Egbert was the son of Horatio Josiah Olcott & Harriet M Leonard; and the husband of Susan Whiting.
On Sept. 9, 1861, Egbert enlisted in the somewhat elite 44th New York Infantry in Co. C. The 44th would become known as the "Ellsworth Avengers" and had high standards of qualifications. A man had to be single, at least 5 feet 9 inches tall and of good moral character. Not just anyone could join this regiment. He was taken into the company as a private. He did not remain with the 44th very long until he was offered a position of 1st Lt. in the 25th New York, which he accepted.
He would later enlisted in the newly formed 121st New York (Upton Regulars) as a major, to serve for a three year period of time. He would be promoted to a Lt. Col. on April 10, 1863, then wounded at The Battle of the Wilderness. He mustered out, but revoked a discharge and was restored to the regiment in January 1865. By the time he mustered out with the regiment on 25 June 1865 he was a Colonel.
He was single until after the war when he married Susan Whiting.
Egbert was the son of Horatio Josiah Olcott & Harriet M Leonard; and the husband of Susan Whiting.
On Sept. 9, 1861, Egbert enlisted in the somewhat elite 44th New York Infantry in Co. C. The 44th would become known as the "Ellsworth Avengers" and had high standards of qualifications. A man had to be single, at least 5 feet 9 inches tall and of good moral character. Not just anyone could join this regiment. He was taken into the company as a private. He did not remain with the 44th very long until he was offered a position of 1st Lt. in the 25th New York, which he accepted.
He would later enlisted in the newly formed 121st New York (Upton Regulars) as a major, to serve for a three year period of time. He would be promoted to a Lt. Col. on April 10, 1863, then wounded at The Battle of the Wilderness. He mustered out, but revoked a discharge and was restored to the regiment in January 1865. By the time he mustered out with the regiment on 25 June 1865 he was a Colonel.
He was single until after the war when he married Susan Whiting.
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Son of Horatio J. & Harriet M. Olcott
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Married to Susan Whiting Olcott, father of Martha Whiting
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