Our county and its people : a memorial history of Tioga County, New York, Part 13

Author: Kingman, Leroy W., ed
Publication date: 1900
Publisher: Elmira, N. Y. : W. A. Fergusson and Company
Number of Pages: 932


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When fully recruited the regiment was organized at Bingham- ton, on the old camp ground south of the Susquehanna, then re- cently vacated by the 109th. The personnel of the field and staff was as follows :


Colonel, David Ireland ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Koert S. Van Voorhees ; Major, Westel Willoughby ; Quartermaster, Edward B. Stephens ; Chaplain, E. T. Roberts ; Adju- tant, C. B. Barto ; Surgeon, John M. Farrington ; Assistant Surgeon, S. Milton Hand : Sergeant-Major, Joseph B. Abbott : Quartermaster Sergeant, Frederick W. Burton ; Hospital Steward, Hiram W. Bishop ; Commissary Sergeant, John J. Cantine.


The offieers of Company C were : Watson L. Hoskins, captain ; David R. Russell, first lieutenant ; Ambrose Thompson, second lieutenant. Company G-Oscar C. Will- iams, captain ; A. H. Beecher, first lieutenant, W. Abbey, second lieutenant. Com- pany H-Eli F. Roberts, captain ; Charles F. Barager, first lieutenant ; Edgar Ellis, second lieutenant.


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On the 27th of September, 1862, fairly well drilled and prepared for service, the regiment broke camp and left for the front, serv- ing in the 3d brigade, 2d division, 12th corps, from September 30th, 1862, and in the 20th corps from April, 1864, to final muster out, June 9, 1865, near Bladensburgh, Md.


During the period of its service, the 137th was known as one of the hard-fighting regiments of the 12th corps. Early in May, 1863, at Chancellorsville, Va., the serious service of the command was begun, and there fifty-four men were lost. Two months later, at Gettysburg, nearly one hundred and forty more were taken from the ranks. Wauhatchie, Tenn., came next with its loss of ninety men, while the Chattanooga and Rossville campaign cost the regiment forty more men. In 1864 came the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's famous march to the sea, in which the noted 20th corps took an active part. During this period of its service, together with the campaign of the Carolinas in 1865, the additional loss to the 137th was almost one hundred and fifty men. The aggregate losses, from all causes, amounted to 291 men.


The battles in which the 137th took part were as follows :


Near Ripon, Va., Nov. 9, 1862. Charlestown, W. Va., Dec. 2, 1862. Dumfrecs, Va., Dec. 27, 1862.


Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-3, 1863. Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. Williamsport, Md., July 11-12, 1863. Wauhatchic, Tenn., Oct. 28-29, 1863. Chattanooga and Rossville, Nov. 23-27.


Golgotha, June 16-17, 1864. Marietta Road, June 21, 1864. Culp's Farm, June 22, 1864.


The Assault, June 27, 1864.


Peach Tree Creek Crossing, July 19, 1864.


Peach Tree Creek Crossing, July 20, 1864. Atlanta, July 21-Aug. 26. 1864.


Savannah Camp, Nov. 15-Dec. 21, 1864.


Lookout Mountain, Nov. 24, 1863.


Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25, 1863.


Ringgold Gap, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863.


Atlanta Campaign, May 5 Sept. 2, 1864.


Lexington C. H., Feb. 15, 1865.


Rocky Faced Ridge, May 8-10, 1864.


Averasboro, March 16, 1865. Bentonville, March 19-20, 1865.


Dallas, May 25-June 4, 1864.


Raleigh, April 23, 1865.


Kenesaw Mt., June 9-July 2, 1864. Pine Mt., June 15, 1864.


Bennett House, April 26, 1865.


March to the Sca, Nov. 15-Dec. 10, 1864. Savannah, Dee. 10-20, 1864. Caroline Camp, Jan. 26-April 26, 1865.


Reseca, May 14-15, 1864.


From Barton.


Albert C. Southwick, private Co. C, Ira A. Middaugh, private Co. H. wounded at Charlestown, Va., Nov. 1, Abram Middaugh, musician, Co. H. 1862.


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From Berkshire, Co. G, Chiefly.


Henry S. Collins, wounded at Lookout Lorenzo Rockwood. Mountain. Edwin L. Richardson.


Jackson V. Churchill, died.


William Shaff.


Marcus J. Ford. Myron Hutchinson, died.


Charles Spencer.


Edgar Winship.


Preseott Jackson, killed at Lookout Moun- George W. Eastman. tain. Nelson Pittsley. Stephen Lovelace, died in hospital. Ezra S. Williams. James Laey. Dufay Eastman. Charles Eastman. Sewell Pittsley.


From Candor, Co. H.


George Douglass, eaptain, wounded at Matthew K. Allen, wounded in arm. Gettysburg, Pa. Marvin Fuller.


Abram Courson.


Wm. Owens, orderly sergeant.


La F. Crum, wounded at Gettysburg.


John Silvernail.


Alonzo Robinson.


Robert Evlin, died of wounds July 23, 1864 John Butler, died Jan. 20, 1863. Amzi C. Wolverton, died July 20, 1864.


Oliver Barley.


Wm. H. Van Valkenburg, killed July 2, 1863.


George D. Smith.


Samuel Snyder.


William Snyder.


Simeon Williams.


John E. Vosburgh.


Leonard White, killed Oct. 29, 1863.


Andrew J. Hoyt, prisoner twiee.


Benjamin F. Osborn, promoted first lieu- Richard Walker. tenant.


Gilbert Pieree.


Wm. H. Tueker.


Morris J. Walker.


Alfred Hull.


Daniel M. Johnson.


George F. Lusk.


David J. Cross.


Henry Cronk, discharged for disability. Enos S. Smith.


Joseph B. Strong.


George J. Drum, died in serviee.


Walter S. Fuller. Roderick B. Whitney.


Richard Vosburg, wounded in hand. Henry Monroe.


Hiram A. Seott, died Feb. 23, 1863.


William N. Coleman, killed May 3, 1863.


Merritt N. Way, discharged for disability. Levi Van Etten.


Wm. Seott, discharged for disability.


John H. Lusk, discharged for disability. John C. Elmendorf, died Feb. 22, 1863. Judson A. Olmsted.


Sidney E. Morse, discharged.


Charles Chambers.


Peter B. Hyde. George G. Hyde


Wm. H. Wood, wounded at Lookout Moun- tain. Abram Winfield, died Dee. 6, 1862.


Charles F. Barager, captain ; wounded at Gettysburg.


Milo B. Towner, died Dee. 25, 1862.


Wm. M. Barto, died of wounds Nov. 8, 1863. Cornelius Sweet. George W. Smith. John Strait.


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Frederick M. Phelps.


Michacl S. Van Glone. John Ellison.


From Candor, Co. K. James E. Wright, corporal. Charles H. Rockwell. Oliver Barlow. From Newark Valley, Co. G.


Oscar C. Williams, captain ; killed by David Farrell, died Dcc. 4, 1862. sharpshooter, Jnly 3, 1863.


Maurice Beard, third sergeant.


Charles Gnyon. Theodore Guyon, died April 19, 1864.


Levi Hammond, second corporal.


Edwin B. Chamberlain.


Michael Campion. John Dooley.


George Harvey, died Jnly 21, 1864 John Harris. Ira Lipe, killed Jnly 3, 1863. Henry Bieber.


David Lipe.


Jacob H. Saddlemire.


Wm. Maher, dicd June 23, 1864.


David Saddlemire.


Joseph Strait.


Seneca Schoolcraft.


Samuel Strait.


Pcter Ten Eycke.


Albert B. Sheldon.


Wm. H. Van Valkenberg.


George Vandermark.


Charles Wanzer.


Charles VanGlone.


Win. Yonngs, died Jan. 15, 1863.


John Morgan.


Daniel Zimmer.


From Nichols. Alexander Stanton. John Sweet.


From Owego, Co. C.


Watson L. Hoskins, captain ; resigned Feb. Charles Wanzer, died Dec. 22, 1863. 1863.


Edward A. Gonld.


David R. Russell, first lientenant ; promo- Billings Hill, promoted sixth corporal.


ted captain. Ambrose Thompson, second lientenant.


Truman N. Hubbard, promoted hospital steward.


Wm. K. Porter, first sergeant, prisoner at John M. Head, prisoner at Chancellorsville.


Chancellorsville ; promoted second lieut. Elijah H. Jackson.


Sextns Ross, sergcant ; wonnded at Gettys- James H. Jackson. burg.


John B. Jones. Francis M. Letts.


Francis Tingley, sergeant.


George L. Kilborn, sergeant ; wounded.


Rufns T. Like.


Scwell Pettigrove, sergeant ; wounded.


Anson Walker, corporal.


Isaac Lane. Frank M. Lane.


Jacob W. Brockham, corporal ; killed at Elijah Loomis, killed July 3, 1863. Gettysburg. George Stone, corporal.


Frank H. Dexter, corporal.


Charles Manning, killed July 3, 1863. John Measor, wounded at Wauhatchie. Andrew Meyer.


Frederick A. Archibald, killed at Gettys- Freeman McArthur, died March 28, 1863. John II. Perrine, died July 11, 1863,


burg.


Bradley Harris.


Charles Williams. John Conklin. Joseph Stanton.


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Luke S. Brant, killed at Wauhatehie. Joseph W. Brott.


Marshall D. Pratt. Jason Robertson, wounded at Chaneellors-


Llewellyn F. Baker, prisoner at Gettysburg. ville.


John P. Brundage, killed at Gettysburg. Wm. Sullivan. Matthias P. Brundage, wounded at Gettys- Erastus Sheldon. burg. George Burehard. James H. Bradshaw. George N. Catlin. John N. Conklin.


Philip M. Campbell.


George H. Seager. Jacob B. Yost. James Wallace. Harvey L. Smith, died April 9, 1863. John H. Hall. Joseph C. Elway.


Marion Corwin, prisoner at Chaneellorsville. Harry Cornell.


George W. Doty, wounded at Wauhatehie. Wm. II. Chamberlain.


William DeGroat, killed June 17, 1864. Taylor Ellmore, died in service.


Charles Freneh. Ephraim D. Gould.


John Cornell. Joseph H. Ellis. Martin Kelner, died Oet. 26, 1862. John J. King, died Nov. 18, 1862.


Joel Gould, prisoner at Chaneellorsville. Don Gibson. Wm. Gould, wounded and prisoner.


John Lamont, killed July 3, 1863. James Webster, died July, 1864.


Andrew J. Williams, killed July 20, 1864. Charles Williams.


Wm. Morton, died Mareh 26, 1863.


James C. Newton, killed October 29, 1863. Jotham H. Wright.


Frederick M. Phelps, killed July 3, 1863. William Ryan.


Lewis Conklin. Wallace Foster.


Alvin Whittemore.


From Owego. Co. H.


Jesse Brink, killed at Lookout Mountain. Enoeh B. Chadbourne.


Daniel Probart. Wm. E. Terwilliger. Geo. W. Taleott.


Charles Chase.


George Forsyth.


Wesley Winans.


Alfred Hull. Watson D. Hull.


Abraham Winfield.


William Yerks.


Henry Young.


From Richford, Co. G, chiefly.


Solomon P. Olney, promoted fourth eor- Philander Bruee. poral. Josephus Gee, died of wounds July 28, 1863. Franklin Hutchinson, wounded. Amos B. Hutehinson, promoted first eor- Eugene C. Belden, killed July 20, 1864. Augustus H. Beeeher, wounded. Rufus Burleigh. poral. Samuel Hart. Sampson Janson.


Samuel Perry, musician, discharged for Charles Laeey. disability.


Levi M. Ryan, wagoner.


Wm. H. Morenus, wounded at Wauhatchie. Alonzo Whiting.


Williams Haner. Mordeeai Hills, died Oet. 11, 1863. James Moran.


Daniel J. Williams.


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John P. Morenus.


Harvey H. Wilcox.


Charles H. Moore.


Peter W. Hyde.


Hiram Polley.


Henry B. Hyde. Elliott Hamilton, Co. H.


Fayette Butterfield, Co. B, killed.


From Spencer, Co. HI, chiefly.


Ephraim Bogardus, sergeant, wounded. Patrick McKeon.


Miles Buckley, musician ; d. July 21, 1864. George Mabec, Co. D, killed July 3, 1863.


Charles Coney, killed July 20, 1864.


Edward News.


James Cook, discharged for disability.


Thomas L. Post.


George W. Pew, sccond sergeant.


Alfred D. Stillson, died Feb. 15, 1863.


George Forsyth, discharged for disability. Cain B. Starks, Co. I, discharged for dis-


John R. Garey, died June 1, 1863.


Avis Haskins.


William Tucker.


Daniel Mabee.


William Capel.


Nelson Conrad.


Alfred Chandler.


John W. Cooper, Co. C.


Frederick Hull, Co. H.


John Paris, wounded twice.


From Tioga. John M. Hcad. Philip Campbell. Azariah Palmatier. Wesley Cooper, Co. C.


Cornelius Sweet, Co. H.


CHAPTER XII.


TIOGA COUNTY IN THE WAR OF 1861-65 .- (CONTINUED).


THE FIFTIETH REGIMENT OF ENGINEERS. (VETERAN).


This memorable command, in which was a fair contingent of the most efficient troops furnished by Tioga county during the war, was recruited during the summer of 1861 by Colonel Charles B. Stuart, under authority granted therefor on July 26th. Originally the command was designated the Fiftieth Regiment of Infantry, but on the 22d of October, 1861, it was converted into and desig- nated the Fiftieth Regiment of Engineers. It was otherwise


Alanson Stanley.


Jacob L. Talbot, Co. E. Edgar Robinson, Co. B.


George W. Emory, killed July 20, 1864. Benj. F. Emory.


ability. Luzerne Tyler.


Sewell White, died Nov. 27, 1862.


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known as "Stuart's Engineers," as the "Independent Engineers," and also as the "Sappers, Miners and Pontooners," each in allu- sion to the peculiar service performed by the regiment. Yet, if the official records be accurate, the Fiftieth was one of the most notable as well as valuable organizations of state troops in the service.


The Fiftieth Engineers was recruited generally in the central and northern portions of the state, and the local contingent were mainly in Co. I, which has ever been regarded as an Owego con- tribution, although other towns furnished men for its member- ship. The original officers of this company were as follows :


Captain, John E. R. Patten; first lieutenant, Peter E. Reynolds, second lieutenant, Tillman Wiles.


The regiment left the state September 20, 1861, and served as infantry at and near Washington, D. C., in the third brigade of Fitz John Porter's division. On October 22, it was ordered to Washington and instructed in engineering duties, and from March 2, 1862, formed a part of the Volunteer Brigade of Engineers, Army of the Potomac. Various corps and division changes were subsequently made, and the closing year of the war found Co. I with General Sheridan. Commanded by Colonel William H. Pettis, the Fiftieth was discharged and mustered out of service at Fort Barry, Va., June 13 and 14, 1865.


During the period of its service the regiment lost a total of 231 men, only one of whom died in the hands of the enemy. The bat- tles in which it took part were as follows :


Siege of Yorktown, April 12-May 4, 1862. North Anna, May 22-26, 1864.


Seven Days' Battle, June 5-July 2, 1862. Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862.


Totopotomoy, May 27-31, 1864.


Cold Harbor, June 1-12, 1864.


Fredericksburg, Dec. 11-15, 1862.


Petersburg, June 16, 1864-April 2, 1865.


Pollock's Mill Creek, April 29-May 2, 1863. Dcep Bottom, July 27-29, 1864.


Chancellorsville, May 1-3, 1863.


Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863.


Appomattox Campaign, March 28-April 9, 1865.


Banks' Ford, May 4, 1863.


Hatcher's Run, Feb. 5-8, 1865.


Deep Run, June 5, 1863.


White Oak Road, March 28-31, 1865.


Mine Run Campaign, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1863. Fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865. Wilderness, May 5-7, 1864.


Appomattox C. H., April 9, 1$65.


Spottsylvania May 8-21, 1864.


Muster-out roll, Company I, Fiftieth Engineers, June 1, 1865.


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Captain, M. B. Folwell ; first lieutenant, T. J. Owen ; second lieutenant, John L. Paine ; sergeants, A. II. Smith, S. Surdam, C. M. Pierce, T. F. Probasco, C. M. Beers, L. H. McGill, O. L. Newell, A. W. Whitmore, C. R. Bodle, J. M. Clark. Corporals. J. H. Bunzey, W. L. Stringham, H. M. Morris, S. W. E. Viele, T. J. Ferguson, C. La Grange, E. D. Webb, W. Wakeley, J. W. Aikins, J. Degaramo.


Artificers, E. R. Armstrong, A. B. Beers, John Brokau, H. T. Baker, F. Barnes, V. C. Barber, C. Baxter, T. J. Bailey, E. F. Camp, A. Campion, J. Cunningham, J. W. Coates, S. H. Cole, Ira Decker, M. V. Deland, W. J. Deshler, G. Dilts, T. O. Drake, S. Eldridge, P. M. Fridley, H. Frantz, J. A Grimes, E. A. Green, J. A. Gould, H. C. Gore, F. Howard, T. Harris, J. Houser, C. W. Ingersoll, J. E. Lambert, C. E. Lifer, M. LaGrange, G. F. Luce, A. Meadc, M. V. Matthews, J. H. Markle, Wm. Marquart, John Meade, A. Miller, A. S. P. Nichols, W. N. Oliver, W. L. Pierce, D. N. Perry, J. V. B. Reader, M. Searles, John Stalker, P. Scll, G. E. Simmons, J. V. Smith, M. T. Smith, S. M. Savey, G. Taylor, G. Tilbury, H. P. Van Slycke, E. Whittemore, W. Wilkerson, H. Warner, W. Young.


Privates, J. Adamy, C. H. Bunzey, W. Bell, R. Benscoter, W. H. Brown, S. W Benge, E. W. Brown, F. Barney, W. H. Barney, J. H. Conklin, L. Champlain, J. Cos- tello, E. Cunningham, C. Clemens, E. B. Chase, C. H. Crawford, A. B. Clarkson, G. J. Dix, J. Elliot, W. C. Frame, D. B. Fisk, O. Guile, J. Godfrey, G. Garrison, L. Hemstrought, F. W. Hunt, C. Hollenbeck, W. G. Howard, W. J. Johnson, G. Kent, L. Kimball, B. Moru, W. H. Murphy, A. Oliver, H. Oliver, W. Pease, C. Pratt, E. Page, N. M. Porter, C. A. Roe, D. B. Rounds, J. M. Richards, U. Richards, S. W. Rice, A. C. Shoop, J Sanders, A. Savey, J. N. Shaw, C. Stratton, F. Slocum, L. Sample, E. Stilwell, R. W. Simons, G. H. Stevenson, J. J. Starks, A. Taylor, S. Thomas, L. Turney, D. K. Upham, K. Vergason, J. White, C. Whittemore, W. Wileox.


The following list shows the names of officers and men discharged from Co. I, dur- ing service :


Captains, John E. R. Patten, M. B. Folwell. First Lieutenants, P. E. Reynolds, D. F. Schenck, M. Van Brocklin, D. E. Hulse. Second Lieutenants, T. Wiles, P. R. Good- rich, H. LaGrange, F. Bacon. Sergeants, P. T. White, T. Z. Ferguson. Corporals, J. E. Armstrong, C. A. Pierce. Musicians, C. F. Forsyth, E. Forsyth. Wagoner, B. W. Wilson. Artificers, W. J. Brown, N. Barncy, S. Baker, D. Cornell, P. W. John- son. Privates, R. B. Angerine, T. Bryan, W. J. Bostwick, J. Bowd, S. P. Brigham, I. J. Cox, W. Courson, T. R. Chasc, E. B. Chadburn, E. R. Cornell, S. J. Coffin, G. L. Colegrove, D. Deshler, N. Ensign, I. Fosburgh, F. Guile, W. Goyde, O. Jackson, W. Kimball, L. Loveridge, C. D. Ledyard, F. Mason, G. W. Marshall, D. Merrills, W. L. Padgett, A. H. Simons, Jacob Stalker, J. Shirley, C. Smith, W. C. Thurston, J. Van- deraker, H. C. Watkins, A. V. Walker, N. F. Wheeler.


Those of the company who died or were killed during service were as follows :


George W. Albra, Washington, D. C., March 26, 1862 ; Henry Yates, second lieuten- ant, N. Y. Harbor, May 23, 1862; J. T. Egan, May 16, 1862 ; Edwin Kipp, White House Landing, June 19, 1862 ; F. R. Garrison, corporal, Harrison's Landing, Aug. 5, 1862 ; John Malone, Alexandria, Sept. 13, 1862 ; John Courson, corporal, Fortress Mon- roe, Sept. 9, 1862; Wm. Bothwick, Fortress Monroe, Oct. 25, 1862 ; A. S. Perkins, captain, killed at Fredericksburg, Dec. 11, 1862 ; H. G. Champlain, Fredericksburg,


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Dec. 11, 1862 ; John L. Murphy, Aquia Creek, Dec. 20, 1862 ; W. H. Masten, Shep- ard's Grove, Nov. 25, 1863 ; H. C. Garner, killed by cars while on furlough, Nov. 10, 1863 ; J. E. Barton, Washington, D. C., March 31, 1864 ; W. H. Kipp, Rappahannock Station, April 10, 1864 ; Aaron Fridley, Rappahannock Station, April 13, 1864 ; George Dana, City Point, July 21, 1864 ; S. A. Kimber, City Point, July 27, 1864 ; E. R. Strat- ton, City Point, Aug. 5, 1864; L. A. Brown, City Point, Aug. 16, 1864 ; J. Randall, City Point, July 30, 1864 ; J. H. Perkins, corporal, Washington, D. C., Oct. 6, 1864 ; M. F. IIulse, Washington, D. C., Oet. 10. 1864 ; C. Hollenbeck, Washington, D. C., Oct. 13, 1864 ; J. F. Jones, before Petersburg, Oct. 21, 1864; C. Crawford, before Petersburg Nov. 14, 1864 ; C. S. Gardner, City Point, Va., Oct. 13, 1864; C. Howard, City Point, Nov. 15, 1864; W. Bartlett, Washington, D. C., Dec. 18, 1864; W. F. Bradley, Washington, D. C., Jan. 6, 1865; A. Fosburg, Washington, D. C., Feb. 24, 1865 ; F. Short, Washington, D. C., May 10, 1865 ; C. Whittemore, Vestal, N. Y., June 27,1865.


The town of Barton is credited with one member of Co. L, 50th Engineers. Francis Carey, enlisted Sept. 2, 1864, and with two members of Co. E, John H. Peterson and Henry Phelps, Jr.


Berkshire furnished three recruits to the regiment ; James D). Stinnard, Oglesby D. Stinnard, and Nieholas Zeh.


Candor also furnished several reeruits, among whom were Lamont L. Benediet, Wm. Bostwiek, George R. Whaling, Frederick Barney, James S. Wiggins, Smith L. Niehols, Nicholas D. Hollenbeck, John B. Lewis, William Holland, Squire A. Kimber, Loudon A. Brown, Robert A. Watts, George Fields, John H. Lyons, Rufus E. Lyons, Wm. F. Newell, Joseph Lindsey, Jacob T. Allison.


The contribution of Newark Valley comprised these members of Co. I : Burdett Moon, Wallace Lamb, George Kenyon, Alex Saddlemire, Jos. Decker, Chas. Russell, Traey Williams, Chas. Swan, Allen Moore, Wm. Moore.


Niehols furnished to the regiment Chas. P. Laning, Simon Washburn, James Leon- ard, James Ganington, James C. Forbes, Andrew Forbes, Horace Mann, Franklin Towner, Philander Towner.


Riehford had one reeruit, James H. Curtis, private Co. A, died in service April 10, 1864.


Speneer also is credited with one recruit, Joseph Spaulding, died of disease in service.


Tioga furnished Adam Steenburgh, Franklin Barnes, Chester B. Brenehley, William Barden, John Dean, Chester Garrison, Daniel Holland, James Hunt, Warren Kimball, Gilbert Lory, John J. McLaw, Horace Pease, Delavan Spencer, Stephen Temple, Wm. O. Walling, Charles T. Wolverton, Henry W. Wright, James T. Whalen, Jaeob L. Wright, Henry Bogart, Andrew L. P. Nichols.


THE FIFTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY (VETERAN).


Nearly every town and village in Tioga county furnished recruits for the famous "Ira Harris Cavalry," the "First Ira Harris Guard," and the "De Forest Cavalry," as the Fifth was variously known throughout its long and arduous period of service. The


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regiment was raised in pursuance of authority granted by the war department to Colonel Othneil De Forrest, dated July 26, 1861, and on the 31st of October following the last company of the regiment was mustered into service.


The regiment left the state November 18, 1861, and beginning with the operations in the Shenandoah Valley in the spring of 1862, it was actively engaged until March, 1865, participating in almost two hundred engagements and skirmishes, and suffering a total loss of 319 officers and men. Under command of Colonel Amos H. White, on the 19th of July, 1865, the regiment was mus- tered out of service and honorably discharged at Winchester, Va.


So far as can be accurately ascertained, the men from Tioga county who were in this command were as follows :


From Barton, Co. B.


Simeon A. Hutchings, died in rebel prison Willis E. Wilbur, died in hospital July 6, . July 10, 1864.


1864, Co. D.


John T. MeNeil. Wm. W. Van Marter.


Alfred A. Van Marter.


Freeman W. Van Atta.


George W. Middaugh.


Sehuyler F. Smith.


Co. G. Orange L. Southwiek. Abram H. Hulett. Benj. A. Hulett.


From Berkshire.


James Orton. Galen Van Valkenburg. Wm. A. Witter.


Charles Eastman. George Romans. John Witter.


Abram H. Krom, major, wounded.


William F. Hoyt, Co. G.


Michael Galen, fifer.


Erastus Whitmarsh.


Peter Cinnamon.


Philip Krohn, first lieutenant.


George W. Perry.


Ira W. Fuller.


John Snow, died in serviee.


William Galpin, Co. G.


Robert Buneeman.


C. M. Cinnamon. Henry V. Smith.


Samuel O. Deeatur.


Andrew Pinkham.


William Lehr.


Horace E. Brainerd.


Rufus A. Chaffee.


Harry A. Prinee. A. A. Perry.


Thomas Sullivan.


Charles R. Smith.


Henry Winfield.


Egbert D. Cadwell. Wm. H. Brant.


Henry Martin.


From Candor. Philemon Roberts.


Stephen Lyneh.


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Ralph Howe. Calvin Green, Co. G. Delos Green, Co. G. John Wright, Co. G.


Elmer N. Brown. Theodore Derenas, Co. G. Albert Hayden, Co. G. James Winfield. From Newark Valley.


Mortimer L. Manning, Co. B, died Feb. 2, 1865.


James K. Mallory.


Warren Mallory.


From Nichols. Vineent Reynolds. Jefferson Fox.


Francis Mills.


Lueius Vandemark.


Riehard Ashburn.


John Wiggins.


Frank Cole.


A. Buffington.


Frank Wiggins, John Quinn. John Vandemark.


Elijah Briston.


John Knuppenberg.


Fred. Antisdale.


John Stephenson. William Siker. Ebenezer Warner.


George Antisdale.


From Owego, Co. G.


Eugenc B. Gere, seeond lieutenant ; pro- William Moran. moted first lieutenant ; wounded Aug. 2, Cornelius Mariele. 1862 ; resigned Nov. 19, 1862 ; re-enlist- Theodore A. Phelps. ed eaptain Co. B, 21st N Y. Cav.


James Bryant, first sergeant.


S. P. Rhinevault. Daniel Sullivan.


John H. Phelps, sergeant.


Edward M. Gatefield, sergeant.


Joseph Tierney. John Thorne.


Horace P. Johnson, corporal ; promoted John B. Witter. second lieutenant. Charles White.


Charles A. Phelps, corporal.


Barney H. White.


Peter Conlon, corporal.


Peter H. White.


Allen Barney, blacksmith.


LeRoy Adams.


William Butman. James D. Billings.


E. B. Davidson. John Dingman. Samuel Gordon.


W. Harrison Camp.


Wheeler C. Green.


Byron R. Carpenter. Michael Dunn. John Doyle. Asa S. Noble.


John Knuppenberg.


David Lane. Chester Lane.


Charles A. Phelps. John H. Phelps. Jeremiah M. Phelps. John Daniels.


Marvin A. Narsh. John W. Nash. Abram Dingham.


Co. I, Recruits. John McNallen. William H. Vasbinder. Kelsey W. Wiltse.


Asa Gray. William White. Isaae Wiltse. Robert E. Wiltse.


William H. Knight.


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OUR COUNTY AND ITS PEOPLE.


Co. M. Charles Moran.


Charles Delano.


Benj. Mahan, killed at Wilderness.


From Spencer, Co. G., chiefly. John M. Hazen.


William Butman.


Lewis P. Compton.


Nathaniel Lawrenee, Co. M.


George C. English, Co. K.


Edwin C. Lawrence.


Augustus Forsyth.


Lent H. Towner, Co. K.


Calvin G. Goodrich.


James N. Winchell, Co. A.


From Tioga.


Osear Farnham, re-enlisted.


John Thorne.


Frederiek D. Arntz.


John Conway.


Thomas W. Catlin.


Charles Delano.


George W. Cole.


John H. Elliott.


John J. Cole, died at Andersonville.


Charles H. Farnham.


Richard Cortwright.


Alfred B. Hazen.


Walter Curkendall.


William Head.


Lemuel Landers.


Ira IIorton.


John F. MeNeil.


William Shaw.


George W. Traey.


Charles Shepard.


Benj. F. Taylor.


Charles P. Stephens.


Robert Wiltse.


L. B. Terbush.


Lorenzo White.


Nathan Vandemark.


Amos White.


Elias Van Gorder.


Harvey A. Forsyth.


Wesley Van Marter.


Charles L. West.


William H. Vasbinder.


Squire White.


James H. Vasbinder.


Albert Phelps.


THE TENTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY (VETERAN).


The old " Porter Guard" of the cavalry corps, Army of the Poto- mac, was recruited generally in the central and western portions of the state, yet we find in glancing over the official military records that the town of Barton furnished about twenty men to Company H of the Tenth, while a few from other towns were scattered through the regiment. The command was recruited during the summer of 1861, by Colonel John C. Lemon, and was mustered into service by companies, on December 28, at Elmira. So few indeed was the local contribution to the Tenth cavalry that further mention is deemed needless. The recruits from Barton were as follows : 4




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