History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 130

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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There were discharged on account of wounds. Noah G. Armstrong, wounded at Antietam, Henry Kinsey, Robert F. Harris, Albert Evans, Wm. A. Hodge, Lafayette Johnson, Volney D. Sackett, H. M. Signor and Henry Terwilliger, and on account of disability on surgeons' certificates: Silas Andrews, Peter Beatman, Simon Bryan, Ed. Bradshaw. Leonard Briggs, Chauncey Bryan, Ed. A. Cobb, C. A. Gilbert, Alva A. Goff, Ichabod Graham, O. C. Hopkins, John S. Healy, M. H. Ingraham, David Mascho, H. M. Munson, H. H. Nichols, Titus V. Nichols, F. S. Olney, Fergus O'Connor, M. R. Phillips, Joe Rein- hart, A. W. Robbins, John G. Staysa. Andrew J. Swift, W. A. Whittaker. Wm. J. Wallace and Wm. Hysong.

The men discharged under general order of June 15, 1865, and other orders were A. S. Freeman, Wm. Annis, Geo. W. Bradley, A. D. Burdick. Sol. I. Bartges, Geo. Boyle, Martin Black, A. A. Brooks, Ed. Brizzee, Eli Bailey, Hosea B. Brooks, Sam. Belcher. James A. Bosworth, John W. Craw- ford, Wm. Carnagey, Thomas Cotton (sick at muster out), W. W. Dwight, John Dennis. James Dickson, Leander Eastman, Wm. M. Earl, A. Evans, Lorenzo D. Estes, Ed. Gilbert, Abram Goodnoe, Ezra A. Graves, A. N. Higley, Sam. Hunter. A. D. Hill, Tom Jackson, P. Kuhns. N. W. King, VanRens. Kenyon, Wm. Keck, A H. Lambert, Joe Lawton. James H. Leach, J. Long- necker, I. Lyman, J. E. Meanor, R. J. H. Mace, Jacob Morgan, Benj. Miller, L. B. Mygrautz, Anthony Myers, Sol. Noble, C. A. Palmatier, Dave Potts, I. Phillips, Reuben Plants. James M. Poe, Albert Reed. Geo. Reynolds, H. L. Raught, I. C. Staysa, Sam. Smith, Steve B. Sweet, Lorin Shepherd, S. C. Shepherd, C. A W. Swift (V. R. C.), Abelina Crane (V. R. C.), Tom Thomp- son, Jacob Wyland, John Williams and John E. Young, while Joseph Young was under arrest at date of muster out.

The men who returned without orders are listed as follows: S. G. Andrews. F. Brizzee, Napoleon Brockway. Renben Collar, Alex. Holliday, Wm. Kibbe, Eben. Miller. Elias Pennoyer, F. A. Smith. John H. Symonds, and Hiram F. Warner.

Company H of the Forty-sixth Regiment was recruited in Potter county, and mustered in September 13, 1861, with Wm. D. Widger, captain. On his resignation December 27, 1861, Nathaniel J. Mills was commissioned, and after his discharge in June, 1862, Alex. W. Selfridge (transferred from the Twenty- eighth Regiment as second lieutenant in February 1862) was commissioned captain December 21, 1862, brevetted major in March, 1865, and mustered out with company July 16, 1865. L. Hinninghauser, the original lieutenant, re- signed in August, 1862; Thomas B. Gorman, sergeant, was first lieutenant in February. 1862, and discharged in March that year: Orlando J. Rees was pro- moted second lieutenant, then first lieutenant in February 1863, and discharged in August, 1864, while absent in hospital: Norman M. Vance rose gradually,

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being appointed first lieutenant December, 18, 1864, and served to the close : Geo. W. White, a second lieutenant, was discharged in February, 1862; in June, 1862, Merrick Jackson was promoted second lieutenant, but dismissed in May, 1864: Charles N. Barrett entered the company as corporal, was pro- moted to first sergeant, then reduced, wounded near Cassville, Ga., and re- promoted to second lieutenant, and served until July 16, 1865; Sergt. Joseph H. Austin died at Hancock, Md., in February, 1862; Bonneville Schlegel, a ser- geant, was mustered out in 1865, also Daniel D. Tompkins, Wm. F. Green, Charles Riant and Elno E. Burdick; Sergts. C. Darling and A. Reed were discharged for disability; Elisha S. Horton was discharged by special order in January, 1865, L. E. Sinsabaugh, in 1864, and Daniel H. Judd, in 1862; Corps. James Quigley, W. Hollenbeck, John W. Axx. W. A. Butler, Oliver J. Parker, H. J. Epler, Allen Jordan. John G. Hollenbeck, John S. King, Michael Dunn (wounded May 26, 1864. at Pumpkin Vine) and Amos R. Stillman were discharged in July, 1865; Geo. W. M. Heister, in 1862; Henry Rogers, C. H. Rusher (wounded) and Ben. F. Bishop, in 1863; Steve Dar- ling, transferred to V. R. C., in 1863; Seth McMullin, killed at Winchester. in May, 1862; Philo S. Baker, died at Atlanta, October 21, 1864; Geo. A. Post, wounded at Peach Tree Creek, died July 29, 1864; Ransom R. Higley, died at Alexandria, Va., February 27, 1864, while John W. Crosby was not en- rolled. The musicians, Michael H. Mengis and Milton Patterson, were mus- tered out July 16, 1865, and A. G. Leonard was discharged for disability in 1862.

The private troops killed in battle were D. B. Baker, J. P. Deremer and Lewis H. Yeomans, at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862; Mahlon Deremer, at Kenesaw Mountain, June 16,1864; Nicholas Palmatier, at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1563; Horace R. Pratt, at Pine Knob, Ga., June 15, 1864; William Ross. near Dallas, Ga., May 25; Sylvester Morrison, at Resaca, Ga., May 15; Heze- kiah J. Wright. at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864; and Robert M. Craw - ford. near Fayetteville, Tenn., December 21, 1863.

The deathis from wounds, etc., recorded during the war are as follows: Marcus A. Bliss, at Decherd. Tenn., October 18, 1863; G. W. Barr. at Han- cock. Md., February 27, 1862; Niles K. Bessy, at Atlanta. Ga., October 26. 1564; George N. Cooper, May 28. 1864, at Chattanooga; Dan. Clark, wounded at Cedar Mountain, died August 20, 1862; Henry W. Corl, at Resaca. May IS, 1864; John Dingman, at Nashville, Tenn., June 25, 1864: G. S. Keighlinger, at Chattanooga, August 8, 1864; Chester Miles, July 15, 1864, Ben. F. Mc- Coy, at Alexandria, Va., September 23, 1863; John D. McCahan (wounded at Peach Tree Creek), July 20, 1864; Sam Patterson, at Atlanta, September 26. 1864; Cassins M. Strong, died at Indianapolis, April 9, 1864: Henry Sear, died at Chattanooga; Andrew J. Ward, at Hancock, Md., January 28, 1862; John Peet, at Muddy Branch, Md., December 21, 1861; Adam Stellar, March 15, 1865.

The private troops discharged in 1865 were Robert Allen, John Adams, L. S. Baker, I. B. Baker, Joe Butler, George Burdick, Ransom Beardsley, H. H. Cronk, Eben Cain, William F. Card, George Clinton, J. C. Dickson, Will- iam Dingman, Anderson Dye, Isaiah Eddy. A. H. Farrand, Charles Gray, James Green, John Gibson, John Homer, William M. Holmes, W. H. Harri- son, John Havlin, Edward E. Kelly, George W. Kenyon, C. H. Lilley, John Luce, R. E. Munnell, J. D. Marshall, William MIner, wounded; Nei Marshall, Phillip Mead, J. C. Mushall, H. L. McCandless. C. S. Nelson, John Nesbitt, A. H. Ostrander, E. D. Ostrander. John Oliver, Sid. L. Parker, R. N. Preston, wounded; A. D. Pickering and William L. Peoples, sick at muster out: Orson Rossman, Amos Rouse, Josiah A. Rumsey, F. A. Sheldon, Birney Stillman,

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Eph. Schlesser, Andrew Stanley, Wash Snodgrass, T. M. Sinsabaugh, A. C. Scoville, Dave Smith, Joe Tuttle, J. B. Vanmater, Jacob Vanmater, C. War- ren, J. H. Wolf, A. H. Warren and G. S. Youngglove. Among other mem- bers were Phil. L. Jones, wounded December 18, 1864, in hospital in 1865; William James, missing after the affair at Middletown, Va ; John Luce, sick at the time; William Muer, absent on account of wounds; Thomas J. Mills, H. F. Stoner, Clark A. Lamont, David B. Lawrie, James I. Ryan in 1864, on ex- piration of service term; Lerger Smith, sick at this time; William Smith; An- son J. Cone, not mustered into the United States service; Charles Ayers and R. M. Anson discharged for disability in 1862; John Adams, in 1865; Sylves- ter Belden, Orrin Courtwright, D. Courtwright, E. R. Dimmick, Henry Feas- ter, Stephen B. Green, C. H. Wykoff, William Wirt, Charles Swank, Reuben M. Post, James J. Palmeter and Luther P. Quick, for disability, in 1862, and D. F. Ritchey. in 1864. Emanuel Stukey left the 46th and joined an Indiana reg- iment, and served to the close of the war. John W. Crosby enlisted for service in the 46th, but was transferred at once to a regiment of N. Y. H. A.

FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT, P. V. I.

The 53d Regiment, of which Company G was recruited in Potter county, was formed in September and October, 1861, and organized at Camp Curtin, with John R. Brooke, colonel. November 7, 1861, the command moved to Washington; March 12, 1862, it was at Manassas Junction, and April 3, it was transferred to McClellan's army, participated in the siege of Yorktown, in the affair at Fair Oaks, June 1, where Maj. Yeager was killed, and where ninety-six men were lost in killed, wounded and missing. At Gaines' Mills on the 27th. Peach Orchard on the 29th, at Savage Station and White Oak Creek, all in June, 1862, the 53d maintained the honor of Pennsylvania. July 1 the command was at Malvern Hill, and on the last day of that month at Centreville, protecting the exposed flanks of the retreating Union army, barely escaping capture at Chain Bridge. It was held in reserve during the battle of South Mountain, but on September 17, shared as leader in the fight at Antietam Creek, losing twenty-eight men in killed and wounded. On December 11 the regiment was before Fredericksburg, crossed the river on the 12th, marched into the city on the 13th, and made that terrible charge, losing 158 men, Lieuts. McKernan, Cross and Kerr being among the killed. Returning to Falmouth. the com- mand remained there until February 1, 1863, when three companies were as- signed to participate in the Wilderness campaign. After the affair at Chan- cellorsville we find the command at Falmouth. On July 2 it arrived at Get- tysburg, where six were killed, sixty-seven wounded and six missing in the ter- rible fights of that and the succeeding day. At Mine Run, in the fall of 1863, at Rappahannock and on other fields, it closed the year's work, and was fur- loughed. In May, 1864, the 53d re-entered the field at Chancellorsville; was in active service to the close of the year, and in April, 1865, was in front at the surrender of the Confederacy; in May participated in the great review at Washington, and was mustered out June 30, 1865.

Company G of the 53d Regiment was raised in Potter county, under Arch. F. Jones, commissioned captain, October 29, 1861. On his discharge, July 24, 1864, Jason W. Stevens took command, and served until muster out, June 30, 1865. Reuben Z. Roberts, the first lieutenant, was discharged June 12, 1864, and W. W. Brown commissioned, who served until January, 1865. Ben- jamin J. Cushing succeeded, serving until April, and in May, George W. Stevens was promoted, who was mustered out with company, June 30, 1865.

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Matt. O. Crosby, the first second lieutenant, died January 10, 1862; Harry Baker, his successor, resigned in 1863, when Arthur B. Mann was promoted from the ranks, and served until August 3, 1864. Asa Toombs, the first ser- geant, served until muster out, and John A. Wykoff was discharged for dis- ability May 1, 1864. The sergeants were George Musto, John A. Fleck and Albert C. Evans, mustered out in June, 1865; G. W. Butterworth, promoted to sergeant-major in June, 1865; Martin Weimer, killed at Cold Harbor; Charles H. Barr, wounded at Spottsylvania: Lewis A. Wood, R. L. Burnside, A. W. Wright and Orange A. Lewis, not on the muster-out roll. The record of corporals gives the following facts: C. W. Gridley (wounded in March, 1865, discharged), George F. Cole, J. H. Foster, Daniel Eastwood, William Snyder, L. W. Tompkins, Lyman J. Jones, Edwin H. Bassett; George W. Davidson, L. W. Cushing, H. McKerg, C. H. Loucks, George H. Shutt and A. W. Joseph were mustered out in June, 1865, while Eason Hyde, S. P. Finch and S. F. Hamilton, with musicians O. B. Gould and F. M. Jenkins were not on the roll at the time of disbanding.

The private soldiers who fell on the field or died of wounds or disease are named in the following list: L. Armstrong, buried at Alexandria, March 25, 1864: James T. Blackman, killed at Wilderness; John T. Blackman, died April 30, 1864; Judson Brown, died in Andersonville, July 30, 1864, also Daniel D. Butler on same day; Ira Chandler was killed at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864; Wilson Carson, killed in action, June 16, 1864; Al. M. Cheeseboro, killed at Get- tysburg; Abel C. Card, died at Glendale, N. C .; Peter Davis, at Philadelphia, May 15, 1864; Simeon Ellis, in Andersonville, August 31, and Robert E. Fos- ter, September 30. 1864; W. S. C. Goodwin, killed on picket duty, October 16; William Haynes, at Spottsylvania, May 12; L. T. Hagadorn, died in Florence prison, October 29, and J. T. Douglass, September 15, 1864; Ed- ward Houston, died June 8, 1865; George W. Haight, died at Alexandria, Va., December 15, 1863; Charles Johnson in Andersonville, September 2, 1864; Frank Kruk, Volney Mix, Samuel Stone, killed at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864; Joe Khyle. killed at Gettysburg; Daniel Monroe, died May 3, 1864. buried at Washington, D. C .; Elijah MeNamara died at Alexandria. Decem- ber 11, 1863; William F. Stone, in Andersonville, July 12; George Vincent, killed in action, June 16; Henry Williams died June 16, at Arlington, Va., and Austin M. Weeks died in Andersonville, August 31, all in 1864; Alon J. Waggoner, killed in action, March 24, 1865; O. I. Webb, died at Washington, D. C., January 14, 1863, and John H. Young, who died in Salisbury (N. C.) prison, February 2, 1865. There were twenty-seven drafted men accounted for at muster out, and seventeen substitutes. There were eleven of the men wounded in action named in the roll of June 30, 1865, while only three desert- ers are recorded.

FIFTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, P. V. 1.

The 58th Pennsylvania Infantry included Ira B. Carpenter, W. M. Hart, Jerome Harvey, Alf. Chestnut, in Company D; William Daniels, Ezra Daniels (who died at Fort Monroe), in Company H; J. Q. Merrick, Davis (of Pike township), James Booth, Jerry Coon, Hants Hansen, Ole Hansen, of Rou- lette, and others, such as Calvin Sheppard and Lieut. C. L. Tubbs. Z. B. Barnes, brother of Allen, who died in Andersonville, was also interred there, and has the last ration he drew in that terrible prison. It consists of a pint of corn and cob ground together, mixed with a little coarse salt. It is a grim relic of a grim fractricidal war.

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ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH REGIMENT, P. V. I.

The 149th Regiment (or New Bucktails) was organized to perpetuate the name and service of Lieut. - Col. Kane's battalion of the 42d, who remained with McDowell in Virginia, and of Major Stone's battalion, who served in the Peninsula, under Mcclellan. In July, 1862, the war department authorized Maj. Stone to raise a Burcktail brigade, and within twenty days twenty com- panies were organized and the 149th and 150th Regiments formed; but before the brigade strength was attained, the two regiments were ordered to Mary- land to repel the Confederates-the 149th, under Col. Roy Stone, Lieut. - Col. Walton Dwight and Maj. George W. Speer. The companies were from Potter, Tioga, Lycoming, Clearfield. Clarion, Lebanon, Allegheny, Luzerne, Mifflin and Huntingdon, all wearing the terrible insignia of the old battalions. The regiment, with the 150th and 143d, formed the second brigade of the First Corps, and went into the Chancellorsville campaign in April, 1863, and the Gettysburg campaign in June of same year. On July 1, Lee's advance ap- peared near the toll gate on the Gettysburg and Chambersburg road, and was engaged with Buford's cavalry. The Bucktails were four miles away, but were soon on the field, and without firing rushed from the second ridge beyond the Seminary, drove the enemy from the fence, and held the position throughout the day, although at noon the position was made the objective point for the enemy's artillery; and later their advance toward it begun, and the new Buck- tails began to show the rare stuff of which they were made, carrying all their points, but leaving two-thirds of their number dead or wounded on the field. every field officer (including Col. Stone). except one, being wounded. In retiring through the town from the barricade in rear of the Seminary, many were made prisoners, leaving the remnant of the 149th to reform with the brigade on Cemetery Hill. On the morning of July 2 the brigade assisted Hancock's corps, and shortly afterward the 149th and 150th rescued two guns, and on the morning of the 3d looked on at the defeat of the Confederates, in the repulse of Pickett's celebrated charge. On the 7th, the brigade moved for- ward with the army in pursuit of Lee (too late to effect immediate good), re- membering that the 149th lost thirty-four killed, 171 wounded and 131 missing. During the fall and winter the command recruited, and in May, 1864, entered on the work of the Wilderness campaign, encountering the enemy on the log road May 5, and losing heavily in the labyrinth. On the 6th the battle was re- newed, when Division Gen. Wadsworth was killed, while at the front with the 149th, the regiment which later captured the hill at the forks of the Chancellors- ville and Plank roads. In the two days' affair the command lost fifteen killed, ninety-nine wounded and ninety-two missing. On the 8th, the Laurel Hill battle opened, losing in the three days' fight three killed and fifty-six wounded. On the 12th and 13th it sustained further losses in the terrible fight, and on the 21st joined in the advance of the army. At North Anna, on May 23, the regiment lost four killed, sixteen wounded, and ten prisoners, and on June 1, opened the affair at Bethesda Church, holding their well-won position until the 5th, with the loss of one killed and eleven wounded. On the 18th, near Petersburg, one man was killed and twenty-two wounded, and from that day to August 18, when the command assisted in the assault, it was engaged in the siege of Petersburg, losing two killed, seven wounded and four missing in the assault. In the raid on the Weldon Railroad, December 7, one man was killed, eight wounded and three missing. After the three days' affair near Dabney's mill, the 149th and 150th of the brigade were detached from the army of the Potomac, moved to Elmira, N. Y., and guarded the prisoners' camp there until muster out, June 24, 1865.

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Company K, of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth, was raised in this dis- trict. Walton Dwight was captain until promoted lieutenant-colonel. August 29, 1862, when John C. Johnson, now representing Cameron county in the leg- islature, was promoted from first lieutenant. He was captured at Gettysburg on the first day of the battle, returned, and discharged May 15, 1865. Lieut. C. L. Hoyt, promoted from second lieutenant August 29, 1862, was discharged March 25, 1863; Lieut. Henry T. Reynolds, promoted May 1, 1863, was wounded at Gettysburg, and discharged in March, 1864; Charles F. Barclay, promoted second lieutenant in March, 1863, was captured at Gettysburg, re- turned, promoted lieutenant May 16, 1865, and mustered out in June; A. L. Hawley was sergeant when wounded at Gettysburg, promoted second lieuten- ant in April, 1864, and first lieutenant May 16, 1865, was mustered out in June: John V. Brown, sergeant when wounded at Petersburg, Va., was pro- moted second lieutenant in May, 1865. and mustered out.

Orrin Courtright, sergeant, prisoner from May, 1864, to February, 1865, was mustered out in June, while Sergt. John Bodler has the same record. Elisha Willoughby and Sylvester Cheeseboro, sergeants, were mustered out in June. 1865: Sergts. Robert H. Smith, N. Buck and D. L. Raymond were discharged for disability, and Joseph J. Carey, for wounds at Gettysburg, in 1863, and Leroy West, wounded at Spottsylvania, died at Washington May 27, 1864.

Corp. A. L. Rennells, wounded at Gettysburg, and again at Spottsyl- vania, was absent at muster-out. in June, 1865: Syl. Johnson and Lyman Mer- rill, wounded at North Anna river; W. B. Yost, at Petersburg; A. D. Tillott- son, Norman Chapman and Eph. E. Howe, at Gettysburg, were mustered out, also Seth S. Baker, William H. Hazen and Almeron Nelson; W. B. Lents. injured near Falmouth, Va., was transferred to V. R. C .; George E. Torey died at Washington in 1862; Isaac W. Rounds was killed at Gettysburg: L. P. Warriner died at Washington in 1863; Samuel R. Stilson, wounded at Gettysburg, died at Philadelphia, and Ben S. Higley was killed at the battle of the Wilderness.

The private troops killed were Austin J. Ayers, at Gettysburg, also Albert O. Card, David Dayton, and Washington Wilson. Frank L. Samber, Abram Courtright and James Delany were killed at the Wilderness. The private troops wounded are named as follows: Daniel Berchard, Jr., Abram Courtright (after- ward killed), John Evlin, John Eastman, L. J. Carpenter, John J. Jones, Charles M. Phillips and Alonzo Shattuck, at Gettysburg; John M. Baxter, Albert Brown, Matt. Canning, Michael P. Darr, Joe Fessenden, William Good- man, Henry C. James, Isaac Dawley (terribly wounded and prisoner), Abram Lusk, Henry S. Miller and Sam. Ream, in the Wilderness battles; William H. Barkey, Ed. Taubert and John Weidt, at Spottsylvania; John E. Grandy, at Weldon Railroad, and Robert R. Kingsbury, at Laurel Hill. The private sol- diers who died from the effects of wounds, from prison life or other causes, were Jacob Carnes, in Andersonville, September 19, 1864; Lewis J. Fisher, at Washington; William Marsh died in Andersonville September 20, 1864: William McKean died at Washington; M. V. B. Orwan, in Andersonville, Sep- tember 20, 1864; Hosea Perrin, at Elmira, N. Y. ; Henry Ream died in Ander- sonville August 21, 1864; John Stockton, at Culpeper, January 16, 1864; Daniel E. Smith, at Washington, October 22, 1862; Arnold Shearer died in Andersonville August 12, 1864; Charles Wilson, at Washington, and John Haynes. The old soldiers of the company mustered out at the close of term, June 14, 1865 (except those named above), were Darius Ellsworth (promoted quartermaster), A. J. Heggie (promoted hospital steward), Partrick H. Bar- tron. S. Barley. J. V. Bowman. Sam. Bowman. David L. Campbell. Isaac Con-

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rad, Adam Foust, Sam. S. Green, Lyman E. Heggie, Michael McCauley, Ben Norris, John Poff, William Reed, Charles L. Smith, G. R. Wilber, J. B. Carpenter, G. M. Estes, G. W. Ward, Jacob Wise, T. B. Webb and John V. Yeomans. There were fifty-one drafted men in this company, many of whom are named in the above lists of casualties, while the others were mustered out in June, 1865. Bassett Byron was discharged in 1863, also J. J. Carman, J. Cole, Hiram Cornell, Isaac Dawley and Asa Downs; Jossin Hoskin, in 1865; J. E Harder, N. W. Herring, J. T. Harrison, C. T. Halleck, A. Knowlton, Joe Knapp, A. Montania (transferred to V. R. C.), W. L. Mayer (transferred to V. R. C.). F. Palmatier, I. Pearce, M. J. Quick, J. Roberts, M. W. Sackett, J. H. Stilson (transferred to V. R. C. ), John Weimer. Among the unassigned men or recruits were seven substitutes, not one of whom was accounted for at muster-ont; twenty-eight enlisted men were unaccounted for, and only the three drafted men were mustered out June 28, 1865.

TWO HUNDRED AND TENTH REGIMENT, P. V. I.

The 210th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry was raised in 1864 with A. T. Kinney, now sheriff of Branch county, Mich., commanding Company F. Among the Potter county men were Charles McKinster, killed at Five Forks, Va., John S. Pearsall, S. V. Warner, George Barnes, Julius Prindle, two or three of the Brizzee and three of the Estes families, also others whose names are not remembered by Capt. Kinney. G. F. Rowley was lieutenant in Company F, and Stephen Vanguilder, Willis Nichols, John Lockwood and James Brad- ley, privates, of the 210th, now members of the G. A. R. Post at Oswayo.

NEW YORK STATE REGIMENTS.

The 37th New York Infantry was organized in June, 1861, by Col. Mac- con, in New York City. In Company H of this command were Jerome Wat- terman and James Barlow. The former was wounded severely at Fair Oaks, Va., in May, 1862, and again at Chancellorsville in 1863. Barlow died in 1863, near Richmond. Little is known of his death, beyond the fact that he was sent to hospital near Fair Oaks and was taken prisoner subsequently. Nothing was ever ascertained relating to him. Eugene Colegrove, of the 161st New York, and Washington Jennings, went from this township, and Andrew J. Barlow, of 2d New York Dragoons. The 189th New York Infantry claimed H. N. Stone, A. S. and M. R. Swetland, N. W. Hubbard, A. D. Er- way, O. L. Stone, the two Snyders, William Statham and John Daniels.

Company D, 85th New York Infantry, was mustered in September 7, 1861, with A. A. Kinney, captain; William L. Starkweather and J. E. Terwilliger (who died of wounds and is buried at Sharon Centre), lieutenants, and E. M. Bedford, first sergeant. Among the private troops from Potter were *B. F. Jones, P. C. Maxon (now cashier of bank at New Richmond, Wis.), *Henry Pierce, fA. Chappel, L. R. Preston, +H. Mead, +J. D. Burbank, +S. Press, +W. H. Brighton, +Joe Pierce, fP. Rockefellow, +M. Hopkins, +Richard Mat- teson, +D. Terwilliger, fA. W. Kinney, fEdmund Duel, fJ. W. Vesper, ¡C. H. Johnson, +W. Peterson, *Elisha T. Blanchard, +L. Allen, fEd. Griffith, ¡Frank Norwood, fA. C. Barnes, +E. C. Gilbert, +M. C. Whitney, +George White, +H. Pierce, +W. E. Rockefellow, +W. Hopkins, +K. Snyder, +B. Ter- williger, fE. D. Kellogg, +H. Hitchcock, ¡S. Blanchard, fF. Vanliew, +W. Wheeler, William S. Moore, +M. Sherwood, fJohn Peckow, }Thomas Ter- williger, George H. Leach. The company was captured at Plymouth, N. C., April 16, 1864, interned in Andersonville, where nearly all died. Capt. Kin-

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320