2nd. Brg. 121st. NY, 1st. Div., 6 Corps.
Mother: Lucretia Schermerhorn burial ukn
No children
Siblings:
Avery
William H.
Ann
Was a 21 year old shoemaker when he enlisted in Roseboom into the 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Upton's Regulars."
Mustered into Capt. Douglas Campbell's Co. E on 23 August 1862 at Camp Schuyler.
Saw action at Antietam and at the ill fated attempt by the Union forces to take Fredericksburg, Virginia in December 1862. Wintered with the regiment across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg at White Oak Church. Participated in the well known Burnside Mud March.
On 3 May 1893 the 6th Corp of which the 121st N.Y. was a regiment in was ordered to cross the Rappahannock, take Fredericksburg and make an attempt to link up with Gen. Hooker who was in heavy battle at Chancellorsville. The 121st ran into heavy resistance at Salem Church, between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. It was either in the attempt to take Fredericksburg and Marye's Heights or at Salem Church he was wounded severely. He eventually wound up in one of the Union hospitals in Albany, New York. He was discharged from this location on 25 May 1865.
He made application for his military disability pension on 10 May 1867. His wife Sarah applied for her widows pension in September 1900 only to die the next month.
Mother: Lucretia Schermerhorn burial ukn
No children
Siblings:
Avery
William H.
Ann
Was a 21 year old shoemaker when he enlisted in Roseboom into the 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Upton's Regulars."
Mustered into Capt. Douglas Campbell's Co. E on 23 August 1862 at Camp Schuyler.
Saw action at Antietam and at the ill fated attempt by the Union forces to take Fredericksburg, Virginia in December 1862. Wintered with the regiment across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg at White Oak Church. Participated in the well known Burnside Mud March.
On 3 May 1893 the 6th Corp of which the 121st N.Y. was a regiment in was ordered to cross the Rappahannock, take Fredericksburg and make an attempt to link up with Gen. Hooker who was in heavy battle at Chancellorsville. The 121st ran into heavy resistance at Salem Church, between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. It was either in the attempt to take Fredericksburg and Marye's Heights or at Salem Church he was wounded severely. He eventually wound up in one of the Union hospitals in Albany, New York. He was discharged from this location on 25 May 1865.
He made application for his military disability pension on 10 May 1867. His wife Sarah applied for her widows pension in September 1900 only to die the next month.
2nd. Brg. 121st. NY, 1st. Div., 6 Corps.
Mother: Lucretia Schermerhorn burial ukn
No children
Siblings:
Avery
William H.
Ann
Was a 21 year old shoemaker when he enlisted in Roseboom into the 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Upton's Regulars."
Mustered into Capt. Douglas Campbell's Co. E on 23 August 1862 at Camp Schuyler.
Saw action at Antietam and at the ill fated attempt by the Union forces to take Fredericksburg, Virginia in December 1862. Wintered with the regiment across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg at White Oak Church. Participated in the well known Burnside Mud March.
On 3 May 1893 the 6th Corp of which the 121st N.Y. was a regiment in was ordered to cross the Rappahannock, take Fredericksburg and make an attempt to link up with Gen. Hooker who was in heavy battle at Chancellorsville. The 121st ran into heavy resistance at Salem Church, between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. It was either in the attempt to take Fredericksburg and Marye's Heights or at Salem Church he was wounded severely. He eventually wound up in one of the Union hospitals in Albany, New York. He was discharged from this location on 25 May 1865.
He made application for his military disability pension on 10 May 1867. His wife Sarah applied for her widows pension in September 1900 only to die the next month.
Mother: Lucretia Schermerhorn burial ukn
No children
Siblings:
Avery
William H.
Ann
Was a 21 year old shoemaker when he enlisted in Roseboom into the 121st New York Volunteer Infantry, also known as "Upton's Regulars."
Mustered into Capt. Douglas Campbell's Co. E on 23 August 1862 at Camp Schuyler.
Saw action at Antietam and at the ill fated attempt by the Union forces to take Fredericksburg, Virginia in December 1862. Wintered with the regiment across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg at White Oak Church. Participated in the well known Burnside Mud March.
On 3 May 1893 the 6th Corp of which the 121st N.Y. was a regiment in was ordered to cross the Rappahannock, take Fredericksburg and make an attempt to link up with Gen. Hooker who was in heavy battle at Chancellorsville. The 121st ran into heavy resistance at Salem Church, between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. It was either in the attempt to take Fredericksburg and Marye's Heights or at Salem Church he was wounded severely. He eventually wound up in one of the Union hospitals in Albany, New York. He was discharged from this location on 25 May 1865.
He made application for his military disability pension on 10 May 1867. His wife Sarah applied for her widows pension in September 1900 only to die the next month.
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