s/o Peter Easling & Catherine Laberheim
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Co A 8th NY Calvary
Mustered in 9-21-1861
Discharged 2-15-1865
At the age of 23 Edward joined the Army at Penn Yan, NY as a private in Co. A, 8th Reg, NY Calvary. He was 5' 5 1/2"tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, occupation-farmer. He was to get a $100 bounty for enlisting which would be due at the end of his turbulent 3 year enlistment.
Private Edward Easling, home on furlough from his cavalry unit in the civil war, married Sarah Boone, age 17yr, in Feb 1862, in Benton Center, NY. Edward did not stay home long after he was married for he had to return to his Cavalry Unit. He was wounded on 25 May 1862 in the Battle of Winchester, VA and from May to July he was noted as "absent sick of wounds & in General Hospital Frederick MD since May 25/1862." He received a furlough to go home and on Aug 3 1862 rejoined his regiment. On 16 Nov 1862, he was wounded again, this time more severely with a broken arm and leg. Admitted to Finley G. H. Hospital in Washington DC and he received a furlough for 30 days dated Nov 23, 1862 but did not report until June 24,1863,seven months later. Given the number of troops who died of illness, Edward was probably better off being nursed back to health at home by Sarah.
However, because of the chaos of war, some consternation at the Finley Hospital and Edward was declared a deserter "on or about the 31st day of December 1862." This stemmed from the fact that Edward was not able to proceed to the hospital until the date he reported. The charges were removed. He was transferred to several different regiments and bad luck continued to follow him and he was taken prisoner June 19, 1894 at Stoney Creek Station, VA. He was declared "Absent Pris. of war" from June to November 1864 and finally declared "Missing in Action" in December 1864.
He was confined at Andersonville, Ga. It is the most infamous Confederate prison camp of the Civil War with 49,285 Union soldiers imprisoned there during the war "between February 1864 and April 1865 when the war ended. As many as 30,000 men were confined there at one time. More than 13,700 prisoners or one fourth of the total-died in confinement within the prison, consisted of 27 acres of open ground enclosed by a high pine-log walls, which meant the prisoners were constantly exposed to the elements. This exposure, together with insufficient and inadequately cook food, impure water, congestion, and filth inevitably led to epidemics of scurvy and dysentery. As a result, the two Confederate medical officers appointed to investigate the prison in 1864 recommended that the majority of the prisoners' be transferred elsewhere and many were removed that fall to Millen, GA and to Florence, SC where Edward was sent."
Edwards three year enlistment should have ended 21 Sept 1864, but he was still a prisoner of war at that time, so finally mustered out at the end of the war at Rochester, NY, February 15, 1865 to collect the $100 bounty plus back pay "due him from March 1, 1862 to April 30, 1863" while he had erroneously been declared a deserter. Pay was $2.69 each month, plus a clothing allowance.
Besides being wounded, Edward got scurvy from want of proper diet. He was treated for several serious gun shot wounds besides the scurvy after he got home. He also had impaired vision from his prisoners' days. Edward looked as though he was starved to death upon his return from war. At the time of his discharge, Edward weighted 77 pounds compared with the 170 lbs. when he enlisted.
Edward's brother-in-law William Boone, then eleven yrs old, remembers that "Edward looked as though he was starved to death."
In researching Edwards Civil War records and multitudinous pension applications from Washington, DC, helped identify the many problems he encountered in the Civil war and afterwards-ALL 330 pages of them!!!
1864 in New York was a difficult year for farmers because of drought caused the crops to produce only about half their normal yield. This drought helped influence the family to move farther west to Michigan in search of better land and climate.
After the civil war, Edward and his family moved to Michigan and settled in Jackson Co. and then to Grass Lake, Michigan where they remain for 20 years and then moved back to Hilldale, Michigan, where the family lived until he died. Even with all his affliction, Edward lived until he was 80 year old. Edward died of "Cancer of the Stomach", ae 81y 2m 27d, occupation-Retired Sexton, with father's name given as Peter Easling.
Obit:
Edward Easling Dies. Aged resident of Hillsdale passed away this noon. Edward Easling, for many years a resident of this city, died this noon at his home, 85 South Street, age 80 years. He is survived by his widow, one son Bert Easling and one daughter, Mrs. George N. Smith, both of this city. The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home and the G.A.R., of which he was a member, will attend in a body. Then interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Edward was listed as a "Retired Sexton" on his Death Certificate.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Co A 8th NY Calvary
Mustered in 9-21-1861
Discharged 2-15-1865
At the age of 23 Edward joined the Army at Penn Yan, NY as a private in Co. A, 8th Reg, NY Calvary. He was 5' 5 1/2"tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, occupation-farmer. He was to get a $100 bounty for enlisting which would be due at the end of his turbulent 3 year enlistment.
Private Edward Easling, home on furlough from his cavalry unit in the civil war, married Sarah Boone, age 17yr, in Feb 1862, in Benton Center, NY. Edward did not stay home long after he was married for he had to return to his Cavalry Unit. He was wounded on 25 May 1862 in the Battle of Winchester, VA and from May to July he was noted as "absent sick of wounds & in General Hospital Frederick MD since May 25/1862." He received a furlough to go home and on Aug 3 1862 rejoined his regiment. On 16 Nov 1862, he was wounded again, this time more severely with a broken arm and leg. Admitted to Finley G. H. Hospital in Washington DC and he received a furlough for 30 days dated Nov 23, 1862 but did not report until June 24,1863,seven months later. Given the number of troops who died of illness, Edward was probably better off being nursed back to health at home by Sarah.
However, because of the chaos of war, some consternation at the Finley Hospital and Edward was declared a deserter "on or about the 31st day of December 1862." This stemmed from the fact that Edward was not able to proceed to the hospital until the date he reported. The charges were removed. He was transferred to several different regiments and bad luck continued to follow him and he was taken prisoner June 19, 1894 at Stoney Creek Station, VA. He was declared "Absent Pris. of war" from June to November 1864 and finally declared "Missing in Action" in December 1864.
He was confined at Andersonville, Ga. It is the most infamous Confederate prison camp of the Civil War with 49,285 Union soldiers imprisoned there during the war "between February 1864 and April 1865 when the war ended. As many as 30,000 men were confined there at one time. More than 13,700 prisoners or one fourth of the total-died in confinement within the prison, consisted of 27 acres of open ground enclosed by a high pine-log walls, which meant the prisoners were constantly exposed to the elements. This exposure, together with insufficient and inadequately cook food, impure water, congestion, and filth inevitably led to epidemics of scurvy and dysentery. As a result, the two Confederate medical officers appointed to investigate the prison in 1864 recommended that the majority of the prisoners' be transferred elsewhere and many were removed that fall to Millen, GA and to Florence, SC where Edward was sent."
Edwards three year enlistment should have ended 21 Sept 1864, but he was still a prisoner of war at that time, so finally mustered out at the end of the war at Rochester, NY, February 15, 1865 to collect the $100 bounty plus back pay "due him from March 1, 1862 to April 30, 1863" while he had erroneously been declared a deserter. Pay was $2.69 each month, plus a clothing allowance.
Besides being wounded, Edward got scurvy from want of proper diet. He was treated for several serious gun shot wounds besides the scurvy after he got home. He also had impaired vision from his prisoners' days. Edward looked as though he was starved to death upon his return from war. At the time of his discharge, Edward weighted 77 pounds compared with the 170 lbs. when he enlisted.
Edward's brother-in-law William Boone, then eleven yrs old, remembers that "Edward looked as though he was starved to death."
In researching Edwards Civil War records and multitudinous pension applications from Washington, DC, helped identify the many problems he encountered in the Civil war and afterwards-ALL 330 pages of them!!!
1864 in New York was a difficult year for farmers because of drought caused the crops to produce only about half their normal yield. This drought helped influence the family to move farther west to Michigan in search of better land and climate.
After the civil war, Edward and his family moved to Michigan and settled in Jackson Co. and then to Grass Lake, Michigan where they remain for 20 years and then moved back to Hilldale, Michigan, where the family lived until he died. Even with all his affliction, Edward lived until he was 80 year old. Edward died of "Cancer of the Stomach", ae 81y 2m 27d, occupation-Retired Sexton, with father's name given as Peter Easling.
Obit:
Edward Easling Dies. Aged resident of Hillsdale passed away this noon. Edward Easling, for many years a resident of this city, died this noon at his home, 85 South Street, age 80 years. He is survived by his widow, one son Bert Easling and one daughter, Mrs. George N. Smith, both of this city. The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home and the G.A.R., of which he was a member, will attend in a body. Then interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Edward was listed as a "Retired Sexton" on his Death Certificate.
s/o Peter Easling & Catherine Laberheim
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Co A 8th NY Calvary
Mustered in 9-21-1861
Discharged 2-15-1865
At the age of 23 Edward joined the Army at Penn Yan, NY as a private in Co. A, 8th Reg, NY Calvary. He was 5' 5 1/2"tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, occupation-farmer. He was to get a $100 bounty for enlisting which would be due at the end of his turbulent 3 year enlistment.
Private Edward Easling, home on furlough from his cavalry unit in the civil war, married Sarah Boone, age 17yr, in Feb 1862, in Benton Center, NY. Edward did not stay home long after he was married for he had to return to his Cavalry Unit. He was wounded on 25 May 1862 in the Battle of Winchester, VA and from May to July he was noted as "absent sick of wounds & in General Hospital Frederick MD since May 25/1862." He received a furlough to go home and on Aug 3 1862 rejoined his regiment. On 16 Nov 1862, he was wounded again, this time more severely with a broken arm and leg. Admitted to Finley G. H. Hospital in Washington DC and he received a furlough for 30 days dated Nov 23, 1862 but did not report until June 24,1863,seven months later. Given the number of troops who died of illness, Edward was probably better off being nursed back to health at home by Sarah.
However, because of the chaos of war, some consternation at the Finley Hospital and Edward was declared a deserter "on or about the 31st day of December 1862." This stemmed from the fact that Edward was not able to proceed to the hospital until the date he reported. The charges were removed. He was transferred to several different regiments and bad luck continued to follow him and he was taken prisoner June 19, 1894 at Stoney Creek Station, VA. He was declared "Absent Pris. of war" from June to November 1864 and finally declared "Missing in Action" in December 1864.
He was confined at Andersonville, Ga. It is the most infamous Confederate prison camp of the Civil War with 49,285 Union soldiers imprisoned there during the war "between February 1864 and April 1865 when the war ended. As many as 30,000 men were confined there at one time. More than 13,700 prisoners or one fourth of the total-died in confinement within the prison, consisted of 27 acres of open ground enclosed by a high pine-log walls, which meant the prisoners were constantly exposed to the elements. This exposure, together with insufficient and inadequately cook food, impure water, congestion, and filth inevitably led to epidemics of scurvy and dysentery. As a result, the two Confederate medical officers appointed to investigate the prison in 1864 recommended that the majority of the prisoners' be transferred elsewhere and many were removed that fall to Millen, GA and to Florence, SC where Edward was sent."
Edwards three year enlistment should have ended 21 Sept 1864, but he was still a prisoner of war at that time, so finally mustered out at the end of the war at Rochester, NY, February 15, 1865 to collect the $100 bounty plus back pay "due him from March 1, 1862 to April 30, 1863" while he had erroneously been declared a deserter. Pay was $2.69 each month, plus a clothing allowance.
Besides being wounded, Edward got scurvy from want of proper diet. He was treated for several serious gun shot wounds besides the scurvy after he got home. He also had impaired vision from his prisoners' days. Edward looked as though he was starved to death upon his return from war. At the time of his discharge, Edward weighted 77 pounds compared with the 170 lbs. when he enlisted.
Edward's brother-in-law William Boone, then eleven yrs old, remembers that "Edward looked as though he was starved to death."
In researching Edwards Civil War records and multitudinous pension applications from Washington, DC, helped identify the many problems he encountered in the Civil war and afterwards-ALL 330 pages of them!!!
1864 in New York was a difficult year for farmers because of drought caused the crops to produce only about half their normal yield. This drought helped influence the family to move farther west to Michigan in search of better land and climate.
After the civil war, Edward and his family moved to Michigan and settled in Jackson Co. and then to Grass Lake, Michigan where they remain for 20 years and then moved back to Hilldale, Michigan, where the family lived until he died. Even with all his affliction, Edward lived until he was 80 year old. Edward died of "Cancer of the Stomach", ae 81y 2m 27d, occupation-Retired Sexton, with father's name given as Peter Easling.
Obit:
Edward Easling Dies. Aged resident of Hillsdale passed away this noon. Edward Easling, for many years a resident of this city, died this noon at his home, 85 South Street, age 80 years. He is survived by his widow, one son Bert Easling and one daughter, Mrs. George N. Smith, both of this city. The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home and the G.A.R., of which he was a member, will attend in a body. Then interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Edward was listed as a "Retired Sexton" on his Death Certificate.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Co A 8th NY Calvary
Mustered in 9-21-1861
Discharged 2-15-1865
At the age of 23 Edward joined the Army at Penn Yan, NY as a private in Co. A, 8th Reg, NY Calvary. He was 5' 5 1/2"tall, fair complexion, gray eyes, dark hair, occupation-farmer. He was to get a $100 bounty for enlisting which would be due at the end of his turbulent 3 year enlistment.
Private Edward Easling, home on furlough from his cavalry unit in the civil war, married Sarah Boone, age 17yr, in Feb 1862, in Benton Center, NY. Edward did not stay home long after he was married for he had to return to his Cavalry Unit. He was wounded on 25 May 1862 in the Battle of Winchester, VA and from May to July he was noted as "absent sick of wounds & in General Hospital Frederick MD since May 25/1862." He received a furlough to go home and on Aug 3 1862 rejoined his regiment. On 16 Nov 1862, he was wounded again, this time more severely with a broken arm and leg. Admitted to Finley G. H. Hospital in Washington DC and he received a furlough for 30 days dated Nov 23, 1862 but did not report until June 24,1863,seven months later. Given the number of troops who died of illness, Edward was probably better off being nursed back to health at home by Sarah.
However, because of the chaos of war, some consternation at the Finley Hospital and Edward was declared a deserter "on or about the 31st day of December 1862." This stemmed from the fact that Edward was not able to proceed to the hospital until the date he reported. The charges were removed. He was transferred to several different regiments and bad luck continued to follow him and he was taken prisoner June 19, 1894 at Stoney Creek Station, VA. He was declared "Absent Pris. of war" from June to November 1864 and finally declared "Missing in Action" in December 1864.
He was confined at Andersonville, Ga. It is the most infamous Confederate prison camp of the Civil War with 49,285 Union soldiers imprisoned there during the war "between February 1864 and April 1865 when the war ended. As many as 30,000 men were confined there at one time. More than 13,700 prisoners or one fourth of the total-died in confinement within the prison, consisted of 27 acres of open ground enclosed by a high pine-log walls, which meant the prisoners were constantly exposed to the elements. This exposure, together with insufficient and inadequately cook food, impure water, congestion, and filth inevitably led to epidemics of scurvy and dysentery. As a result, the two Confederate medical officers appointed to investigate the prison in 1864 recommended that the majority of the prisoners' be transferred elsewhere and many were removed that fall to Millen, GA and to Florence, SC where Edward was sent."
Edwards three year enlistment should have ended 21 Sept 1864, but he was still a prisoner of war at that time, so finally mustered out at the end of the war at Rochester, NY, February 15, 1865 to collect the $100 bounty plus back pay "due him from March 1, 1862 to April 30, 1863" while he had erroneously been declared a deserter. Pay was $2.69 each month, plus a clothing allowance.
Besides being wounded, Edward got scurvy from want of proper diet. He was treated for several serious gun shot wounds besides the scurvy after he got home. He also had impaired vision from his prisoners' days. Edward looked as though he was starved to death upon his return from war. At the time of his discharge, Edward weighted 77 pounds compared with the 170 lbs. when he enlisted.
Edward's brother-in-law William Boone, then eleven yrs old, remembers that "Edward looked as though he was starved to death."
In researching Edwards Civil War records and multitudinous pension applications from Washington, DC, helped identify the many problems he encountered in the Civil war and afterwards-ALL 330 pages of them!!!
1864 in New York was a difficult year for farmers because of drought caused the crops to produce only about half their normal yield. This drought helped influence the family to move farther west to Michigan in search of better land and climate.
After the civil war, Edward and his family moved to Michigan and settled in Jackson Co. and then to Grass Lake, Michigan where they remain for 20 years and then moved back to Hilldale, Michigan, where the family lived until he died. Even with all his affliction, Edward lived until he was 80 year old. Edward died of "Cancer of the Stomach", ae 81y 2m 27d, occupation-Retired Sexton, with father's name given as Peter Easling.
Obit:
Edward Easling Dies. Aged resident of Hillsdale passed away this noon. Edward Easling, for many years a resident of this city, died this noon at his home, 85 South Street, age 80 years. He is survived by his widow, one son Bert Easling and one daughter, Mrs. George N. Smith, both of this city. The funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home and the G.A.R., of which he was a member, will attend in a body. Then interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery,
Edward was listed as a "Retired Sexton" on his Death Certificate.
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