Lt. and aide-de-camp, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company C. A native of Brooklyn, he enlisted as a private on 05 June 1863, and mustered into the 56th Regiment's Company C, for a 30-day term. His unit fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, where they were mentioned in orders for cutting off reteating units of the Army of Northern Virginia from the local area. On 07 July 1864, he returned to the National Guard as a lieutenant and aide-de-camp. Hi unit was assisgned to Hart's Island (Bronx, NY) to guard Confedereate prisons of War who were held there. Van Mater returned to the New York State National Guard in 1868, was promoted to captain and put in command of all the commissary stores. He remained in service until 1874 when he resigned his commission to General Meserole. Active in military affairs in Brooklyn, he joined the G.A.R. Post #10 where he was elected to many leadership positions including chaplain, senior vice-commander, and delegate to the department national encampment. He also served as a past regent of the Burnside Council of the Royal Arcanum. When Ulysses S. Grant died, he was part of the Honor Guard at City Hall in New York City. His last residence was 682 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn.
Lt. and aide-de-camp, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company C. A native of Brooklyn, he enlisted as a private on 05 June 1863, and mustered into the 56th Regiment's Company C, for a 30-day term. His unit fought at the Battle of Gettysburg, where they were mentioned in orders for cutting off reteating units of the Army of Northern Virginia from the local area. On 07 July 1864, he returned to the National Guard as a lieutenant and aide-de-camp. Hi unit was assisgned to Hart's Island (Bronx, NY) to guard Confedereate prisons of War who were held there. Van Mater returned to the New York State National Guard in 1868, was promoted to captain and put in command of all the commissary stores. He remained in service until 1874 when he resigned his commission to General Meserole. Active in military affairs in Brooklyn, he joined the G.A.R. Post #10 where he was elected to many leadership positions including chaplain, senior vice-commander, and delegate to the department national encampment. He also served as a past regent of the Burnside Council of the Royal Arcanum. When Ulysses S. Grant died, he was part of the Honor Guard at City Hall in New York City. His last residence was 682 Greene Avenue in Brooklyn.
Gravesite Details
Interred on 14 April 1909.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
