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The regiment was engaged in ten battles and suffered great luss, being reduced to less than 100 effective men before the close of the war. Dur ing the months of September and October, 1863, it received a large num ber of conscripts. The regiment was attached to the 2d brigade, zd di vision, Ist army corps, in December, 1863. It took part in the following engagements : Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862 ; Rappahanock Station, August 23, 1862 ; Thoroughfare Gap, August 28. 1862 ; second Bull Run, August 30, 1862 ; Chantilla, September 1, 1862 ; South Mountain. Md., September 14, 1862 ; Antietam, Md., September 17, 1862 ; first Fredericksburg, December 13, 1862 ; Chancellorsville, Va., May 1, 15h3 . Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.
The men from Fulton county in this regiment are named below, together with the officers of the regiment:
REGIMENTAL OFFICERS.
Colonel, Charles Wheelock. Taken prisoner at Gettysburg, July 1, and escaped July 5, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel, J. P. Spofford. Taken prisoner at Gettyshurg. Major, Charles Northup. .
Adjutant, Charles Buck. Resigned March 25, 1862.
Adjutant, Geo. D. Fuster, jr. Resigned Sept. 10, 1862. Adjutant, Denis ! Downing. Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, Co B; taken prisoner at second Bull's Run. Promoted to Captain Co. II, Jan A. 1863.
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Adjutant, Joseph H. Smith. Promoted from 2d Lieutenant, Co. E. Pro- moted to Captain, Dec. 6, 1863.
Adjutant, Willard B. Judd. Promoted from Ist Lieutenant, Co. F.
Quartermaster, Joel T. Comstock. Discharged Sept. 12, 1862. Quartermaster, Lewis H. Rowan. Promoted from ist Lieutenant, Co. C. Surgeon, N. D. Ferguson. Transferred to 5th U. S. Cavalry. Surgeon, L. J. Marvin. Resigned July 2d, 1862.
Surgeon, Franklin B. Hough.
Surgeon, Wm. B. Chambers. Appointed May 16, 1862. sadu nt Surgeon, Aaron Cornish. Dismissed.
Assistant Surgeon, Nelson Isham. Discharged for disability. Assistant Surgeon, Geo. S. Little. Appointed Oct. 13th, 1862. Chaplain, John V. Ferguson.
OFFICERS OF COMPANY F.
Captain, Stephen G. Hutchinson, Lassellsville. Discharged Sept. 22, 1862. ist Lieutenant, E. Gray Spencer, Brockett's Bridge. Wounded at Antietam; discharged Dec. 29, 1862. Corporal, Olaf Petersoo, Lassellsville. Transferred to Co. D.
Corporal, Augustus Johnson, Brockett's Bridge. Promoted Ist Sergeant, October, 1862; veteran.
Corporal, Wallace McLaughlin, Lassellsville. Died of disease, Sept. 26, 1862. Corporal, Henry Fical, Lassellsville. Wounded at Bull Run; discharged Dec. 21, 1872.
Corporal, William B. Judd, Brockett's Bridge. Promoted Commissary Ser- geant; to ed Lieutenant; to Ist Lieutenant; to Adjutant, Dec. 29, 1863. Musician, Henry F. Butler, Lassellsville. Discharged Sept. 26, 1862.
Musician, Geo. F. Dempster, Lassellsville. Died of disease, Sept. 26, 1862.
PRIVATES.
James Adsit, Lassellsville. Wounded at Antietam; died Oct. 18, 1862. Malvin C. Austin, Stratford. Discharged March 21, 1863.
Albert Argersinger, Lassellsville. Wounded at Antietam; died July 29, 1863. Lambert Bellinger, Brockett's Bridge. Discharged Nov. 1, 1862. Casper Brock, Lassellsville. Discharged February 10, 1863. Daniel Bleekman, Stratford. Discharged February 14, 1862.
James A. Bolster, Lasselisville. Wounded at Gettysburg.
William Campbell, Lassellsville. Wounded at Fredericksburg ; dis- charged July 29, 1863.
John S. Dalrymple, Stratford. Discharged Nov. 28, 1862.
Rufus Doxtader, Brockett's Bridge. Discharged June 12, 1862.
Wm. H. Edwards, Lassellsville. Appointed Corporal Nov. 1, 1863. Nathan Fical, Lassellsville. Killed at Gettysburg.
George Kring, Lassellsville. Wounded at Antietam; promoted to Ser- geant Oct. 1, 1862.
Asa C. Lamphere, Stratford. Taken prisoner at Bull Run; dis- charged Oct. 5, 1862.
John Luther, Brockett's Bridge. Wounded by accident; discharged Aug. 1, 1862.
August Manga, Brockett's Bridge. Discharged June 14, 1862.
Abner Millard, Stratford. Wounded at Antietam ; died Oct. 6, 1862. Vernon B. Mosher, Oppenheim.
Christian Rosseter, Ephratah. Killed at South Mountain. Daniel Strobeck, Lassellsville. Discharged March 14, 1863. Samuel Stall. Brockett's Bridge. Wounded at Antietam, and discharged. Gilbert Satterley. Stratford. Discharged Jan. 3, 1863.
Geo. Sipperly, Caroga. Killed at Antietam.
Alex. Snell, Lassellsville.
Sylvester Stall, Lassellsville. Discharged Aug. 25, 1862. Emanuel Smith, Lassellsville. Discharged Sept. 26, 1862. Theodore Thompson, Stratford. Harvey S. Valentine, Brockett's Bridge. David H. Walrath. I.a-sellsville. Wounded at Bull Run. I.yman Zimmerman, Lassellsville.
MEMBERS OF OTHER COMPANIES
Sergeant, C. \. Starin, St. Johnsville, Co. I. Geo. Weaver, Lassellsville. Co. I.
J. P. Spofford, Brockett's Bridge, Co. K. Willard Avery, Stratford, Co. G. 8th Corporal, Patrick Kelley, St. Johnsville, Co. D. 3d Corporal, Richard Bullock, Stratford, Co. D. A. J. Avery, Stratford, Co. D. W. Bullock, Stratford, Co. D. H. H. Bullock, Stratford, Co. D. W. Colwell, Stratford, Co. D. E. Edwards, Stratford, Co. D.
H. Doxtader, Stratford, Co. D.
E. Dunning, Stratford, Co. D. A. B. Farrell, Stratford, Co. D.
W. McGowen, Stratford, Co. D. J. J. Newell, Stratford, Co. D. H. S. Perkins, Stratford, Co. D.
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COMPANY I, IOTH N. Y. CAVALRY.
Fulton and Montgomery counties were represented in the roth New York Cavalry by Company I, a roll of which is appended :
OFFICERS.
Captain, David Getman, jr. Mayfield. Ist Lieutenant, Stephen Dennie. 2d Lieutenant, Charles H. Hill.
Ist Sergeant, H. H. Boyd, Broadalbin. Killed.
Quartermaster Sergeant, Asa Capron, Broadalbin.
Sergeant, John W. Abernathy, Mayfield. Killed. Sergeant, Nicholas D. Case, Mayfield. Died in hospital, Dec. 16, 1863
Sergeant, David N. Haines, Mayfield. Transferred to navy, April 10, 1864. Sergeant, Dorwin W. Close, Mayfield.
Sergeant, Jacob C. Case, Mayfield. Discharged May 12, 1864.
Corporal, Cbester L. Berry, Mayfield.
Corporal, Henry Betts, Broadalbin.
Corporal, Augustus M. Brown, Mayfield.
Corporal, Hosea Davis, jr., Broadalbin. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, May 2, 1864. Corporal, Darius S. Orton, Broadalbin.
Corporal, A. H. Van Dyke, Mayfield. Discharged April 5, 1863.
Corporal, Peter Phillips, Broadalbin. Killed.
Corporal, Harvey Becker, Mayfield. Discharged Feb. 24, 1863. Corporal, Henry Piper, Mayfield.
Corporal, Daniel Saterlee, Broadalbin.
Farrier, Charles Thayer, Broadalbin. Discharged Nov. 8, 1862.
Farrier, Harry A. Lane, Broadalbin.
Saddler, George Riddle, Northampton.
If'agoner, James I .. Mercer, Broadalbin.
PRIVATES.
Elias Blowers, Mayfield. Charles S. Barlet, Broadalbin. Killed while on a scout, Nov. 18, 1864. William Brower, Mayfield. Abram H. Blowers, Mayfield. John Blowers, Mayfield. Killed. W'm. H. Blowers, Mayfield.
Jas. H. Brown, Mayfield. Discharged. Nathaniel W. Brown, Mayfield.
Christopher Hrower, Mayfield. John T. Bolianan, Fonda.
Wm. R. Briggs, Johnstown.
Philip Canning, Broadalbin. Killed by guerillas, near Benton Station, May 22, 1863. Thomas Canning, Broadalbin. Discharged Jan. 9, 1864.
John W. Clute, Mayfield. Killed. Geo. W. Close, Broadalbin. Thomas T. Crouch, Fonda. Died Feb, ist, 1863.
George Davis, Mayfield. Killed.
Ası Dye, Broadalbin. Discharged Oct. 28, 1863. Julius B. Day, Mayfield. James Earle, Broadalbin. Died of typhoid fever, Sept. 20, 1863.
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William Foster, Broadalbin. Killed.
Daniel C. Forbes, Broadalbin. Killed. Francis Forbes, Broadalbin. Killed. R. Norman Fox, Mayfield. Mioer Fox, Broadalbin. Seneca Fox, Mayfield. Transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, Oct. 31, 1863. Alva Freeman, Mayfield. Died March 14, 1863. Geo. D. Ferguson, Mayfield. Died July 2, 1863. Hollis Fox, Broadalbin.
Wm. A. Goodermoot, Mayfield.
John Hall, Mayfield. Discharged Nov. 17, 1863.
Joseph W. Honeywell, Broadalbin. Killed.
John Hammond, Broadalbin.
John Handy, Mayheld. Discharged June 11, 1863. James Hall, Mayfield. Discharged May 8, 1864. Wm. D. Hager, Fonda. Albert Hall, Mayfield.
Wm. H. Jones, Broadalbin. Died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 14, I864.
James A. Laird, Mayfield. Discharged at Albany, N. Y. Jacob Lepper, Perth.
Thomas Lee, Broadalbin. Peter R. Murdock, Fonda. Barney McCabe, Mayfield. Died in hospital at Philadelphia, July 14. 1863.
John Marlet, Mayfield.
John McCormick, Mayfield.
Ephraim D. Mosher, Northampton.
Discharged March 4, 1863.
Hiram McCleary, Mayfield
William O'Bryan, Mayfield. Discharged Nov. 17, 1862.
Lorenzo Phillips, Broadalbin. Died at Aqua Creek, Feb. 6, 1863. Edward Patterson, Mayfield. Killed in action, June 9, 1863.
George Peck, Broadalbin. Discharged.
Marcus Richardson, Mayfield.
John Reynolds, Mayfield.
Jesse Reynolds, Mayfield.
Wm. P. Rhodes, Mayfield. Discharged May 29, 1865.
Daniel Richardson, Mayfield.
John H. Richardson. Killed.
Joseph A. J. F. Sanborn, Mayfield.
Rawson Stoddard, Broadalbin. Discharged Jan. 8, 1864.
Jas, H. Sanford, Broadall Promoted to Captain, Jan., 1864.
Geo. E. Sanford, Broadalbin. Died of disease, March 28, 1865. Geo. Stewart, Mayfield.
John Shaw, Mayfield.
Daniel W. Schermerhorn, Mayfield.
Geo. W. Schermerhorn, Broadalbin. Died of disease, Nov. 6, 1863. Abram Satterlee, Broadalbin.
Geo. H. Smith, Broadalbin. Discharged.
Zacock Satterlee, Broadalbin.
Andrew J. Terrell, Mayfield. Died Dec. 15, 1863.
Thos. B. Tatlock, Broadalbin.
Alexander Wescot, Northampton.
James H. Waite, Mayfield.
Martilon Warner, Mayfickl. William Wands, Broadalbin. Jas. W. Wells, Mayfield. Died. Francis R. Whitney, Mayfield. Discharged Dec. 31, 1863.
LIST OF ENGAGEMENTS PARTICIPATED IN BY CO. 1, 10TH N. Y. CAVALRY.
Louisa Court house, Va., May 4, 1863 : Brandy Station, Va., June 9, 1863; Aldie, Va., June 17, 1863; Middleburgh, June 19, 1863; U'pperville, Va., June 20, 1863 ; Gettysburg, l'a., July 2 and 3, 1863 ; Shepherdstown, Va., July 16, 1863 ; Sulphur Springs, Va., October 12, 1863 ; Little Nuburn and Brestoe Station, October 14, 1863 ; Mill Kun, Va., November 24, 1863; The Wilderness, Va., May 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1864; Ground Squirrel Church, Va., May 11, 1864; Defences of Richmond, Va., May 12, 1864 ; Hanover Town, Va., May 28, 1864 ; Cold Harbor, Va., June 1, 1864 ;
Trav - Station, Va., June 11, 1864; White House Landing, Va., June 22, 1864; St. Mary's Church, Va., June 24, 1864; Gravel Church Hill, Va., July 28, 1864 ; Lee's Mills, Va., July 30, 1864 ; Deep Bottom, Va., August 14 and 15, 1864 ; Fisher's Hill, Va., August 18, 1864; Wel- don Rail Road, Va., August 21, 1864 ; Ream's Station, Va., August 23, 1864; Vaughn Road, Va., September 30 and October 1, 1864 ; South Side Rail Road, Va., October 27, 1864 ; Despritanna Station, Va., Nov- ember 18, 1864 ; Stony Creek, Va., December 1, 1864; Belfield Station, Va., December 9, 1864 ; Janett's Station, Va., December 10, 1864 ; Din- widdie Court House, Va., March 31, 1865 ; grand cavalry charge, Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6, 1865 ; Jettersville, Va., April 5, 1865 ; Fannville, Va, April 7, 1865 ; Appomattox Station, Va., April 9, 1865.
77TH N. Y. INFANTRY.
COMPANY D-NORTHAMPTON.
Erskine B. Branch.
Chas. E. Deuel.
Wm. N. French.
Lewis Mackay.
Amasa N. Morgan. Jonathan Morgan. Heary Royce.
COMPANY E-FONDA'S BUSH.
Lyman Cole.
James B. Hines.
James Cole.
COMPANY F-BLEECKER.
5th Corporal, Cornelius Van Slyke. Cornelius Quinn.
Jonathan Dean, jr. John A. Rerchler.
Henry Franc. Ernest Smidt.
Nicholas Geltylahter.
Frederick Strancher.
George Hess,
Joseph Swartz.
John L. Kenitly.
COMPANY G-AMSTERDAM.
Joseph Jamp.
Chas. A. Hull.
Wm. H. Hare.
COMPANY H. James Knights, Amsterdam.
COMPANY K-GLOVERSVILLE.
Officers.
Captain, Nathan S. Babcock. Ist Corporal, Calvin B. Allen.
Ist Lieutenant, John W. McGregor. 2d Corporal, Stephen Redshaw.
ed Lieutenant, Philander A. Cobb. 3d Corporal, John Dance.
Ist Sergeant, Ansil Dennison. 4th Corporal, John A. Walrath.
2d Sergeant, Edgar W. Dennison. 5th Corporal, John Lee.
3d Sergeant, Wm. Stewder. 6th Corporal, George Glass.
4th Sergeant, Henry Allen. 7th Corporal, Wm. Henry Wright.
5th Sergeant, Arthur Scott. 8th Corporal, Hiram M. Bissell.
Privates.
James F. Austin, Broadalbin. Michael Fancher, Gloversville.
John Allen, Gloversville. James A. Farthing,
Marvin D. Bowen. Killed.
Chas. R. Fisher, =
Lewis Burk, Gloversville. =
Robert Gingill,
Peter Birdsell, Hiram B. Gifford, Broadalbin.
Edwin Bissel, =
John W. Hines, Gloversville. =
John Bame, =
W'm. Hawley,
Edward M. Bailey, =
Wm. E. Johnson, =
James W. Clurry, Chas. Johnson,
Samuel Clark, =
Peter Kehoe,
Sanford E. Campbell, =
Jacob King, Bleecker.
Chas. E. Cheedell, =
Oscar Martin,
Gloversville.
Daniel H. Cole, James McIntosh,
C'has. S. Cole, =
Chas. l'. McIntosh, =
Elias Coon, 16
Wm. H. Miller, =
Andrew P. Deuel,
John Northorp, =
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COMPANIES FROM FULTON COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR.
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James O'Bryan, Gloversville.
Richard N. Shaffer, Gloversville.
Monroe Place,
Erastus Sharp,
Dyer Peck,
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Taylor Peck,
Yale A. Pool,
Andrew Spring, =
Chas. Phelps,
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Harion A. Thomas,
Chas. E. Place,
Bradley Vanderburgh,
Jacob Pung, Bleecker.
Seneca Van Ness,
Lorenzo Phillips,
Peter E. Van Nutta,
Francis Reid, Edward Sutliff, 4
Gloversville.
Krimer Wilcox,
Chas. E. Wetherbee,
Oliver Sutliff, ..
Joseph Welch,
13TH REGIMENT ARTILLERY.
COMPANY E.
ad Lieutenant, C. Cook, Ephratah.
W. Avery, Johnstown.
N. Ladue, Oppenheim.
S. H. Adriance, Ephratah.
N. H. Murray, Oppenheim.
W. H. Brate, Ephratah.
J. D. Maxaw, Oppenheim.
D. W. Brate, Ephratah.
D. H. Nothaway, Florida.
J. S. Brate, Ephratah. J. A. Brown, Oppenheim. W. H. Palmateer, Ephratah.
L. Clement, Ephratah.
M. Palmateer, Ephratah.
F. Christopher, Amsterdam.
A. E. Palmateer, Ephratah.
L. Copely, Johnstown.
J. Rivenburgh, Ephratah.
H. Cole, Florida.
D. Rooney, Johnstown.
G. Cook, Ephratah.
C. Rooney, Johnstown.
A. Cook, Oppenheim.
C. D. Righter, Oppenheim.
P. H. Cool, Ephratah.
D. Smith, Ephratah.
J. F. Cooley, Ephratah.
G. H. Smith, Ephratah.
L. Conrad, Amsterdam.
J. Smith, Ephratah.
J. Dempsey, Ephratah. E. Dittrick, Johnstown.
W. Sullivan, Johnstown. J. Swart, Johnstown.
T. Doras, Johnstown. J. H. Ellis, Florida.
P. Tiernay, Johnstown.
Chas. Fields, Johnstown.
T. S. Finch, Oppenheim.
J. J. Fraley, Ephratah.
G. H. Hardy, Ephratah.
C. Whitlock, Ephratah.
F. Hout, Amsterdam.
D. Whitlock, Ephratah.
H. C. Judson, Oppenheim.
P. S. Whitlock, Ephratah.
J. H. Kinnicutt, Ephratah.
L. Warner, Johnstown.
COMPANY F.
Nicholas Bernard, Amsterdam.
Nicholas Barret, Broadalbin.
P. H. Becker, Root.
G. Buchanan, Florida.
B. H. Hulin, Johnstown.
J. Brady, Palatine.
W. B. Bowdish, Charleston. S. Blyth, Palatine.
Jas. J. Basseth, Charleston.
A. Bates, Broadalbin.
M. C. Barlow, Charleston.
J. Coniton, Amsterdam.
W. H. Colgrove, Charleston.
M. Cornell, Broadalbin.
. A. M. Scott, Charleston. F. Styles, Florida.
Delos B. Denise, Charleston. John Dingman, Broadalbin.
Z. Smith, Glen.
C. Forbes, Palatine.
A. W. Vanderwerken, Charleston.
COMPANY G.
Geo. Harvey, Johnstown. W. H. Lawrence, Johnstown.
N. J. Schermerhorn, Mayfield.
E. Underwood, Johnstown. J. E. Wiggins, Amsterdam. David Yost, Johnstown.
14TH REGIMENT ARTILLERY.
COMPANY C.
H. C. Furguson, Amsterdam.
W. Keep, Amsterdam. W'. Hayes, Amsterdam.
COMPANY M.
Fl. Ballou, Caroga. S. Lake, Johnstown. S. McDougal, Johnstown.
W. Cole, Johnstown. J. Perry, Caroga. G. N. Evans, Johnstown. J. Snyder, Johnstown.
F. Hudson, Mayfield.
J. M. Van Natter. Johnstown. Tra II. Vosburgh, Perth.
COMPANY D, 93D REGIMENT INFANTRY. OFFICERS.
Captain, Geo. M. Voorhees, Northampton.
ist Lieutenant, Henry P. Smith, Northampton. 2d Lieutenant, Philemon B. Marvin, Northampton.
ist Sergeant, A. Burr Beecher, Northampton. 3d Sergeant, Wm. W. Clark, Fonda's Bush. 4th Sergeant, Edward Van Slyke, Northampton. ist Corporal, Major Colory, Northampton. zd Corporal, Wm. Ellithorp, Northampton.
3d Corporal, Alexander Case, Northampton. 5th Corporal, Emmet Brown, Northampton. 6th Corporal, Abel J. Potter, Northampton.
7th Corporal, Gordon D. Colson, Northampton.
8th Corporal, Geo. L. Schermerhorn, Northampton.
PRIVATES.
Chas. Armstrong, Northampton. Noah L. Johnson, Northville.
Desman Bowman, Charles Jaggs, Northampton.
Nathaniel Bentley, Joseph Morrison, Northampton.
Clark A. Bentley, jr.,
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Elias P. Newton, Fonda's Bush.
Cordenio Bass, Thomas Purcell, Northampton. John Burns, " Justin Poscoe,
George Bentley,
George Royce,
Urial C. Buck, =
Wm. H. Rhodes,
Andrew J. Cook, =
Henry A. Rice,
John Costello, Edward Rickerson,
Waldron G. Evans,
Jefferson Sleezer,
Wm. J. Evans, =
Clinton Schermerhorn,
Joseph Foutier, .
Eleazer Slocum, Northville.
John H. Flinn, =
Benjamin Sweet, Northampton.
John Gardiner,
Hayden Shew,
Royal A. Harris,
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Francis E. Soul,
Franklin Holden, =
Orlin Van Buren,
Michael Harrigan, =
Wm. P. Wells,
John Hodson, Joseph A. Ulmstead, Northville.
2D REGIMENT CAVALRY. COMPANY C. 4th Corporal, C. L. Clark, Gloversville.
COMPANY F.
Captain, W. H. Shaw, Mayfield. W. R. Berry, Mayfield.
ist Lieutenant, D. Getman, Mayfield. W. Bronson, Mayfield.
ist Sergeant, J. L. Haines, Mayfield. A. M. Brown, Mayfield.
A. Brower, Broadalbin.
Sergeant, J. W. Abernethy, Mayfield. Sergeant, N. D. Case, Mayfield. T. Bixby, Mayfield.
4th Corporal, G. M. Van Rausler, Gloversville.
A. Eddy, Mayfield.
5th Corporal, D. N. Haines, Mayfield.
M. Fox, Broadalhin.
7th Corporal, J. C. Case, Mayfield.
C. V. Hall, Mayfield.
8th Corporal, L. Fay, Mayfield.
D. Howland, Mayfield.
Bugler, A. J. Lansing. Mayfield.
J. Jintzy, Gloversville.
N. Shearer, Mayfield
W. H. Tring, Mayfield.
J. Wells, Mayfield.
E. G. Waite, Mayfield.
COMPANY H. Wm. Harris, Johnstown.
3D REGIMENT CAVALRY. J. H. Harris, Johnstown, Co. D. Geo. W. Peck, Johnstown, Co. D. OTHER REGIMENTS REPRESENTED.
L. S. Hillabrandt enlisted at Sammonsville as private in the 44th ("Ells- worth " regiment. He served his full term and was discharged as cor- poral.
Jerome Van Antwerp enlisted at Fultonville in the 44th. J. Anthony also enlisted in the 44th.
Charles Smith enlisted as a private in Company C, 32d N. V. Volun- teers, and afterward re-enlisted as zd Lieutenant, and was promoted to ist Lieutenant. He was taken prisoner at Fort Fisher. When the prisoner- were being moved from Columbia, S. C., he, with another prisoner, D). Getman, jr., from Mayfield, made a hole through the bottom of the car with a case-knife and escaped.
James Mc Ewen enlisted in the 32d for the term of two years. He served his time and re-enlisted in the ro4th regiment He contracted a disease, from which he died in the Albany hospital, in April, 1860.
Jonah Hess enlisted March 22, 1864, as corporal in the 19zd regiment. He was discharged September, 1864.
James A. Platts enlisted in November, 1861, in the 3d N. Y. light artil- lery ; discharged June 26, 1865
F. Ilausman, Amsterdam.
D. B. Hall, Broadalbin. Henry Hall, Broadalbin.
J. H. Houghtaling, Johnstown.
J. E. Heimstreet, Charleston. P. McGuire, Charleston. S. Orton, St. Johnsville. David Pier, Charleston.
M. H. Phelps, Broadalbin.
W. H. Russell, Root. T. Sterling, Florida. Gen. Stewart, Florida.
Wagoner, R. Johnson, Mayfield. A. O. Brown, Mayfield. M. Bowers, Gloversville.
C. L. Berry, Mayfield.
A. Brower, Mayfield.
B. W. Gilbourne, Root.
L. Sponable, Ephratah.
H. G. Topping, Palatine.
L. T. Weaver, Johnstown.
B. W. Watson, Palatine.
A. Culbert, Broadalbin.
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J. Lousbarge, Amsterdam.
S. H. Pullen, Perth.
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F. D. Brown, Johnstown.
Elias W. Smith, Geo. D. Scott,
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THE HISTORY OF FULTON COUNTY.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF FULTON COUNTY. JOHNSTOWN VILLAGE.
The great name in the early annals of this village is that of its founder. Sir William Johnson. After a residence of twenty-four years in the eastern part of the present county of Montgomery, duri which he had gained an immense estate by the profits of trade and the generosity of his Indian neighbors, and had won a baronetcy by his successful campaign against the French and their savage allies in 1755. Sir William removed to a stately mansion finished by him in the spring of 1763, and still standing in good preservation on the northwestern border of the village, the chief historic landmark of the surrounding region. The motive assigned for the Baronet's removal to this neighborhood is the promotion of settle- ments on his large domains hereabouts, on which he had already settled over one hundred families, generally leasing but sometimes selling the land. Among those to whom he leased land, with the supposed purpose of establishing a baronial estate for his descendants, were Dr. William Adams; Gilbert Tice, innkeeper; Peter Young, miller; William Phillips, wagon-maker ; James Davis, hatter : Peter Yost, tanner ; Adrian Van Sickler, Maj. John Little and Zephaniah Bachelor.
Johnson Hall, as Sir William named his new residence, was for many years"the center of events for the new settlement. During its eleven years' occupancy by the Baronet, it was, like his former home on the Mohawk, a place of frequent resort of his Indian friends for grave con- sultation and less serious intercourse, the proprietor, among other things. having [them hold annually at the Hall a tournament of their national games. "It was from this spot," says Ex-Gov. Seymour, "that the agents went forth to treat with the Indians of the West, and keep the chain of friendship bright. Here came the scout from the forests and lakes of the North to tell of any dangerous movement of the enemy. Here were writ- ten the reports to the Crown which were to shape the policy of nations; and to'this place were sent the orders that called upon the settlers and savages to go out upon the war-path." AAmong the more illustrious guests who divided with the Iroquois braves the hospitalities of lohnson Hall, were Lady O'Brian, daughter of the Earl of Ilchester : Lord Gordon, whom Sir William's son, John, accompanied to England, where he was knighted; Sir Henry Moore, Governor of New York; Gov. Franklin, of New Jersey, and other colonial dignitaries.
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JOHNSON HALL,
The engraving of this famous and interesting mansion, and the portrait of its illustrious builder, presented herewith are taken from Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution, by permission of the publishers, Harper Brothers, of New York.
The Hall, which was the scene of so many stirring events, was a wooden building, sixty feet in length by forty in width and two stories high, facing southeastwardly across lands sloping to the neighboring creek, on the higher ground beyond which the village stands. A spacious hall fifteen feet wide crossed it in the center, into which on each floor opened large and lofty rooms wainscotted with pine panels and heavy carved work. At either end of the northwestern wall, a little apart from the house, stood a square stone structure, loop-holed to serve as block-houses for the defence of the Hall, but used, the one as the business office of the estate, and the other as the proprietor's study. They were part of the fortifications, including a stockade, thrown around the Hall in 1763, in apprehension of an attack by the western tribes under Pontiac.
Whatever time Sir William's official duties left him was actively employed in the improvement of his estate and of the condition of agriculture in the settlement. We find him obtaining superior seed oats from Saybrook. Conn .; scions for grafting from Philadelphia ; fruit trees from New Lon- don, and choice seed from England. He delighted in horticulture, and had a famous garden and nursery to the south of the Hall. He was the first to introduce sheep and blooded horses in the Mohawk valley, Fairs were held under his supervision at Johnstown, the Baronet paying the premi- ums. His own farming was done by ten or fifteen slaves under an over- seer named Flood. They and their families lived in cabins built for them across Cayadutta creek from the Hall. They dressed very much like the Indians, but wore coats made from blankets on the place. Sir William's legal affairs were conducted by a secretary learned in the law, namned I.ef- ferty, who it seems was the surrogate of the county at the time of his em ployer's death. A family physician, named Daly, was retained by the Bat- onet, serving also as his social companion in numerous pleasure excursions ; and a butler, a gardener, a tailor and a blacksmith were among the em- ployees at the Hall, across the road from which the last two had shops.
Sir William took a constant and lively inter- est in the welfare of his tenants, not only ev tending his bounty to their material needs, but providing for their spiritual and intellectual wants in ways mentioned hereafter under the appropriate heads. One of his devies lor their entertainment was the institution of "sport days " at the Hall, at which the ve manry of the neighborhood competed in the field sports of England, especially boxing and foot racing In the latter the contestant- sometimes ran with their feet in bag-, and MIR WILLIAM JOHNSON more amusement was afforded by horse ties in which the riders faced backward ; by the chase of the greased puig and the climbing of the greased pole ; and by the efforts of another class of cont petitors to make the wryest face and sing the worst song, the winner being rewarded with a bearskin jacket or a few pounds of tobacco.
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