The Military Record

Ghent,

Columbia County,

New York

By Capt. Franklin Ellis377

1878   

     The military record of Ghent embraces the names of Jacob Moul, John Moul, John Holsapple, and John Luffman as pensioners, in 1840, of the Revolutionary war.  Of those who served in 1812, the names of Captain Cornelius Shufelt, Christopher Miller, Henry Schell, Henry Jacobi, Philip and Henry Wager are remembered.

     The war for the suppression of he Rebellion caused the usual special town-meetings to be held, when active support was voted by the government.

NAME ENLIST DATE COMPANY
John H. Albright Sept. 3, 1864 91st Regt.; disch. July 26, 1865
George Anthony Sept. 1862 159th Regt.
Alonzo Arnold Aug. 14, 1862 167th Regt.
John W. Almstead Sept. 11, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
David Bellows Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. for wounds, 1864; died soon after
John Bishop Sept. 1862  
Orlando Boner Jan. 2, 1864 16th Art.
John S. Bishop Jan. 2, 1864 159th Regt.
John Bristol Sept. 11, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
James Carmichael Sept. 1862 159th Regt.
Richard H. Clow Sept. 28, 1864  
John Coleman Jan. 5, 1864 16th Art.
Frederick Cuenin Sept. 10, 1864 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
Lester J. Chapman Oct. 29, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Edward Citty[?] Sept. 27, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Jacob H. Christman Sept. 12, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Conrad C. Coons Sept. 25, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
James Doran Sept. 22, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Henry Darling Sept. 18, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Bernard Doolan Oct. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G; trans. to Co. K, taken prisoner, and died in prison at Salisbury, N.C., Jan. 15, 1865
Peter Fowler, capt. April 1861 1st Cav.
Nicholas Friham Sept. 10, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; disch. Oct. 12, 1865
Patrick Fitzpatrick Sept. 1862 167th Regt.
Michael Foster Sept. 12, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Patrick Fitzgerald Oct. 21, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
James Galvin Sept. 1864 159th Regt.
Alexander Gaddis, corp. Aug. 11, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
Richard Gamenon 1862 167th Regt.
Elbridge W. Guilford Jan. 4, 1864 16th Art.
Thomas Goldsmith Dec. 29, 1863 21st Cav., Co. D
Peter Hermance Sept. 1862 66th Regt.
Ambrose Holsapple Aug. 2, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; died of disease at Plaquemine, La., Aug. 13, 1863
Henry D. Hulbert 1864 91st Regt.; disch. June 1865
Charles N. Hover Sept. 18, 1862 159th Reg., Co. D
Charles Hamilton Sept. 17, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Martin Henry Sept. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Henry F. Hover Sept. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Elias B. Jones Sept. 21, 1864 91st Regt., disch. June 24, 1865
Edward Kells Sept. 1862 159th Regt.
Theodore W. Kraft, corp. Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; pro. to 2d lieut.; prisoner at Cedar Creek; paroled; rejoined regt.; disch. July 26, 1865
Michael Kane Aug. 20, 1862 128th Regt., Co. G; wounded at Port Hudson; prisoner at Winchester; exchanged; disch. July 12, 1865
Joseph Knowles Oct. 17, 1862 159th Regt., Co. A
John Krouse Sept. 22, 1862 159th Regt., Co. C
Robert Lapham Sept. 4, 1862 128th Regt., Co. G; died of disease at New Orleans, Aug. 15, 1863
John Lynch Sept. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G; died of disease at Savannah, Ga., May 1865
Rensselaer Lester Sept. 1862 12th Cav., Co. C; detailed for provost duty at Newbern, N. C.; disch. June 1865
Charles Leggett Sept. 1861 14th Regt.
Andrew W. Lape Sept. 6, 1862 159th Regt., Co. A
Francis Lyke 1862 Sharpshooters
Owen Ludlow Sept. 15, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
William Lynch Sept. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
John J. Maley Nov. 1864 91st Regt.; died of fever at Washington, D.C., June 8, 1865
Samuel B. Macy, sergt. Oct. 13, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; wounded at Irish Bend, April 14, 1863; disch. May 3, 1865
Calvin S. Miller Oct. 23, 1862  1st Sharpshooters
Patrick McGrath Aug. 9, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; wounded at Winchester; disch. July 1865
Wm. McCambridge Aug. 7, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; dish. July 26, 1865
Christopher McGuirt Aug. 14, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
Jacobus C. Moett Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; died of fever, at quarantine station, La., Dec. 19, 1862
Charles D. McForsinning 1862 167th Regt.
John Myers Sept. 27, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
George Morrison Aug. 2, 1862 128th Reg., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
Melville Nash Aug. 1862 10th Regt.
Austin Nevins Oct. 7, 1862 159th Reg., Co. G; trans. to Co. K; pro. corp.; discharged
Henry Newton 1862 167th Regt.
Orville Nash May 1861 14th Regt., Co. K; disch.; re-enl. Aug. 1863, U.S.N.; lost by sinking of the brig "Bainbridge," Aug. 21, 1863
Patrick O'Brien Sept. 24, 1862 159th Reg., Co. E
James M. Ostrander, sergt. Sept. 10, 1862 159th Reg., Co. E; discharged 1865; died of disease contracted in service, Sept. 6, 1866
John W. Ostrander 1862 167th Regt.
Daniel Ostrander Sept. 1, 1862 150th Regt., Co. F; disch. June 17,1865
Henry Pultz Sept. 20, 1862 159th Reg., Co. G
Wm. Pugh Sept. 17, 1862 159th Reg., Co. E
Frederick Palmer July 1862 10th Regt.
John W. Phillips Sept. 10, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; disch. Oct. 12, 1865
John J. Poucher Sept. 17, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; disch. Oct. 12, 1865
John H. Peterson 1862 167th Regt.
Charles Preston 1862 167th Regt.
John Pultz Jan. 1864 6th Cav.
Charles H. C. Peterson Sept. 1, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
George E. Philip Aug. 26, 1862 128th Regt., Co. G; disch. Aug. 12, 1865
Michael Rogers    
Charles D. Romanoff Sept. 25, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Thomas Rikert Oct. 3, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Thomas Ryan 1862 167th Regt.
Reuben Rockefeller Oct. 21, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Wm. Starrs, sergt. Aug. 21,1862 128th Reg., Co. E; disch. July 26, 1865
John Schrader Sept. 1864 159th Regt.; disch. Oct. 24, 1865
Wm. Stevens Sept. 1864 128th Regt.
John Sagendorph Nov. 1, 1862 159th Regt.
Edward Shaver 1862 167th Regt.
Charles Snyder Sept. 22, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Hiram P. Sagendorph, corp. Sept. 20, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Francis Sayre Sept. 26, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E
Edward Sittu 1862 167th Regt.
Hiram Scriver Oct. 22, 1862 159th Regt., Co. C
Philip D. Shufelt, corp. Sept. 25, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; trans. to Invalid Corps; discharged
Wm. H. Sliter, capt. Sept. 8, 1862 159th Regt.; resigned.
Andrew K. Snyder Sept. 22, 1862 U.S.N.; wounded at St. Andrew's Town, Fla., March 19, 1863; died on bark "Roebuck," June 4, 1863
George H. Snyder Sept. 28, 1862 U.S.N., on the "North Carolina;" discharged
Peter Silvernail Oct. 21, 1862 159th Reg., Co. E
Franklin H. Traver, orderly sergt. Aug. 21, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
George Traver Sept. 1862 159th Regt.
Henry S. Traver Aug. 6, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; detailed for hospital service; disch. 1865
Moses Thomas Aug. 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
Wm. H.. Tator 1862 167th Regt.
Wm. W. Tape 1862 167th Regt.
Wesley Tanner 1862 167th Regt.
Franklin W. Tyler Jan. 4, 1864 16th Art.
Jacob Van Bramer July 1862 37th Regt.; died soon after the war
Francis Van Hosen Sept. 22, 1862 159th Regt., Co G; trans. to Co. K; disch. for disability, May 1864
Jacob L. Van Hoesen Sept. 1862 159th Regt.; disch. for disability March 1863
Garret S. Van Hoesen Sept. 9, 1862 159th Regt., Co. A
Lewis Vaught Oct. 10, 1862 159th Regt., Co. A
Henry D. Wolf Sept. 11, 1862 159th Regt., Co. D; killed at battle of Irish Bend, La., April 14, 1863
Joseph Way Sept. 1862 159th Regt.
Wm. Waltermire, capt. 1863 159th Regt., Co. E; pro. to maj., 1863; lieut.-col., 1864; col., 1865; disch. Oct. 12, 1865
Charles H. Wilbur 1862 5th Cav.
Frederick R. Wheeler 1862 167th Regt.
David E. Waltermire, corp. Sept. 10, 1862 159th Regt., Co. E; disch. Oct. 12, 1865
Joseph W. Wilbur Jan. 4, 1864 16th Art.
Henry Williams Aug. 2, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. July 26, 1865
George W. Whiteman Aug. 2, 1862 128th Regt., Co. A; disch. for disability, April 10, 1863
George Williams Sept. 29, 1862 159th Regt., Co. G
Wm. H. Watson Sept. 17, 1863 14th R. I. H. Art.; disch. Oct. 25, 1865

::Home::Index::Back::