GAR register from 1889

[Vincennes]

Hi,

I recently acquired a page from the visitors register of the GAR Post in St. Louis from 1889. I have posted it on line at https://www.usmilitariaforum.com/fo...68732-civil-war-signatures-from-gar-register/ if you would like to see it.

It lists Date, Name, Residence, Co., Regiment or Vessel, and State. So far I have identified and traced 10 of the 20 names which include Brevet General John E Phelps. I continue to work on the others.

Of course there are some names that I cannot read due to penmanship such as #4 and some I am guessing on but hope to be able to identify with the use of wildcards such as "*" in the available data bases.

My question deals with #2 on the paper. The name appears to be A. H. Bradley living in Sedalia (MO) who served on the USS Sagamore, and the state is listed as New York. I am having a tough time finding his name. The NPS database has 2 buttons, one for Soldiers and one for African American Sailors. Where are the rest of the Sailors? The NPS database apparently does not honor wildcards either. I have access to Fold3 and FamilySearch but FamilySearch does not have the ability to filter the search results like the NPS site although they do honor wildcards. And I found a few Bradley's on Fold3 but none with enough info to identify as the person on the register.

So any help on how to identify this Sailor would be appreciated.

I may have more questions as I get into this.

Thanks.

 

[lupaglupa]

The shortcoming os the NPS Soldiers and Sailors program are oft discussed here. In fact, an effort to provide a better interface is currently on the works.

Sailors are very hard to trace, using any system. Do you know anything else about Bradley? Having detailed info on the individual sometimes make the difference.

 

[Bob Velke]

I think that it says "N. A. Bradley" ... Nelson A. Bradley, b. 3 Oct 1840 in Oak Hill, Yates Co., New York; served on the U.S.S. Ohio from 1 Nov 1861 to 23 Nov 1861 and on the U.S.S. Sagamore from 24 Nov 1861 to 15 Dec 1864; lived in Washington, Franklin Co., Missouri in 1870.

His pension (66 pages) starts here.

 

[lupaglupa]

The 1890 veterans census has a Nelson A. Bradley living in Sedalia. He gives his rank as seaman, ship as Sagamore, dates of service as November 1861 to 15 Dec, 1864. So that fits perfectly with what @Bob Velke found.

 

[Vincennes]

I think Bob Velke is correct. What threw me was the first initial of the name does NOT look like the "N" he wrote in the state Box where he wrote "New York". Thanks.

Iupaglupa... you mention a 1890 Veterans Census, is that the same as the regular 1890 census or something else. If it is different where can I find it? Thanks.

 

[Bob Velke]

1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census

 

[Vincennes]

Thanks. That is on Ancestry so I was unaware of it. I can access Ancestry at the public library, but don't have it at home.

 

[Bob Velke]

Thanks. That is on Ancestry so I was unaware of it. I can access Ancestry at the public library, but don't have it at home.

It is also on FamilySearch.org.

 

[Lubliner]

Hi @Vincennes, I may have a few sites that could possibly help as this is a project of yours.

Over 650 Newly Digitized Navy Logbooks in the National Archives Catalog

Today’s post was written by Gina Perry, Archives Specialist at the National Archives in Washington, DC It was 70 degrees early in the morning on April 24, 1862, according to that day’s entry …

text-message.blogs.archives.gov

-and-

U.S. Navy - Our Family Tree

U.S. Navy Genealogy: Information on this website related to the US Navy and the CSA Navy, showing the number of people related to each item.

www.ourfamtree.org

This last one is difficult for me to navigate but you may have better skills.
On the opposite side of the fence here, another one-

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/USN/Naval_Registers/CSN-Register.pdf

This one is a downloadable pdf. Hope this helps you some.
Lubliner.

 

[Story]

Lengthy and detailed obit here, but undated and unattributed.
HEY FOLKS - if you're going to do such an excellent citation of text go all the way and tell us what newspaper/date/page/column you found such on.
Kthnxbye.

Nelson Amos Bradley (1840-1926) - Find a Grave...

NELSON A. BRADLEY ENTERS INTO REST SAW NEARLY 60 YEARS RAILROAD SERVICE. SERVED IN THE NAVY DURING THE CIVIL WAR. Nelson A. Bradley was born in Oak Hill, Yates County, New York, on October 3, 1840, and died at his home in this city on January 6, 1926. Mr. Bradley contracted a severe cold...

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