Memorial Record, Chenango County, NY, Civil War, 1871

 Memorial Record, The Deceased Soldiers of Chenango County

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 31, 1871

Pitcher-Chenango County, NY

Everett Burdick:  Son of Sanford [Burdick] and Almeda Gates.  Born Oct. 16, 1842, in Pharsalia.  Enlisted at Cincinnatus, Aug. 14, 1862, Co. C, 157th regiment, army of Potomac.  Died at Aquia Creek, Va. Jan. 2, 1863, after a few days' illness of typhoid fever.  He served long enough to prove himself a faithful soldier.

Chauncey D. Crandall:  Son of Justus [Crandall] and Lydia Holt.  Born in Pitcher.  Enlisted Sep. 20, 1861, Co. B, 76th regiment, Army of Potomac, as first lieutenant, and was in the second Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain and Fredericksburg, in which last battle he was killed by a solid shot, Dec. 15th, 1862, and buried on the field.  He left one son.

Eldridge Burnham:  Son of Norman [Burnham] and Lucena Warner.  Born in Pitcher.  Enlisted September 16, 1861, at Pitcher for three years, in Co. B, 76th regiment.  Died in Brightswood Hospital, near Washington, D.C., March 31, 1862, of typhoid pneumonia.  His remains were brought to Pitcher for interment.

Lucien Chandler:  Son of Horace [Chandler] and Electa Willis.  Born in Pitcher.  Enlisted Sept. 20, 1861, at Pitcher, for three years. Co. B, 76th regiment.  Died at Brightswood Hospital, near Washington, April 16, 1862, of quick consumption, and buried near Soldiers' Home.

Thomas Cole Grant:  Son of Russell [Grant] and Anna Ann Cole.  Born in Freetown, April 20, 1844.  Enlisted in Freetown Sept. 26, 1862, Co. H, 86th regiment.  Was in twenty-four battles.  Wounded in Battle of Wilderness, May 10, 1864. Died May 11th in the hands of the enemy.  Was one of the best of soldiers.

Dwight Davison Eldredge:  Son of Samue S. [Eldredge] and Anna Smith.  Born in Pitcher Feb. 14, 1844.  Enlisted at Pitcher, Aug. 8, 1852, for three years, Co. I, 114th regiment as a musician.  Died and buried at Fortress Monroe.

Warren Wheeler Follett:  Son of Robert [Follett] and Emeline Swan.  Born April 26th, 1843, in Pitcher.  Enlisted Oct. 15th, 1861, at Pitcher for three years, Co. B 76th regiment.  Died in Falls Church Hospital, Va. Aug. 1862 of inflammation of lungs.  Buried at Falls Church.

Charles Davis Fallett:  Son of Hiram [Fallet] and Abigail Dood.  Born Nov. 20, 1827, in Sherburne.  Married Miss Frank Brown.  Enlisted Sept. 1861, for three years, Co. D 8th N.Y. Cavalry, as private and promoted to captain.  he was in all the battles of the Potomac army up to the time of his death.  He was killed in the battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 1863.  He never knew fear and was one of the bravest soldiers who ever enlisted.

Henry Finch:  Son of Nathaniel [Finch] and Anstice Gladding.  Born in Pitcher, Feb. 28, 1843.  Enlisted Sept. 26, 1861, at Pitcher, for three years, Co. B, 76th regiment.  Died in Hospital at Fredericksburg, Va. June 27, 1862, of typhoid fever.

Russell M. Green:  Son of Stephen [Green] and Amanda Kenyon.  Born in Cincinnatus in 1836.  Enlisted in Pitcher Feb. 24, 1864, for three years. Re-enlisted, Col L, First mounted rifles, bugler.  Died at Cincinnatus.  He proved himself a good and faithful soldier.

Charles Addison Hyde:  Son of Chas. P. [Hyde] and S. Irene Randall.  Born July 27, 1840 in Pitcher. Enlisted Sept. 16, 1861, for three years, at Pitcher, Co. B 76th regiment.  He was in the battle of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, second Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain and Gettysburg.  Wounded at Gettysburg July 1st, 1863, and died July 8, 1863, and buried near the battlefield.  Faithful to his duties.

Amos Baldwin Miner:  Son of Frederick A. [Miner] and Sally M. Ashcraft.  Born April 9, 1839.  Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, for three years at Pitcher.  Drafted Aug. 21, 1863.  Served each time in Co. B, 76th regiment.  Taken prisoner at the battle of the Wilderness, May 5, 1864, and taken to Andersonville, where he was starved to death, dying Oct. 1864.  Under his first enlistment he was discharged for disability, Sept. 13, 1862.

Andrew Peck:  Son of Geo. W. [Peck] and Abigail Bennett.  Born Sept. 13, 1845, in Pennsylvania.  Enlisted Aug. 18, 1863, Co. I, 114th regiment.  Died of chronic diarrhea at Pitcher, Oct. 16, 1863, and buried there.

Thomas Bennett Peck:  Brother of the last named.  Born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 16, 1843.  Enlisted Oct. 14, 1862, for three years, Co. I, 114th regiment.  No information can be given except that he died at Brasher City, La Sept. 25 18634 and buried there.

William Adam Silvernail:  Son of Abram [Silvernail] and Betsey Croke.  Born Aug. 1, 1844, in German, Enlisted Aug. 8, 1861, at Pitcher, Co. I 114th regiment.  Died and buried at Brasher City La Feb. 3, 1863, of congestion and chills.

David Saulsbury:  Son of Oley [Saulsbury] and Sally Tyler.  Born in Norwich, Feb. 11, 1845.  Enlisted at Pitcher, Oct. 1861, for three years, Co. B 76th regiment.  Died in Mt. Pleasant hospital, Washington, D.C. in July 1862, of typhoid fever.

Hiram Devillo Scranton:  Son of Hiram [Scranton] and Constance Button.  Born in Sherburne, Oct. 21, 1842.  Enlisted in Pitcher Sept. 20, 1861, for three years, Co B 76th regiment.  Was in battles of Gainesville, second Bull Run, Antietam and South Mountain.  Died of heart disease at Aquia Creek about the 1st of Dec. 1862 and buried at the same place. He was a faithful soldier.

Henry Horton Turner:  Son of Joseph [Turner] and Sarah Horton.  born in Pitcher July 28, 1836 and was married.  Enlisted Sept. 25, 1861, at Pitcher, for three years, Co. B 76th regiment, as sergeant.  He was in the second Bull Run, Antietam, So. Mountain, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.  He was a true soldier while his health lasted.  Discharged March 1st, 1864. Died at No. Pitcher April 11, 1864, of chronic diarrhea.

Henry Taylor:  Son of George [Taylor] and Anna Ensign.  Born in Pitcher. Enlisted Sept. 18, 1861, in Pitcher, for three years, as sergeant in Co. B, 7th regiment.  Killed at battle of Bull Run, Aug. 28, 1862, and buried on the battlefield.

John Dempster West: Son of Joseph P. [West] and Elizabeth Corning, born in Lebanon, Sept. 1, 1838.  enlisted at Norwich, Aug. 1862 for three years in Co. B, 114th regiment.  Was in a battle at Bisland, La., and killed at the siege of Port Hudson, June 14, 1863, and buried on the field of battle.