Burke, Franklin County, NY
Civil War Service Records
A - Fe

Transcribed and submitted by John Austin

Name Birthplace DOB Father Mother Unit Rank Enlisted Occupation Comments

Arell, Amos

Canada

1819

-

-

98th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Mar., 1864

-

wounded at Chapin's Farm VA September 29, 1864. Name may be "Averill". Was living in Ft. Covington in 1890, and there is a grave there for him and his wife with the dates"1830-1902" but those may be for his wife, not him. He was also listed on the 1865 military list for Ft. Covington, and was living there in 1890. He may have served 2 years in the 14th NY Inf.

Armstrong, John

Burke, NY

1846

Martin Armstrong

Margaret Mitchell

106th NY Co. I

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Laborer

credited to Bellmont. Severely wounded in left wrist at battle of Cedar Creek, VA. Discharged for disability June 7, 1865. PO address: Chateaugay Lake, NY. Son of Martin Armstrong who is listed in Bellmont.

Aubrey, Peter

Canada

1833

-

-

98th NY Co. B

Corp.

Nov., 1861

Laborer

discharged October 15, 1862 and enlisted in the 2nd MA Art. Co. G in October 1863. . Captured April 20, 1864 at Plymouth NC and sent to Florence SC prison. Later sent to Andersonville and was the chief of police there. d. 1897 (1860; pension app. ; 98th AG)

Avery, Charles W.

New York

1831 (1835?)

-

-

142nd NY Co. H

Corp.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

died of typhoid fever December 10, 1863 at Kiawah Island SC (1860; 1865; AG)

Avery, Silas

Burke, NY

1840

Robert Avery

Maria _______

98th NY Co. E

Pvt.

Jan., 1862

Farmer

discharged May 5, 1862.

Barnum, Albert

New York

1840

Josiah Barnum

Nancy _______

16th NY Co. I

Pvt.

May, 1861

Farmer

died at Alexandria Hospital in Virginia of typhoid fever October 8, 1861. (1860; AG)

Bassett, Calvin

Barre, VT

-

-

-

98th NY Co. E

Corp.

Mar., 1864

-

mustered out August 31, 1865 at Richmond VA

Beaman, Fernando C.

-

1838

-

-

98th NY Co. G

Capt.

Oct., 1861

-

wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff VA. Mustered out in August 1865

Beaman, Orin

Burke, NY

1832

Timothy Beaman

Rebecca Allen

6th Ind. Batt.

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

Farmer

discharged at Washington DC June 22, 1865. PO address: Burke, NY

Bennett, Emrick

Clinton Co. NY

1841

-

-

142nd NY Co. H

Corp.

Sep., 1862

-

wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff VA. Mustered out at New Berne, NC in June 1865. Buried at Burke Center Cem. where his grave says he was born 1838.

Blane, David L.

Champlain, NY

-

-

-

15th Cav.

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

-

not in records of the 15th Cav. or in State index.

Boynton, Frederick H.

Vermont

1812(?)

-

-

106th NY Co. F

1stLt.

Jul., 1862

-

discharged for disability in July 1863. (AG; 1865)

Brainard, Henry M.

-

1840

-

-

98th NY Co. A

Sgt.

Sep., 1862

-

dishonorably discharged by sentence of Court Martial April 26, 1865. d. 1924 at Burke, NY (AG; 1890)

Brayton, Myron

Warrensburg, NY

1846

Charles Brayton

Rebecca Jane Irish

14th Art. Co. C

Pvt.

Dec., 1863

Farmer

killed June 3, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA. PO address of parents: Andrusville, NY

Brayton, Peter

Chateaugay, NY

Mar. 13, 1848

Charles Brayton

Rebecca Jane Irish

142nd NY Co. H

Pvt.

Sep., 1862

Farmer

discharged in July 1865 from Lowell Hospital in Portsmouth Grove, RI. PO address: Andrusville, NY. Was living in Malone NY in 1890.

Bullis, Frank C.

Potsdam, NY

1846

-

-

106th NY Co. G

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

-

mustered out in June 1865 near Washington DC. Listed in the records of the 106th as "Frederick E. Bullis"

Burke, Joseph N.

Westville, NY

1846

-

-

98th NY Co. C

Pvt.

Mar., 1864

-

sent to hospital in July, 1864. Absent without leave from hospital in September, 1864. Reported as a deserter. Was living in Malone in 1890.

Butler, Calvin B.

Malone, NY

1845

-

-

18th NY Cav.

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

-

unassigned and no further record after enlistment.

Callhan, James

Franklin Co. NY

1839

John Callhan

Catherine _____

US Navy "Juka"

-

Sep., 1864

Farmer

served nine months. Name is spelled "Calan" in the 1860 census, and as "Calahan" in the 1890 veterans census. d. 1923 at Chateaugay NY (1860; 1865; 1890)

Childs, Francis S.

Burke, NY

1847

Benjamin Childs

Sally Sanderson

14th Art. Co. E

Pvt.

Dec., 1863

Farmer

discharged in September, 1865 at Rochester NY. Buried at Burke Center and grave says born 1846

Childs, Henry

Moira, NY

1840

-

-

96th NY Co. A

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

Laborer

Enlisted in the 193rd NY Co. B in Feb., 1865 and mustered out in January 1866 at Harper's Ferry, WV. Prior service in the 96th NY and 2nd (12th?) Regt. US Infantry. d. 1875 and is buried at Burke, NY

Childs, Royal S.

Burke, NY

Aug. 19, 1843

Benjamin Childs

Sally Sanderson

1st Art. Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

Farmer

this is a re-enlistment. Also listed in the Dickinson records. Discharged May 30, 1865 near Alexandria VA

Copeland, John

-

1823

-

-

106th NY Co. E

Pvt.

Jul., 1862

-

died May 16, 1864 at Andersonville prison in Georgia and is buried at Andersonville National Cemetery in Grave 1150. Regimental records erroneously state he died at Richmond May 15, 1865. His widow was still living in Burke in 1890. (1865; AG; cem. 1890)

Crippen, Benton

New York

1841

Heman Crippen

Olive Benton

142nd NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

discharged at Ogdensburg, NY in June 1865 . PO address: Andrusville, NY. Name may be "Berton" or "Button".

Darling, David K.

New York

1826

Septha Darling

Mary ________

142nd NY Co. H

Corp.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

wounded and captured in action September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm VA. Paroled, but died of his wounds at Annapolis MD on October 13, 1864 and is buried there at the National Cemetery in Grave 1933. There are gravestones for him at Thayer's Corners and North Burke. (AG; 1865; 1860)

Davenport, Peter M.

Burke, NY

1824

Peter Davenport

Hannah Minkley

142nd NY Co. D

Pvt.

Sep., 1862

Farmer

wounded in right hand either by a stray ball in camp or at the battle of Cold Harbor on June 2, 1864. Discharged at Annapolis, MD in June 1865.

Davis, Gibson

Louisville, NY

1841

-

-

193rd NY Co. K

Pvt.

Mar., 1865

-

mustered out January 1866 at Harper's Ferry VA.

Deming, Julius R.

-

1827

-

-

142nd NY Co. H

Corp.

Aug., 1862

-

mustered out with company in June 1865. Appears on Hurd's list of men serving from Burke but who do not appear in the Town records

Denio, Charles

Burke, NY

Nov., 1840

Peter Denio

Almeda Rock

16th NY Co. I

Pvt.

Sep., 1861

Farmer

credited to the Town of Malone. Wounded May 3, 1863 at Chancellorsville. Transferred to the 121st NY Inf. Discharged June 15, 1865 at Suffolk VA. Was living in Constable in 1890.

Denio, Joseph

Burke, NY

Dec. 2, 1843

Peter Denio

Almeda Rock

3rd Cav. Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

Farmer

also appears in the Malone records. Mustered out in June 1865 at Norfolk VA. Living at Westville Center in 1890 but was living with his parents in Burke in 1860.

Denio, Thomas

Burke, NY

1844

Peter Denio

Almeda Rock

3rd Cav. Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

Farmer

discharged in September 1865. PO address: Burke, NY. Also appears in the Malone records. d. 1926 and is buried at Malone, NY

Downing, George W.

Great Falls, NH

1838

-

-

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

-

discharged at Manchester VA in June 1865. d. 1928 in Minneapolis MN.

Dunn, James

Canada

1822

-

-

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

Laborer

captured in action near Petersburg VA June 24, 1864 and died of scurvy at Andersonville prison in Georgia on August 13, 1864. Buried at Andersonville in Grave 5732.

Earl, Beriah

New York

1830

Daniel Earl

Adelia _______

142nd NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Laborer

discharged for disability at Kiawah Island SC on December 28, 1863, but then apparently died of wounds at home on June 15, 1864 (according to the 1865 list of men who have died. ) (1865; AG)

Earl, William Henry Harrison

Franklin Co, N Y

1840

Joseph Earl

Betsey ______

60th NY Co. E

Pvt.

Sep., 1861

Farmer

mustered out in October 1864

Eggleston, Alfred

England

1838

Thomas Eggleston

Martha Wesley

142nd NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

wounded in left hand at Chapin's Farm VA Sept. 29, 1864. Mustered out in June 1865. PO address: Malone, NY. Was living in Skerry in the Town of Brandon in 1890.

Farrar, Isaac B.

Vermont

1817 (1804?)

-

-

106th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Jul., 1862

Farmer

discharged for disability in December 1862. (1860; 1890; AG)

Featherstone, Henry W.

Canada

1836

-

-

142nd NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Tanner

lived in Burke in 1860. Occupation was listed as "Daguerrian artist" in 1865 list. Wounded May 16, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff, VA and mustered out in June 1865 at Raleigh NC. (1860; 1865; AG; pension app. )

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