Obituaries (September 4)

Phebe Edmunds

 Chenango Telegraph, April 1, 1863

Inquest:  Coroner T.J. Bailey held an inquest last week Tuesday, upon the body of Phebe Edmunds on the Great Brook in Nnew Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].  She was about 70 years old, and died suddenly in her room in the house. She had been insane at intervals for a dozen years, and had recently been taken from the Utica Asylum.  The verdict was death from natural causes.

 

Carey W. Miner

Chenango Telegraph, May 13, 1863

Killed:  We want to notice that our friend, Sergeant Miner, of Company A, 157th Reg. N.Y.S.V., was killed in one of the battles near Fredericksburg.  Sergeant Miner was the only son of P.K. Miner, of the Wickwire House, Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], upon whom the blow will fall with almost crushing weight. Sergt. M. enlisted under Capt. Smith promptly upon the call of the President, last year, and nobly died with his armor on, fighting for liberty and his country.

 

MINER, CAREY W.:  Aged, 26 years.  Enlisted, July 25, 1862, at Hamilton, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, Co. A, September 19, `1862; promoted sergeant, January 4, 1863; first sergeant, February 20, 1863; killed in action, May 2, 1863, at Chancellorsville, Va. [Report of Adjutant General, 157th infantry, p256]

 

Francis R. Slack

Chenango Telegraph, May 27, 1863

Died:  Francis R. Slack, formerly of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], but lately of Captain Tillotson's Company, 161st Regt, died at Baton Rouge Hospital on the 1st inst.  He was represented as a good soldier, and his early death is much lamented by his comrades and by all who knew him.

 

SLACK, FRANCIS R.:  Age, 22 years.  Enlisted, September 19, 1862, at Norwich, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. K, October 27, 1862; died of disease, May 1, 1863, at Baton Rouge, La.  [Report of Adjutant General, 161st Infantry, p872]

 

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, April 1, 1863

PAUL:  In north Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], March 23, 1863, Mrs. Lovinia A. [Paul], wife of Alfred Paul, aged 47 years.

 

Chenango Telegraph, April 8, 1863

DUNLAP:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], April 2, 1863, after a protracted illness, Mr. Robert Dunlap, aged 78 years.

 

NICHOLS:  At the Regimental Hospital, Brashear City, La. March 11, 1863, Oscar M. Nichols, of the 114th Regiment, N.Y.S.V., son of Mr. J. Nichols, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 19 years.

 

BARNARD:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], March 26, 1863, Catharine Laurinda [Barnard], only daughter rofj Robert P. and Margaret H. Barnard, aged 4 years and 8 months.

 

GRAHAM:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], March 27, 1863, Martha Rosetta [Graham], eldest daughter ofj Alexander j. Graham, aged 9 years and 2 months.

 

McMORAN:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], March 27, 1863, Catharine [McMoran], youngest daughter of David McMoran, aged 1 year and 2 months.

 

MORGAN:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], March 31, 1863, of diphtheria, Louisa [Morgan], aged 3 years and 10 months.  Also, April 9, 1863, Nettie E. [Morgan], aged 3 years and 11 months, children of N.T. and Autoinette Morgan.