COL Walrath, Ezra L.

Ezra L. Walrath​

Born: April 27, 1827

Birthplace: Clockville, New York

Wife: Mary Malvina Talbot 1828 – 1904

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

Children:

Jenny E. Walrath 1858 – 1920​

(Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York)​

Occupation before War:

Captain of Syracuse Citizens Corps​

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Colonel of 51st​ New York State Militia Regiment​

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Known to have been one of the best drillmasters in New York​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Colonel of 12th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1861: Served in the First Battle of Bull Run Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Yorktown, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Hanover Courthouse, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Gaines Mill, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia​

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1862: Served in the Second Battle of Bull Run, Virginia​

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1862: Resigned as Colonel due to congestion of the lungs​

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1862 – 1863: Captain of Company I, 115th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1863 – 1865: Major of 115th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1865: Lt. Colonel of 115th​ New York Infantry Regiment​

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1865: Mustered out of Service at Raleigh, North Carolina on June 17th​​

Occupation after War:

Member of the Democratic Political Party​

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Vestryman of St. James Church in Syracuse, New York​

Died: June 26, 1894

Place of Death: Syracuse, New York

Age at time of Death: 67 years old

Burial Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, New York