History of Steuben county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 110

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co.
Number of Pages: 826

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T. J. & C. W. Wagstaff are dealers in dry goods, gro- ceries, hardware, and medicines. L. M. Nichols, drugs and groceries. D. H. Green, boots, shoes, and groceries. L. M. Nichols is a physician, and also postmaster.

South Pulteney Post-Office is a hamlet in the southern part of the town. It has a Baptist church, Rev. C. W. Townsend, pastor; a steam-mill and box-factory, C. C. Hill, proprietor ; and a district school, No. 8. The post- masters who have held the office here since its first estab- lishment, are Lebeus Drew, Rufus Talmage, Levi Norris, Hiram L. Clark, Allen W. Brasted, and Joshua W. Eggleston.

GRAPE CULTURE.

1867. "

Samuel B. Lyon.

1868. "

1869. “ 64

1870.

George Wagstaff.

Supervisors.

Town Clerks.

Collectors.

1872. Odel C. Cross.

Jared H. Smith.

Orrin Stearns.

1873. J. J. Reynolds.

1874. S. B. Lyon.

William Brush. N. R. Hyatt.

1875. John Gilson. Thomas J. Wagstaff. P. O. Horton.

1876. S. B. Lyon.

Ilenry R. Iless.# John Sanderson.

1877. «

George A. Wagner. Egbert G. Shwart.

1878. A. H. Denuiston.

Thomas J. Wagstaff. Oscar L. Fox.

JUSTICES OF TIIE PEACE.

Among the early justices of the peace were James Bent- ley, Josiah Dunlap, Johnson N. Reynolds, Lovitt H. Edget, Anson Cogswell, John Hathaway, and John Prentiss.

1813. Stephen Prentiss. 1814. John Hathaway. 18IS. John Prentiss.

Stephen Norris.

John Lay.

1816.

1817.

ISIS.

1819.

Daniel Sheldon.

Thomas Perkins.

1820.

Elijah Kent. Seth Weed.

1839. Daniel F. Drew.

ISG2. James J. Reynolds.

1840. John Gulick.

1863. Robert Miller.

1841. Jared T. Benton.

1864. M. D. Covell.

1842. Robert Miller.

1865. Owen Riley.

1843. Joel Tomer.

1866. Levi Norris.

1844. Charles Brown. Joseph R. Lee.

1869. Hnlts McConnell.

1846. Robert Miller.

1870. Levi Norris.

18447. James Fitzsimmons. Charles Brown.

1872. Joseph E. Covell.

1848. Harry Godfrey.

1873. Joseph S. Horton. 1874. Goldsmith Deniston.

1850. Nelson Ball. 1875. llenry Wagstaff.

1851. James Fitzsimmons. 1876. Edward M. Foster.

1837.

1838.

John Gulick.

1839. Robert Miller.

George McLean.

1840.

Jared T. Benton.

1841.

John Gulick.

1843.

1844.

Silas G. Smith.

William Chandler. 16

1845.

1846.

1847. Jared T. Benton.

George Wagstaff.

1850. John A. Prentiss.

Levi Norris.

1851. Jared T. Benton.

Philander Copeland.

1852. Ira Hyatt.

Joseph Stebbins.

1853. Robert Miller.

F. W. Carpenter.

IS54. Josiah Dunlap.

1855, Johns. N. Reynolds.

1856. Ira Hyatt.

George Wagstaff.

1857. "

1858. Sam'] Fitzsimmons.

1859. Josh. W. Eggleston.

1860. Wm. II. Clark.

1861. George Coward.

IS62.

1863. .6

F. W. Carpenter. 16 16

1864. Harry Godfrey. 1865. J. J. Reynolds. 1866. “

Jasper Ree.

James D. Stone, Jr. Joseph S. Horton. Judson JI. Gibson. John Gibson. William Allen.

The following extract from a communication published in the Naples Record in 1861, gives something of the

* Appointed.

1871.

Thomas Perkins. .. Stephen HIorton.

Thomas Horton.

1871. Bela Bonny.

Jared T. Benton. =

1849. Jared T. Benton.

John M. Clark. Amos Tanner.

1842

Jared T. Benton. 66

J. H. St. John.

1848. Ira Hyatt. 1849. "

Warren Miller. Tompkins W. Boyd. Levi Norris. Tompkins W. Boyd. .6

Richard F. Horton. Chas. A. Newland. Tompkins W. Boyd.

S. L. Ferguson. Levi Norris.

Richard F. Horton. Joseph S. Horton. James D. Stone. Richard II. Stewart.

George S. Prentiss. D. McLeod. Ilenry R. Hess.

1867. Hiram D. Tomer.

1845. Jared T. Benton.

D. Ward Finch.

John Tony ell

JOHN CORYELL.

John Coryell was born in New Jersey, April 27, 1796. He was son of David and Charity Coryell, who were natives of the same place. The name Coryell is of French origin. His mother's ancestors came from Hol- land.

His father removed with his family to Seneca Co., N. Y., 1802, where they resided until 1812, and settled in the town of Pulteney, Steuben Co.

John is third son of a family of ten children, and he and Andrew, who resides in Michigan, are the only surviving ones.

He was reared on a farm, and early learned habits of industry and economy, having limited opportunities for an education.

Oct. 18, 1815, he married Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Ellis, who settled on the farm where Mr. Coryell now resides, in 1806.

Soon after his marriage he purchased a portion of the land that his father had bought of the Pulteney estate, and continued to reside on this farm until 1843, when he removed to his present residence.

Their children are William; Andrew ; John ; Mrs. John

Garner, of White Lake, Mich .; David; Mrs. Josiah Nevyns, of Pulteney; Josiah; George; Joseph, killed in the army, near Fredericksburg, during the late Rebellion ; Mrs. Andrew Dunlap (deceased), of Clinton Co., Mich.

The mother died Nov. 10, 1837. Mr. Coryell married for his second wife Mrs. Waddell, daughter of John and Isabell McAnally. Her father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died while in service.

By her first husband Mrs. Coryell had seven children, six of whom are living. Of this union were born James H. and Chattie.

Mr. Coryell has ever been a member of the Whig and Republican parties, and although not active as such, an unswerving member of those parties ; and a noteworthy fact is, that all of his sons and stepsons are of the same political principles.

He has been a member of the Presbyterian Church of Pulteney for nearly sixty years, and an elder of the same for some fifty years, and both his wives were also mem- bers of the same church.

He has always been ready to contribute to church and kindred interests, and a supporter of good society.

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history of grape culture in this town, and the first attempt to ship grapes from this locality to the New York market. The writer, passing over the hills from Prattsburgh, is par- tienlarly interested in the prospect of the grape-growng sec- tion of Pulteney. He says :

" Nearing the village of Harmonyville (South Pulteney) the puffing of steam was distinctly heard, which upon a near approach was found to be connected with an extensive grape-box factory belonging to the Prentiss Brothers, of that place.

" During a sojourn of a few weeks in that village, I became acquainted with a Mr. J. W. Prentiss, a man of varied intelligence, and, withal, an artist of no mean order in landscape and portrait painting. Being at that time a sort of traveling artist myself, this acquaintance with Mr. Prentiss was to me both agreeable and interesting. After a pressing invitation, I visited him at his house where I conld feast my eyes on some of his skill with the brush, as well as to satisfy my appetite on some of his fine Catawba grapes. I was at the time very much surprised that Mr. Prentiss, with all his cultivated tastes, should have chosen to live where he did, one mile below the village on the lake-shore, far removed from the outside world, especially during the winter months, but he seemed to enjoy his solitude.

" It appears from a little history I remember his giving me at the time, that an eccentric New Yorker, with plenty of money, during a hunting and fishing excursion, selected this place for a residence, and there erected a comparatively splendid house ; but his first impressions didn't keep pace with his after-experience, and to relieve him of his unpleas- ant inenmbrance, Mr. Prentiss bought him out. Previous to this, Mr. Prentiss lived back from the lake, towards Prattsburgh, about two miles, where he first commenced the cultivation of the grape. Since his sons have com- menced the making of grape-boxes in the village he spends part of his time there printing labels, and whatever else he can do to help the business along.

"According to an article in The Wine Reporter, published by the Pleasant Valley Grape Growers' Association, he ob- tained in the year 1836 two Isabella, one Catawba, and one Sweet Water grape-vines of the Rev. W. W. Bostwick, of Hammondsport, and planted them on an elevation of 800 feet above Crooked Lake, and two miles from its west shore. From these he continued year after year to in- crease his stock until he had a vineyard of three acres.

"Allow me to quote from the same paper a description of his first regular shipment, which, as a matter of history of the grape interest in this country, will be interesting to those who are familiar with Mr. MeKay's first effort in the same direction :

"' In 1856 he gathered and secured with care, in half- barrel tubs, a portion of his choicest grapes, a ton, shipped them to Bath for New York, where they arrived in due time, and were stored in No. 5 Erie Buildings, in care of M. D. Stairin, Esq., commission dealer in farm produce. Mr. Prentiss came on to New York soon after the arrival of his ton of grapes,-mark the quantity. Stairin not being strictly a fruit dealer, nor very well acquainted with the trade, directed Prentiss to a party in Broadway, who

reluctantly came to see the thirty tubs of grapes to be sold in the city of New York. He was not a little surprised at viewing the array of tubs and the quantity of grapes. The grapes were fine, and the season of the year favorable, it was admitted, but the quantity-a ton, or it might be 2200 Ibs .- to be thrown on this market at once! No one had the courage to undertake it, at least this dealer had not. It was, however, agreed that the task should be undertaken upon condition that three tubs only be offered daily, lest depression suddenly should come, and the market finally be broken. The stipulations were carried out, and in a few days the whole thirty tubs of grapes, of about 75 lbs. each, were disposed of,-sold.'

" It will probably not be until several generations have passed away that the claims of these men for the herculean efforts in starting into being a vast interest will be properly recognized. Mr. Prentiss is a man about sixty-five years old, of a cheerful and companionable nature, and from appearances is destined to live many years, as we trust he will.

"In passing through Harmonyville, I could only spare a few minutes to converse with Mr. Prentiss, and requested him to write me by the first mail, with some items of his history that would be interesting to grape growers. Truc to his promise, the following letter was received by Satur- day's mail :

"'FRIEND SAGAR, -- It is now eleven o'clock and a neighbor has just left me, and it's little I can do for you this night. I send you the chips from the Wine Reporter,-the contrast then and now. When I commenced the grape business there were none grown in this county except in gardens. The Vevay vineyards commence 1 in Indiana had been abandoned. There was the energetic Vermonter, Underhill, of Croton Point, North River, and Longworth, of Ohio, were the only ones I knew of that had grape on the brain.

"' The warm side-hills on Crooked Lake were not worth the taxes for anything then discovered, and grapes seemed to he just the thing. We had an eccentric neighbor, a very excellent man, Josiah Dun- lap# by name, who had set out his door-yard, barn-yard, farm, and both sides of the road to apple, pear, peach, plum, and all kinds of fruit that would grow but grapes, so I took the grape, and soon had three acres growing. People laughed at me for putting out so many ; hut I thought I had got to supply the town to get any myself, so I went in. Well, when I had more than was needed at home, I began to reach out for market, and Bath was the outlet ; but soon MeKay, of Naples, came down with his fancy boxes, and raised the price to ten cents a pound,-six was all I thought of asking for them. Mc- Kay must have begun about the time I did, or soon after, and the Naples people know how he " pushed thing"," or rather how his wife did. Then it was small business; now there are at least 400 tons of grapes within one mile of me, and in the same radius there are 500,- 000 grape boxes made for the shipping trade. The Prentiss Brothers will turn out this year from 150 to 200,000 boxes; this, with plan- ing, matching, and re-sawing machines, turning-lathes, and supply- ing builders and joincrs, etc., makes only one of fuur establishments of like kind in this town. Two other box-factories bave steam saw- mills attached.

" " But time fails ; at another time will perhaps extend these remarks and perhaps say something on the good or cril of the business. " ' Yours ever, ". J. W. PRENTISS.'"

Some years after Mr. Prentiss had made a successful attempt at raising grapes, a German vine-dresser, hearing that there was a vineyard in Pulteney, came to see the won-

* Judge Dunlap was a man of extensive reading and intelligence, and an influential citizen. Ho was a supervisor of the town, and also a member of Assembly.

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der. This was in 1852. After satisfying himself that if vines and fruit would grow in such an unscientific manner it would be safe to undertake the business, Mr. Reisenger selected a place on the Wagner farm, near the lake, and in 1853 commenced business. Three acres were planted for the purpose of growing grapes for wine and brandy. In 1857 this experiment proved so successful that Judge Lar- rowe, of Pleasant Valley, employed Mr. Reisenger to plant an acre, about a mile from the lake, up the valley. The roots set out were of Mr. Reisenger's own growing, not, as errone- ously stated, obtained from Avon, Livingston Co. From those small beginnings the fever spread, until nearly every- body that had land or could buy within a mile of the lake, had a vineyard. Land that was nearly valueless after the wood was off, soon became a little fortune in imagination. An acre when set out to vines was worth $500, and when in bearing, $1000 at least. But this was soon found to be only a speculative value. Pleasant Valley Wine-Cellar sprang up, Urbana followed, and soon Pulteney Wine Company was formed. Other individual wine-cellars blossomed into suc- cessful operation.

With all the grapes used in wine-making, but a small part was used as fruit, and an outlet was found in New York City first, and soon spread from Boston to Washing- ton, D. C.

CHURCHES.

Of the religious denominations in town, it is claimed that the Close-Communion Baptists were on the ground first. Al- though the Methodists had some " forerunners in the wil- derness," yet the Baptists had the first organization. There have been two Close-Communion Baptist societies, with re- spectable church buildings for public worship; one Free-Will Baptist society, with house of worship. Then there is a class calling themselves Seventh-Day Baptists, with house, where stated meetings are held. Then there is a class calling themselves " Christians." These have no churches, but hold meetings with other churches. We come next to the Methodists. They have two societies, one Methodist Episcopal, the other Wesleyan. There are also a Presby- terian church and society. There has formerly been a Con- gregational church and society, but they were in rather close proximity to the Baptist society, and have died out.

All these societies are well attended on the Sabbath, and when taking into consideration the fact that the town is only three miles wide and eight long, with nearly half the people going to other towns where meetings are nearer, no one can deny that we have a go-to-meeting people. " I make no pretensions to give their religious temperature, but if zeal is a criterion, we shall certainly measure at least with the average; and if much preaching has its influence, we should be a godly people."*

MILITARY RECORD OF PULTENEY.

Atwoed, Alfred J., Ist lieut., 34th Regt., Co. I; enl. May 22, 1861, two years; pro. to capt. and a. q .- m., U. S. V., Nev. 26, 1862.

Lyon, Henry Clinton, Ist sergt., 34th Regt., Co. 1; enl. May 22, 1861, two years ; pro. to 2d lieut .; wounded at Antietam and died at Frederick City, Oct. 5, 18G2.

Piatt, Oscar, private, 189th Regt., Co. II ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year ; died at Pulteney, March 3, 1865.

* Furnished by J. W. Prentiss.

Pelten, Wesley Miller, private, 34th Inf., Co. I; enl. May 22, 1861, twe years ; died July 22, 1862.

Leder, William Chauncey, private, 16Ist Regt., Co. A.

Hutton, llenry, private, 34th Regt., Co. 1; en). May 22, 18G1; weunded at An- tietam ; disch. Oet. 1862.

Gibson, Edward Lacy, private, 161st Regt., Co. A; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, ene year ; disch. May 22, 1865.

Goodrich, Charles Henry, private, 34th Regt., Co. I; enl. May 22, 1861, two years ; disch. June 15, 1863.

Gibson, Warren, corp., 161st Regt., Co. A; most. Ang. 27, 1862, three years ; died Feb. 13, 1863, in hospital at Baton Rouge.

Gibson, Judson Hewitt, corp., 34th Regt., Co. I; enl. May 22, 1861, two years ; pre. April, 1862 ; disch. June 15, 1863.

Jones, Lester J. S., private : minst. Feb. 6, 1864, twe years.

Wilmoth, John R., private ; enl. Feb. 11, 1864, three years.

Moons, Charles C., private ; enl. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

Martin, Joseph W., private ; enl. Jan. 22, 1864, three years.

Covell, John D., corp., 22d Cav .; enl. Nov. 21, 1863, three years.

Carmer, John 11., private ; enl. Jan. 25, 1864, three yeare ; died at Elmira before joining his regiment.

Stickler, Ilenry, private ; enl. Jan. 23, 1864, three years.

Agor, George L., private ; enl. Jan. 21, 1SG4, three years.

Stone, James Weshley, private, 4th II. Art., Co. G ; enl. Jan. 21, 1864, three years ; died Sept. 4, 1804, at David's Island, N. Y., and buried there; remains af- terwards removed to l'ulteney.

Horton, Martin, private, 4th II. Art., Co. G; enl. Jan. 21, 1864, three yeare ; disch. Oct. 5, 1865.

Hess, William Asa, private, 16Ist Regt., Co. A ; enl. June 25, 1864, three years. Brown, William A., private ; enl. Jan. 20, 1864, three years.

Brown, Allert C., private; enl. Jan. 20, 1864, three years.

Galngan, Francis, private ; enl. Jan. 23, 1864, three years.

Ballard, Cyrus, private, 86th Regt .; enl. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

Thompson, Isaac, private; enl. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

Kinsman, William J., private, 8Gth Regt .; must. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

Dremard, John C., private; enl. Feb. 11, 1864, three years.

Austin, Charles C., private ; enl. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

McCain, William, private; enl. Jan. 23, 1864.

Lurins, John, private ; enl. Jan. 19, 1864, three years.

Vanghn, Dallas, private; enl. Feb. 1, 1864.

Guy, Benjamin, private, 86th Regt., Co. I; enl. March 6, 1864, three years; killed at the battle of Plymouth and buried on the field.

Conner, Andrew R., private, 85th Regt., Co. 1; enl. March 6, 1864, three years. Walde, William Alby, private, 189th Regt., Co. II; enl. Sept. 10, 1864, one year. Chase, Jefferson J., private; enl. Sept. 10. 1864, one year.

Adams, Isaac, private ; en]. Sept. 10, 1864, one year.

Lines, Reuben R., private, 189th Regt., Co. II ; enl. Sept. 5, 1864, one year.

Price, Mathew H., private, IGIst Regt., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year.

Retan, Nelson, private, 161-t Regt., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 5, 1864, one year ; disch. Ang. 28, 1865.

Morrow, Robert D., private, 189th Regt., Co. II ; enl. Sept. 10, 1864, one year. Cole, George B., private, 189th Regt., Co. HI; enl. Sept. 10, 1864, ene year.

Spears, Jacob, private, 34th Regt., Co. I; enl. May 22, 1861, two years; re-enl. 189th Regt., Co. HI, Sept. 3, 1864, one year : disch. for disability.

Taylor, Isaac A., private, ISOth Regt., Co. H ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year.

Guy, James Alva, private, 34th Regt., Co. I ; enl. May 22, 1861, two years ; re-enl. 189th Regt., Co. 11, Sept. 3, 1864, one year.

Prentiss, John, private, 161st Regt., Co. A; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year; disch. (by general order of May 29, 1865) at Tallahassee, Ang. 28, 1865.

Moen, Owen G., 189th Regt., Co. H ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year.

Dunn, Jephtha, private, 189th Regt , Ce. II ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year; died in Stanton hosp., Washington, D. C., of disease.

Prentiss, E. Angelo, private, 161st Regt., Ce. A ; en. Sepl. 3, 1864, one year. Brush, William H., private, 189th Regt., Ce. I ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year. Mahan, William J., private, IGIst Regt., Co. A : enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year. McCornell, James HI., private, 16Ist Regt., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year. Roberta, Thomas S., private, 189th Regt., Co. II; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year ; disch. before leaving the barracks at Elmira.

Burch, Delos II., 189th Regt. ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year.

Lee, Erastus David, private, 1GIst Regt., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year; disch. Aug. 28, 1865, at the expiration of enlistment.

Green, Daniel H., 180th Regt., Co. II ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year. Willit, Almeron, private, IS9th Regt., Co. H ; enl. Sept. 3, 1864, one year. Knapp, Lewis, enl. Sept. 24, 1864, one year.

Barron, James, enl. Aug. 24, 1864, three years; sub. for Mathias Bedell, MeCullun, John, enl. Sept. 1, 1864, three years ; sub. for Deles R. Bedell. lless, Henry Reuben, private, 161st Regt., Co. A ; enl. August, 1862, three years. Tripp, George, private, 161st Regt., Co. A ; enl. Ang. 23, 1862, three years ; died at Elmira, Nov. 23, IS62.

McConnell, Joel Ainsley, private, 161st Regt., Co. A; enl. Sept. 1, 1862, three years.

Brady, James Robert, private, 23d Regt., Co. A ; enl. April, 1861, two years. Gibson, Jolin, Ist lient., IGIst Regt., Co. A ; enl. Sept. 1862, three years ; severely wounded at Sabine Cross-Roads, La .; must. out ut expiration of term. Dart, Henry, private, 34th Regt., Co. I ; enl. May 8, 1861, two years; elightly wounded at Gaines' Hill ; disch. May 8, 1863.

Smith, Henry, private, 16Ist Regt., Co. A; enl. Ang. 25, 1862, three years; disch. for permanent illness, Feb. 1864.

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Simerson, Barnet, private, 189th Inf., Co. HI ; enl. Nov. 3, 1864, one year ; disch. June 9, 1865.

Hill, Peter Anderson, private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; en1. Aug. 1862, three years ; died Sept. 6, 1863, in hosp., and was buried at Baton Rouge, La.

Retan, Sylvester L .. private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; onl. Aug. 22, 1862, three years. Retan, Anson, private, 161st Iuf., Co. A; enl. Aug. 28, 1862, three years; shot through the heart at the siege of Port Hudson, May 29, 1863; buried in the woods near Port Hudson.

Shuart, Bradley King, private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; enl. Aug. 21, 1862, three years; died in general hosp., May 31, 1864, and buried in the hospital burying- ground at Baton Rouge.

Dunn, George Carr, private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; enl. Ang. 30, 1862, three years; disch. Sept. 21, 1865.

Finegan, David, private, 34th Inf., Co. I; enl. April 19, 1861, two years ; discb. June 30, 1863; re-enl. sergt., 20th Cav., Co. M, July 1, 1863, three years. Finegan, John, sergt., 34tlı Inf .; en1. April 21, 1861, two years; wounded at Antietam and Fredericksburg; pro. to sergt , Oct. 1862; disch. April 18, 1863, by reason of wounds.

Harris, Nathan, private, 161st Inf. ; enl Aug. 22, 1862, three years ; disch. June 6, 1863, protracted illness the cause.

Lee, James E., private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; enl. Aug. 22, 1862, three years; died in New York City, Dec. 3, 1862; buried in Pulteney.

Clark, Lewis, private, 161st Iaf., Co. A; enl. Aug. 22, 1862, three years; died at Baton Rouge, in general hosp., Jan. 13, 1863; and buried in hospital burying-ground at Baton Rouge.

McCarrick, James R., private, 34th Inf .; Co. I; enl. May 3, ISGI, two years ; disch. froot service ou account of protracted illness, April 27, 1863.

Lamphear, John Armstrong, private, 161st Inf., Co. A ; enl. Aug. 1862, three years.

Russel, William, private, 161st Inf . Co. A ; enl. Aug. 30, 1862, three years ; trans. to Washington, D. C., Inne 6, 1864.

Babcock, John, private, 161st lof., Co. A ; enl. Aug. 22, 1862, three years; died of smallpox, Dec. 28, 1862; buried in Pulteney.

Godfrey, Charles Dwight, corp., 161st Inf., Co. A ; enl. Aug. 22, 1862, three years ; died of typhoid fever, Nov. 28, 1862.

Whitehead, Aaron, Jr., private, Ist Art., Co. E; eul. Sept. 22, 1861, three years ; di-ch. Oct. 11, 1862, at Hovory Hospital, Washington, D. C., by reason of disability.

Sinsebox, James W., private, IGIst Inf., Co. A ; enl. Ang. 25, 1862, three years. Brown, Charles W., private, 161st Inf., Co. A; enl. Ang. 30, 1862, three years; died of typhoid fever, Dec. 3, 1862.

Spears, Alonzo, private, 148th Regt., Cu. I ; must. Sept. 5, 1862, three years. Spears, Andrew, private.

Pierce, Olney, private, 15th Regt., Co. I; must. Sept. 15, 1864, one year ; disch. July 1, 1865.

Drumm, Esbon, private, 188th Regt., Co. R; enl. Sept. 23, 1864; disch. July, 1865.

Gload, James Delos, private, IS8th Regt., one year; disch. July 1, 1864.

Pierce, Jesse R., private, 15th Eng., Co. I; enl. Aug. 29, 1804, one year ; disch. June 29, 1865.

Pierce, Charles Ithiel, private, 50th Eng., Co. A ; enl. Feb. 22, IS64, three years ; died Ang. 15, 1864, in hosp. at Washington.

Pierce, Peter Cushing, private, 50th Eng., Co. A; ent. Jan. 1864, three years ; disch. June 28, 1865.

Pierce, Albert, private, 141st Regt., Co. II; cul. Aug. 1862; wounded at battle of Peach-Tree Creck; died July 21, 1864.

Ellis, Robert (alias Robert Dunn), private, 21st C'av., Co. E; enl. three years. Lounsberry, William, private.

Davis, William Edward, private, 161st Regt, Co. A; enl. Aug. 25, 1862.

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History of Steuben county, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 110

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford) Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co. Number of Pages: 826

Author: Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Philadelphia, Lewis, Peck & co.
Number of Pages: 826