

[Gary Morgan]

I think that it is safe to say that each of us knows a little about a lot of things, a lot about a few things, and next to nothing about everything else. That's the power of pooling our knowledge.

Lol! Sounds about right. I take pride in the fact that I know more about the Andersonville Raiders than any living soul on the planet, but you guys are probably the only people who are even remotely impressed by that statement.

 

[rpkennedy]

I may have found him. Henry Harrison Corwin from Riverhead, a private who enlisted in Company I, 27th New Jersey. That explains why I couldn't find him in New York's rosters.

Ryan

 

[Gary Morgan]

I may have found him. Henry Harrison Corwin from Riverhead, a private who enlisted in Company I, 27th New Jersey. That explains why I couldn't find him in New York's rosters.

Ryan

That would do it! Nice find, Ryan!

 

[lupaglupa]

Not to bust your bubble, but I don't think the Henry in New Jersey is your guy. His widow Anna J. Corwin, applied for a pension (from New York) in 1891.

 

[rpkennedy]

Not to bust your bubble, but I don't think the Henry in New Jersey is your guy. His widow Anna J. Corwin, applied for a pension (from New York) in 1891.

Interesting. I found my guy on a list of men from Suffolk County who served and with which units they joined. He was the only Henry Colvin although there were more than a half dozen more Colvins on the list. That said, I didn't look at the various possible iterations of his name to double check the information.

Ryan

 

[lupaglupa]

Interesting. I found my guy on a list of men from Suffolk County who served and with which units they joined. He was the only Henry Colvin although there were more than a half dozen more Colvins on the list. That said, I didn't look at the various possible iterations of his name to double check the information.

Ryan

I've learned the hard way to disprove things first. No matter how unusual the name, there's almost always another person who has it

 

[Terry Brown]

I've been doing family research for about 25-30 years and found that there seems to be a common thread that we all share. Unfortunately, I've never taken the time to truly do "actual" research until recently; still very much an amateur (at best). Yes, I pretty much know the basics, but limited in knowing and having the experience of where to look, along with the confidence to do so. This is the first forum I've ever participated in and extremely impressed by everyone's response. Can't thank everyone enough. I do have a number of local obituaries for him, but haven't found anything more than what's been mentioned thus far. The Sgt. Egbert Chauncy Corwin was of the same immigrant (Matthias Corwin) family as my line. Curiously his wife was also a Corwin and the g-granddaughter of Henry Corwin, militiaman during the Rev. War and my direct ancestor also. I have 10 George W. Corwin's in my database. but uncertain as to if he is one of them or not. I've inquired a number of times about GAR records, but never could seem to find any sort of list. I'm pretty sure that I inquired with the Suffolk County Historian several years ago, but without success. Any idea where these might be stored? I will look in Fold3 next. Incidentally, I am a native Long Islander (Port Jefferson, Suffolk County). Accordingly, most of my ancestry are all "East Enders" and most descendants of the original settlers. If I can offer any assistance in return, please do not hesitate to ask. As a side note, my g-g-grandfather on my Dad's side was killed at Fair Oaks (81st Infantry, Co.B, 2nd Div.), 31 May 1862, he was a Scottish immigrant, through Canada, and lived in Oswego, NY. Not sure where he is buried. I will definitely keep Bob in mind as we dig into all of this more deeply. Thank you all.

 

[lupaglupa]

There's a website that is working to post info on all GAR posts and their records. Local historical societies and libraries are good places to look too.

https://suvcw.org/garrecords/garcat/garcatalog.htm