Moira, Franklin County, NY
Civil War Service Records
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Transcribed and submitted by John Austin

Name Birthplace DOB Father Mother Unit Rank Enlisted Occupation Comments

Pease, George Wellington

Canada

Mar 16, 1816

Abel Pease

Lucy Loflin

98th NY Co. B

Pvt.

Dec., 1861

Cooper

company cook. Was present at the battle of Fair Oaks Va. and most of the other engagements of the 98th. Discharged Dec. 1864. PO address: Moira, NY d. 1888

Peck, Otis W.

Franklin Co. NY

1843

-

-

92nd NY Co. F

Pvt.

Nov., 1861

Farmer

served five months and was discharged for disability in April 1862. d. in Feb. 1909 and is buried at St. Regis Falls, NY. (1865; cem. )

Peters, Norman L.

-

1841

-

-

7th VT Co. F

Pvt.

Jan., 1862

-

died of disease December 11, 1862 at Pensacola FL. (1865)

Petit, Frederick Hazen

North Hero, VT

May 7, 1817

Thomas Petit

Phoebe Hazen

142nd NY

Surgeon

Aug., 1862

Physician

taken prisoner at North Mountain VA for 2 months starting in June 1863. Died of nervous prostration and diarrhea, December 28, 1863 at Georgetown, DC. Buried at Moira, NY

Pickering, William

Ireland

1837

John Pickering

Jane Best

14th Art. Co. F

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

Farmer

taken prisoner on June 17, 1864 at Drewry's Bluff VA. Supposed to have died in some Southern prison, unknown to his friends. Appears in the records of Andersonville prison but may not have died there. Also appears in the Malone records.

Pierce, Alfred

Oddlestown, C. E.

1847

Jefferson Pierce

-

193rd NY Co. F

Pvt.

Mar., 1865

Farmer

discharged from the hospital at Elmira NY in June, 1865. PO address: Moira, NY

Preston, Daniel Jr.

Stockholm, NY

1845

Daniel Preston

-

1st Eng. Co. C

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Farmer

mustered out in June 1865 at Richmond VA.

Quain, Thomas Jr.

Moira, NY

Jan. 8, 1838

Thomas Quain

Mary Dougherty

14th Art. Co. C

Cpl.

Dec., 1863

Farmer

present at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Wilderness, etc. Wounded slightly in front of Petersburg June 30, 1864. Discharged August 25th, 1865. PO address: Moira, NY

Reardon, James

Franklin Co. NY

1847

John Reardon

Mary _____

98th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Aug., 1864

-

mustered out in June 1865 at Manchester VA. d. 1924 at North Troy, VT 1860; 1865; AG)

Reynolds, Donald P.

Brasher, NY

1841

-

-

13th Cav. Co. D

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Currier

mustered out in June 1865 at Fairfax Courthouse, VA.

Reynolds, Robert G.

Brasher, NY

1843

-

-

13th Cav.

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Farmer

unassigned. Died of disease November 8, 1864 at the Regimental Hospital

Richards, David

Vermont

1839

-

Mary ______

106th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

mustered out in June 1865 near Washington, DC . He. d. in 1899 and is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Brushton, NY. (AG; 1860; 1865; cem. )

Richards, Oscar

Clinton Co. NY

1846

-

-

106th NY Co. E

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Laborer

mustered out in June 1865 near Washington DC. Does not appear in the 1860 census of Moira and may have been from Malone, NY. (1865; AG)

Russell, Homer O.

Franklin Co. NY

1836

-

-

24th NY Co. C

Pvt.

May, 1861

Student

wounded at captured at Groveton, DC in August 1862. Mustered out in May 1863 . May be the Homer Russell listed in 1860 Bombay AG; (1865)

Salls, Corbin

New York

1843

-

Maria ______

98th NY Co. B

Pvt.

Oct., 1861

-

deserted May 4, 1862 from Camp Winfield Scott, VA. (1860; AG)

Savage, Patrick

Ireland

1827

John Savage

______Noland

106th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Jul., 1862

Farmer

taken prisoner at a skirmish at Culpepper VA in 1864. Carried to Andersonville, GA where he died March 21, 1864. Regimental records say he was carried to Richmond, not Andersonville.

Savage, Thomas

Canada

1841

-

Mary _____

32nd NY

Pvt.

Oct., 1863

Farmer

served three months. Does not appear in the records of the 32nd NY. (1865; 1860)

Seaver, Andrew H.

Keeseville, NY

1847

William Seaver

Elizabeth Butler

193rd NY Co. F

Pvt.

Mar., 1865

Blacksmith

discharged May, 1865 at McKim's Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Was living in Ft. Covington in 1890, but d. 1927 and is buried at Stevens Cemetery in the Town of Brandon.

Seaver, William H.

Vermont

1837

William H. Seaver

-

142nd NY Co. B

Pvt.

Jul., 1862

Blacksmith

killed in action May 20, 1864 near Bermuda Hundred VA. (1865; AG; 1860)

Selleck, Oscar P.

Parishville, NY

1846

-

-

39th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Farmer

mustered out in June 1865 at Alexandria, VA.

Shaw, James R.

Canada

1830

-

-

39th NY Co. D

Pvt.

Sep., 1864

Sailor

no further record of him in the 39th Inf.

Sheppard, Stephen

Canada

1821

-

-

98th NY Co. E

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

Farmer

absent without leave from the hospital at Point of Rocks, VA on Feb. 5, 1865 and at the end of the war. He had had one foot amputated and was living in the Town of Brandon in 1890.

Shields, Timothy

New York

1839

-

-

16th NY Co. I

Pvt.

Sep., 1861

-

wounded at Gaines Mills VA in June 1862 and discharged for disability in November 1862. (1860; AG)

Sinclair, Albert Michael

New Haven, CT

May 13, 1844

Chester Sinclair

Laura Austin

16th NY Co. I

Pvt.

May, 1861

Farmer

re-enlisted 1863 in 4th VT Inf. Died June 10, 1864 of pneumonia near Washington, DC. Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Section 27, Grave 1049.

Sisco, Obed

Fairfield, VT

Nov. 14, 1805

William Sisco

Ruth Fox

106th NY Co. H

Pvt.

Aug., 1862

Farmer

was at the battle of Martinsburg June 27, 1863. Discharged Dec. 30, 1863. PO address: Moira, NY. Regimental records say he transferred to the Veteran's Reserve Corps in November 1864.

Souvenici, Paul

1839

-

-

-

-

Aug., 1864

Boatman

unknown. Hired as a substitute for Clark J. Lawrence of Moira, NY. No record of him in the State index

Stafford, Jabez F.

Canada

1840

-

-

14th Art.

Pvt.

Jan., 1864

Farmer

transferred to the 6th Artillery in May 1864. Promoted, then reduced for cowardice. Deserted from hospital in October 1864.

Stevens, William T.

Deerfield, NH

1816 (1820?)

-

-

15th NH Co. D

Pvt.

Sep., 1862

-

died August 3, 1863 at Memphis TN and buried at Memphis National Cemetery in Grave 4076 (1865; cem)

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