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During the winter of 1865, while in camp at Bermuda Front, Va., he was taken sick with malaria, and did not recover till some time after the muster-out of the three years men-not re-enlisted-of which he was one. This occurred March 17th at New York City. In the fall of 1865 Comrade Hill went to South Haven, Michigan, where has since resided and where he has been engaged in farming, boating on the river, clerking in a grocery store and meat market, and one season in a nursery. At the present time he owns and conducts a fruit farm in that township.
He was married at South Haven, November 16th, 1873, to Louise Webster of the same place. She was born in Canada. The fruits of this marriage have been eight sons and three daughters, viz .: Charles S., born October 4, 1874; John, born October 9, 1877; Richie, born May 27, 1879, died October 24. 1881; Mamie, born June 14, 1SS1, died October 18, 1SS1; Bertha L., born February 12, 1883, died November 17, 1886; Homer, born July 2, 1885, died November 15, 1886; Leroy, born February 27, 1837; Ray. born June 25, 1889, died June 28, 1889; Floyd K., born August 28, 1891, died November 16, 1893; Eva, born May 6, 1893, died August S, 1893; Frederick L., born April 25, 1895. His son Charles S. married May Leslie of South Haven.
Comrade Hill is a member of Zack Chandler Post, No. 35, G. A. R., of South Haven. He is a believer in the Bible, and hopes for Eternal Life through Jesus Christ. In politics he is a Republican.
HARLAN PAGE KIMBALL.
Harlan Page Kimball was born at Osceola, Tioga
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County, Pa., August 13th, 1844. He was the son of Clark and Hannah ( Whitmore) Kimball, who were early settlers at the above named place. His education was obtained at the common school at Osceola, at the Union Academy, five miles west of his home, and later at the Osceola High School. He enlisted February 6th, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y., in Captain William M. Crosby's Company I, 103d Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry. Served with his company and regiment with enthusiastic patri- otism, doing every duty with unselfish devotion. He was a good soldier, but his rather slight constitution could not stand the inroads of disease, chronic diarrhea and malarial poisoning. In the early part of 1863 he was sent to the hospital, first to the regimental hospital at Newport News, Va., and from there to the United States General Hospital at Hampton, Va. Failing to recover from his diseases he was discharged June 3d, 1863, with the one hope that home treatment and atmosphere would do for him what skill in medicine was unable to effect. This, too, proved of no avail, and death ended his suffer- ings September Sth of the same year.
HENRY LAMOREAUX.
Henry Lamoreaux was born September 10, 1839, at North Hector, N. Y. His father, Lemmel, and his mother. Millicent (German) Lamoreaux, lived in the town of Hector, N. V., and were engaged in agriculture.
The subject of this sketch was educated at the common schools of that section. He enlisted at Elmira, N. Y .. February 12, 1862. in Company I, 103d New York Vol- unteers, entering into the spirit of the occasion with the enthusiasm of his young manhood. He was in every ac- tion, skirmish, battle, march, or bivouac of his company during his three years' service, and was never away from the company in hospital or on detached service. On Hat- teras Island. N. C., he was one of the 20 men with First
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Sergeant Wilbur detached to guard the Cape Hatteras Light House during the summer of 1862, and every one of that detachment will ever remember with gratitude Lamoreaux's warm bread and "mutton pot-pies," at the same time wondering where the mutton came from. He was never wounded, though at Suffolk, Va., May 3d, 1863, his mustache was clipped by a minie ball from the enemy, and the hair on the side of his head curled more than once during that engagement.
At Morris Island, S C., during the siege of Battery Wagner in 1863, while lying in the trench during the night time, a comrade was nearly cut in two by a piece of shell which tore Lamoreaux's woolen and rubber blankets as he lay against him. He brought both of the blood- stained blankets home with him.
He was promoted to Corporal and Sergeant in his com- pany, and held the latter rank at the time of his discharge. He was mustered out with his regiment (except those re- enlisted and recruits), in March, 1865, and returned to his home.
He was married March 13th, 1866, to Mary Ann, daughter of Robert F. and Aseneth (Bramble) Van Vleet, of Lodi, N. Y. His three children were Lena May. Francis Lemuel and Vira Bernice, all born at North Hec- tor, N. V.
In IS65 he worked on his father's farm. In 1866 he purchased a farm in same township, raising grain and stock. Seven years later he removed three-fourths of a .nile, built a residence and barn, and later put up sheds, corn house and evaporator house, two large poultry houses and another barn. In 1879 his health failed and he lias been an invalid ever since. He has devoted a part of his farm to fruit; four acres to apple orchard, set ten res to grapes, three to plums, three to raspberries; also peaches, strawberries, currants, &c. He has succeeded
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well, and takes especial pridein poultry, using incubators and brooders.
He is a charter member of D. B. Smith Post, No. 423, G. A. R .; also a member of the order of Patrons of Hus- bandry for the past twenty years.
JAMES C. LORMORE.
James C. Lormore, son of Thomas and Nancy ( Burch ) Lormore, of Dryden, Tomkins county, N. Y., was born at Newark Valley, Tioga county, N. Y., April 22nd. 1842, where his parents resided till about 1857, when they purchased a farm near Dryden and moved thereon.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools where he resided. He enlisted March 17th, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y., in Company I, 103rd N. Y. Vols., and a few days later went to the front with his company and regiment. While his company was on duty at Hatteras Island, N. C., during the summer of 1862, he was detailed and served as postmaster at Hatteras Inlet. He was promoted to Corporal, and later to the rank of Sergeant in his company, served his country faithfully for the three years of his enlistment and was mustered out in March, 1865, returning to his home at Dryden.
Married in 1866, to Ella, daughter of Darwin and Ju- lia (Burthong) Tanner, of Dryden, N. Y. Mrs. Lor- more's father was born at Dryden, and her mother at Cazenovia, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Lormore are the parents of one son, Eu- gene J., born March 16, 1877. They are still living at Dryden, carrying on a clothing and furnishing store.
CHARLES T. OSTRANDER.
Charles T. Ostrander was the son of Aaron Ostrander. of Ridgebury, Pa. His mother's maiden name was Eu- nice E. Ball.
Charles was born at Ridgebury, Pa., in 1844, enlisted Jan. 25th, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y., in Captain Crosby's
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EMERSON F. ORVIS.
Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vols. He served with the company at Newberne, N. C., and at Hatteras Island in 1862; was left at Armory Square Hospital in Septem- ber, 1862; was sent to hospital at Little York, Pa., and was there when the place was raided by the Confederates.
In 1866 he was married to Elizabeth Strohman, of Lit- tle York, Pa., by whom he has had three children, viz .: William, Charles and Elizabeth.
Since about 1869, he has been engaged on the N. Y., L. E. &. W. Railroad as trainman, running between Elmira, N. Y., and Port Jervis.
His residence is in Wellsburg, N. Y.
EMERSON F. ORVIS.
Emerson F. Orvis, son of Hiram and Emily (Smith) Orvis, of Elmira, N. Y., was born April 4, 1844, at Skeneateles, Onondaga county, N. Y. His father was a blacksmith by trade, and followed that occupation in different places in the State of New York and Pennsyl- vania.
When the subject of this sketch was about six years of age his father purchased a farm in Howard township, Steuben county, N. Y., where he worked at his trade, be- sides carrying on the farm, for about three years.
He then moved to Howard Flats, where he still fol- lowed his trade. About 1857 the family moved to El- inira, N. Y., two years still later to Ridgebury, Bradford county, Pa., and three years from that time to Wells- burg, N. Y., this in the spring of 1861. Young Orvis was educated in the common schools, which he attended at the different places in which his father resided. For five seasons previous to his enlistment (January 25, 1862) he had worked on farms, three of them for one man, by whom he was regarded as a most trustworthy boy.
During the winter of 1861-2 he was attending school at Ridgeway, Pa., and lived with a farmer in the neigh-
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borhood. January 25, 1862, he enlisted in Capt. William M. Crosby's Company I, 103rd Regt. N. Y. Vols., which was then being raised at Elmira, N. Y. He was with the company in all its service and campaigns, the history of which is given in history of the company and not re- peated with each individual sketch. In the latter part of 1863 Col. Heine, commanding the regiment, noticing the aptitude of Conrade Orvis, who was "tooting" on the bugle, said to hin: "Let me hear you toot," and be- ing so well satisfied with his success he detailed him as bugler. From that time till the final muster out Com- rade Orvis was one of the musicians of the regiment, and from the time the regiment was formed into a battalion of three companies in March, 1865, he was chief musi- cian, in charge of the drum corps. He was a rugged sol- dier, never was in the hospital, and was always ready to do any duty that he was called on to perform. He re- enlisted January 25, 1864, at Folley Island, S. C., as a veteran for three years unless sooner discharged by elese of the war; participated in all the battles in which the company engaged, and was finally mustered out of the service with the battalion at City Point, Va., Dec. 7. 1865; received final pay at Hart's Island, New York Har- bor, Dec. 14, 1865.
He returned to his father's home, who was then living in Tuscarora township, Steuben county. N. Y., his only furlough during the service being his veteran furlough at re-enlistment. His Grandfather Orvis served in the war of 1812, and received a land warrant. His wife's grand- father and great-grandfather were revolutionary sol- diers, both holding commissions under Gen. Washington. Three of his uncles and his brother, Seymour F. Orvis. were in the war of 1861-1-65
Comrade Orvis is a member of Baldwin Post No. 0 G. A. R., Dept. of New York. at Elinira.
About November, 1866, he was engaged to C. C Crane
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& Co., manufacturers of doors, sash and blinds, at Addi- son, N. Y., where he was employed three years.
Early in 1870 he moved to Elmira, N. Y., and engaged in market gardening, which he has since followed success- fully, making a specialty of celery and strawberries. He also has quite extensive green houses, growing considera- ble under glass.
He was married December 26, 1867, to Fidelia A., daughter of Silas B. and Lucy ( Howe) Lyon, of Elmira, N. Y. To this union have been born three children, viz .: Charles, died in infancy; Seba Howe and Josephine.
In politics he has, since about 1875, been identified with the reform parties, having been a candidate for County Treasurer, Assembly and Congressman in his district. He and the members of his family are members of Park Church, Elmira, Rev. Thomas K. Beecher pastor, Mr. Orvis serving two terms as deacon. He has always been noted for his charity in all lines.
GEORGE L. OSTRANDER.
George L. Ostrander was the son of Aaron and Eunice E. ( Ball) Ostrander, of Ridgebury, Pa. He was born in Tompkins county, N. Y., March 29, 1837. His parents moved to Ridgebury when he was four years of age. where he attended the public schools. His father was a farmer, but George early showed an adaptation to music. For two years he traveled with a show, playing his fav- orite instrument, the violin. He enlisted at Elmira, N. Y., March 21, 1862, and went to the front. He was de- tailed as cook at the General Hospital for two weeks, at Folly Island, S. C., till his regiment was ordered North two weeks later.
While at Newberne, N. C., he was detailed in the Qu ir- Lermaster's Department and rejoined his company at Washington, D. C., Sept., 1862. IIc re-enlisted as a vet-
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eran in 1864, and was mustered out with the battalion at City Point, Va., Dec. 7, 1865.
Arriving at home, he went on the farm at Ridgebury, Pa. In 1869 he purchased a lot at Wellsburg, N. Y., and built a house thereon, living there for twenty years.
Here he was engaged in running a circle saw and had charge of the mill vard. In 1SSS he moved to Elmira. N. Y., and engaged with Bundy, Tompkins & Fassett for some time. For a number of years he has been broken down in health, unable to do only light work. June 6. 1864, he married Anna E., daughter of Lawrence L. and Eliza Ameigh, of Ridgebury, Pa., by whom he had chil- children, viz .: Gertrude, died. aged two years; Frank L., Edgar E., both living at home.
WILLIAM K. SMITH.
William K. Smith, son of John S. and Susan (Davis) Smith, was born near Hammond's Corners, town of Erin. N. Y., March 8th, 1844.
He enlisted at Elmira March 21st. 1862, in Captain Crosbr's Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vols., and the same day started for the front with the company.
He was mustered as wagoner on the company roll on the death of wagoner John P. Johnson, and was there- after connected with teaming.
He was wounded in the left arm at the battle on James Island, S. C., July 2nd, 1864; also later in the service. He served three years, and was mustered out March 17th, 1865.
Soon after his arrival at his father's home, at South Creek, he married Mary E., daughter of William Van Wort, of South Creek, and went to farming there. There was one boy born to this marriage; viz .: George, now living in Elmira.
He was married a second time, to Hattic Mercy Cor- nell, also of South Creek. To this union were born four
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Comrade Smith was married a third time, three years later, to Mrs. Mollie Buckbee, of Elmira. No children were born to this marriage.
He came to Elmira from South Creek about 1SS5, and engaged in teaming till the spring of 1891, when he moved back to the same again. He died there May +, 1891, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
ISAAC V. SEELY.
Isaac V. Seely, son of John F. and Sally Ann ( Thomp- son) Seely, of Ridgebury, Pa., was born at Ridgebury, July 3rd, 1843.
He enlisted January 25th, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y., in Company I, 103rd N. Y. Vols. He entered the service of his country with all the vigor of his young manhood, was always ready for whatever duty devolved upon him.
He was taken with congestive fever at Hatteras Island, N. C., and was in the hospital at Hatteras Inlet, after a short sickness, August 5th, 1862, less than five months after leaving Elmira, N. Y. He was buried with the hon- ors of war, near Camp Winfield, Hatteras Island.
His father died February 22nd, 1865, and his mother died July 2nd, 1SS8, both at Ridgebury, Pa., their home.
THOMAS S. SMITH.
Thomas S. Smith, son of Daniel and Rose Smith, was born in Albany, N. Y. In 1866 he was married to Rosanah Muligan, of Albany, and for several years lived in Elmira and was engaged in baking.
Afterward he became an undertaker, and after some time removed to Albany, where he had charge of the re- vairs of the furnishings of the State Capital, and was a wisted employee there.
Of his family of nine children but three are now living : Thomas Smith, of Albany, and a younger sister, who is
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Comrade Smith's health failed, and for several years he has had no permanent employment, and has since the death of his wife made his home with his brother Charles in Elmira, N. Y.
HARRY L. STILWELL.
Harry L. Stilwell was the son of Jacob and Mary A. (Spaulding) Stilwell. He was born at Trumansburg. N. Y., where his parents then resided, May 19, 1841. Before he had attained his majority he enlisted in Capt. Crosby's Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vols., at Elmira, January 29, 1862. On March 21st he started from Elmira with his company, went directly to Wash- ington, where the regiment was equipped, and was sent to Newberne. N. C., embarking at Annapolis, Md. From camp at Newberne he was one of a detail accompanying Colonel Eglofistein to Pallocksville, N. C., and was in the engagement there; was at Hatteras Island during the summer of same year; was promoted to Sergeant soon after, but being sent to General Hospital for treatment, he was discharged at Philadelphia, January 26, 1863, on Surgeon's certificate of disability, and went home to recover his shattered constitution.
About a year later he enlisted in the Fourth Construc - tion Division of the Construction Corps of the Army (! Cumberland, with headquarters at Chattanooga, Tem . where he remained till the close of the war.
In the spring of 1866 he went from his home in Schus ler county, N. Y., to Iowa and engaged in work on : farm by the month, but soon became interested in sted trade, buying and -dling mules, ete. In this he has hes very successful. From lowa he went to Wichita Po - Texas, about 1895, soon after making a trip to Alaska
Later he made trips to Europe, and in the spring o;
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JAMES H. STOUGHTON.
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1898 was in Cuba. He has since made headquarters at Washington, D. C.
Comrade Stilwell never married.
JAMES H. STOUGHTON.
James H. Stoughton, son of Capt. Andrew Stoughton, was born at Reynoldsville, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1830. His father was a carpenter by trade, and also owned a farm of seventy acres. Capt. Stoughton and wife were former residents of Hackettstown, N. J., and prior to their mar- riage came to Schuyler county, N. Y. He was a school teacher and later School Commissioner, also town clerk, Justice of the Peace, a captain of militia, and was a man of good standing in the community in which he resided. He raised a family of seven children, of which James H. was the oldest. All of this large family, with the excep- tion of the last born, who died in infancy, lived till their "teens." The parents were both members of the M. E. Church.
The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools. He was studious, having a decided preference for poetry.
He enlisted January 24, 1862, at Elmira, N. Y., in Cant. Wm. M. Crosby's Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vols., was promoted corporal in his company, was detailed as nurse in the hospital at Hatteras Inlet, N. C., in July, 1862. He was severely wounded in the left thigh in action on James Island, S. C., May 22, 1864.
Married March 5, 1870, to Lucy Jane, daughter of Mil- ton and Martha ( Henry) Smith, of Hector, N. Y., and grand-daughter of Judge Caleb Smith, of Geneva, N. Y.
WILLIAM J. SUTHERLAND.
William J. Sutherland was born in Reynoldsville, Schuy- ler county, N. Y., August 20, 1845. He was the son of
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Jacob F. and Diana (Crippin ) Sutherland. While vet in his school days he enlisted January 25, 1862, at Elmira, . N. Y., in Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vols., and commenced the life of a soldier at the barracks of the company, "Cold Spring Brewery," on West Water street. Elmira, N. Y.
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Comrade Sutherland served his country faithfully and well during its entire service, re-enlisting after two years service in the same company at Folly Island, S. C., dur- ing the winter of 1864. He was mustered out of the ser- vice with his company at City Point, Va., Dec. 7, 1865. and went to Hart's Island, New York harbor, where he received his discharge and final pay and allowances a few days later. Returning to Elmira he worked at the trade of a mason for a time, then returned to his old home.
He was married at Bennettsburg, N. Y., to Eliza Smith. In 1882 he moved to Hornellsville, N. Y, and in 18 came to Corning, N. Y., and engaged in work for the Fall Brook Railway Company, where he has since been en- ployed.
Comrade and Mrs. Sutherland are the parents of five children. Thurlow J., born October, 1877, was a mem- ber of Company L., 202nd Regiment N. V. Vols .. during the war with Spain, serving ninety-nine days in Cuba. He was mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, April 15. 1899.
Byron J. was born Feb. 4, 1881; Rav, born Feb. 1 1. 1SS5; Frank, Oct. 21. 1890, and Ethel, Aug. 14, 1895
MILTON T. TYRRELL.
Milton T. Tyrrell was born at Colesville. Broon.c county, N. Y., February 19th, 1839. He was the young. est son of Charles Tyrrell and Betsy Gardner, his wie His childhood and youth was spent on Cok's Hill. D. triet No. 12, where he attended the common school. I worked on the farm till October, 1859, when he went to
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Steuben county, N. Y., and engaged to work in the gang saw mills of Weston & Bronson, one mile west of Painted Post, where he was employed till December, 1861. He then changed his employment and commenced work in the shoe shop of his brother-in-law, N. Taggart, at Caton, same county.
On January 22nd, 1862, he went to Elmira, N. Y., and enlisted in Captain Crosby's Company I, 103rd Regiment N. Y. Vol. Infantry for three years, es a musician, playing the fife. Here in the barreks, Cold Spring Brewery, he en- tered into the spirit of the soldier, drilling in squad drill with the boys, manual of arms, &c., as well as practic- ing the army calls with fife and drum. From this time he shared the fortunes of his company and comrades for the full three years of his enlistment in camp, bivouac, march and battle. When his company was detached from the regiment for garrison duty at Hatteras Island, N. C., in May, 1862, Comrade Tyrrell was kept with the regiment, and again greeted his company when they re- joined the regiment in September following.
After this time he was with the company and regiment in all its service in Virginia, in South Carolina, back again to Washington; in the Shenandoah Valley in the fall of 1864; then in front of Petersburg in the winter of 1965, in the Army of the James till finally mustered out.
Comrade Tyrrell thus writes of an episode of army life that occurred during the last winter of his service while in camp at Bermuda Front :
"On February Sth. 1835, Major Morrison sent an order tor the 103rd Regiment Drum Corps to report to his head- quarters, some two miles back from the front. On arriv- ng there, we found that he had planned a pleasure excur- iba for us, which was to drum out of the lines, with Byrne's March. a citizen teamster who had by court mar- til been convicted of stealing bread while hauling it from the co.nmissary to the different regimentsand selling it to
an army sutler. We drummed him up to the left of our line near the Appomattox river, and along the line of in ner breastworks, nearly to the James river, back to where we started. It was very amusing to the soldiers to < < the poor fellow march in the mud, bare-headed, one-hal: of his head shaved to the skin, a big log of wood on his back, and a board labeled: 'I Stole the Soldiers' Bread ' When we got back to headquarters his load was taken off, his hat was given back to him, and Major Morrison gave him the findings of the court martial for a pass. tell ing him they would get him through ourlines. I presume he thought of something, but he said not a word while in hearingof us. Our Drum Major thought we, too, had some punishment marching in that Virginia mud eight ( : nine miles."
He thus continues : "On March 4th orders were re- ceived at regimental headquarters to send all the men whose time expired in January to the rear. There had been a good deal of dissatisfaction at being kept at the front after serving the time of enlistment, and some of the boys had refused to do duty, and in consequence were put in the guard house, with a diet of bread and water. some being tied up to trees, for what was termed mutin; in refusing to go out to the picket line of rifle pius even other night. to he shot at any longer. Consequently. C T. Ostrander, Corporal.1. H. Cummins, Corporal James !! Stoughton, L. L. Flower, D. M. Dickerson and myseil. » Company I, with 14 others of the regiment, packed 3; our belongings, and, escorted by a guard to the landir_ went on board a boat and - teamed down the James rite. some forty miles, landing at that old historical pl .... Jamestown Island. Here we were turned over to E .. care of a Lieutenant of the 100th Regiment X V. V ... who, with a squad of sol liers, was there guache :. end of a telegraph line across the peninsula. I . know whether our gaard down the river was a guard .
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honor, or were we sent as prisoners, but it was the last time we marched under martial orders. We had a fine time there, looking over the island and the ruins of Cap- tain John Smith's old block house, cemetery, &c. Wesaw the big stone that Smith's head was laid on to be beaten with war clubs when Pocahontas saved his life by her de- termined interposition.
"One week passed away quickly, and we received a dis- patch to be ready to take the boat that evening. The boat came with the rest of the regiment to be mustered out, and we scrambled aboard. In two minutes were making good speed towards New York, where we arrived the next night at ten o'clock, March 14th. After some delay, caused by the muster rolls not being properly made out, we finally received our discharged and pay on March 18th, 1865."
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