Civil War newspaper articles - Ontario County NY

From Ontario Republican Times 8 January 1862

We observe that our esteemed and patriotic townsman, Charles E. Emory, has returned home on furlough. It will be remembered that Mr. Emory is 3d assistant engineer on the U. S. Frigate, Richmond, which has been in several engagements and received injuries which made it necessary to return to the Navy Yard for repairs. We learn that Mr. E. will return to his post next week.

From Geneva Gazette 31 January 1862

Returned from the War - Hugh J. Dunnigan, of Rushville, attached to Capt. Baird's company, 38th Reg't., who was shot through the thigh and taken prisoner at the battle of Bull Run, arrived here last week on a furlough to visit his friends. He was exchanged about a month since, and having recovered from the effects of his wound, immediately joined his company, to which he will shortly return.

William Ross, of this village, also badly wounded and taken prisoner at the same battle, was in the last batch of exchanges, and returned home a few days since. He is badly crippled, and has, we believe, received an honorable discharge.

John Lamphier, of this village, who was reported by Capt. Baird as missing after the battle has not been heard of since. He was probably killed.

From Geneva Courier 19 February 1862

Our citizens, with the exception of a few Rebel sympathizers, were wild with excitement on Monday afternoon last, on the reception of the glorious news that our army had been successful in the capture of Fort Donelson. All the bells in our village were rung, men and boys were shouting, flags were run out, the cannon, guns and pistols were heard on every corner. Mr. B. F. Keyes, who has two sons in the army, we believe was the first to unfurl the good old Stars and Stripes.

From Ontario Republican Times 16 July 1862

Lieut. J. R. Briggs, of Company G, 27th Regiment, sends us the following list of casualties in his company at the battle of Gaines' Mills, Friday, June 27th:

(abstracted from)

Corporal James H. Burlisen, E. Bloomfield, wounded severely, missing; Corporal Silas A. Sylvester, Lima, wounded severely, left leg; Wm. H. Buxton, Lima, killed; H. W. Gould, W. Bloomfield, wounded severely, neck, missing; Alex. Miles, Lima, wounded severely, abdomen, missing; Michael Cavanaugh, W. Bloomfield, severely wounded, right hand; Rollin P. Dartt, Lima, wounded severely, left arm; William Waltman, E. Bloomfield, severely wounded, right hip; H. H. Stone, Lima, slightly wounded, right foot; Artemus Jenkins, Richmond, slightly wounded, arm; Eugene Raeppel, E. Bloomfield, severely wounded, abdomen, missing; S. S. Emmons, Naples, sick at hospital, missing; A. J. Darrow, Avon, missing;

From Geneva Gazette 29 August 1862

We subjoin a list of the field, staff and line officers of this the 26th Senatorial District Regiment:

Colonel - E. Sherrill, Geneva
Lieut. Col. - James M. Bull, Canandaigua
Major - W. H. Baird, Geneva
Adjutant - J. S. Brown, Penn Yan
Quartermaster - J. K. Loring, Waterloo
Surgeon - Fletcher M. Hammond, Penn Yan
1st Assistant Surgeon - Charles S. Hoyt, Yates County
2nd Assistant - Pierre D. Peltier, Dundee
Sergeant-Major - D. C. Farrington, Geneva
Quartermaster Sergeant - John Stevenson, Jr.
Commissary Sergeant - Richard Macy
Sutler - J. D. Cobb, Geneva

LINE OFFICERS

Company A - T. N. Burrill, Captain; S. A. Barras, G. D. Carpenter
Company B - W. A. Coleman, Captain; R. A. Bassett, M. H. Lawrence Jr.
Company C - Winfield Scott, Captain; T. R. Lounsbury, A. W. Porter
Company D - Philo D. Phillips, Captain; C. A. Richardson, S. F. Lincoln
Company E - H. D. Kipp, Captain; Geo. E. Pritchett, J. H. Brough
Company F - Isaac Shimer, Captain; Ira Munson, T. E. Munson
Company G - J. F. Aikins, Captain; Fred Stewart, S. H. Platt
Company H - O. J. Herendeen, Captain; G. M. Redfield, A. R. Clapp
Company I - B. F. Lee, Captain; G. Skaats, G. L. Yost
Company K - Chas. M. Weeler, Captain; H. C. Lawrence, J. Seaman

The following are the names and residence of the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of Company E, of this regiment:

Captain - Henry D. Kipp, Geneva
1st Lieut - Geo. E. Pritchett, Geneva
2d Lieut - John H. Brough, Rushville
Reg. Col. Serg't - John C. Stainton, Geneva
1st Serg't - Fayette Green, Rushville
2d Serg't - Richard Macy, Geneva
3d Serg't - Jacob Sherman, Geneva
4th Serg't - J. Edward Barnes, Geneva
5th Serg't - Oscar E. Perrine, Geneva
1st Corp. - Joshua Brink, Rushville
2d Corp. - Byron W. Scott, Geneva
3d Corp. - John W. Thompson, Geneva
4th Corp. - William Stainton, Geneva
5th Corp. - John F. Sloat, Rushville
6th Corp. - Charles P. Gray, Geneva
7th Corp. - William H. Pinch, Geneva
8th Corp. - James O. Orman, Geneva
Musician - Edward A. Savage, Geneva
Musician - Charles E. Raymond, Geneva
Teamster - Geo. C. Russell, Geneva

PRIVATES

Albert L. Bogert - Rushville
James A. Creed - Rushville
Alonzo Harris - Rushville
Elevin Pratt - Gor'm Stat'n
John Olf - Gorham
Daniel Whipple - Gor'm Sta.
Rob't D. Blauvelt - Middles'x
Steven Walker - Middles'x
Henry E. Parsons - Bethel
Morris O'Connell - Rush'lle
Aaron H. Abeel - Rush'lle
Harvey Wilson - Gorham
Albert Brink - Potter
William Brink - Potter
Geo. A. Hosmer - (no data)
Edwin Palmer - Seneca
Clement King - Ovid
Edgar C. Miller - Reed's Cor.
Fred'k Ritter - Geneva
Edward Cooper - Geneva
H. Runyan - Shortsville
Leroy McFarlin - Shortsville
Geo. W. Hafling - Fayette
John Gallvan - Potter
George Stroup - Geneva
Joseph Ris - Geneva
William Hewitt - Geneva
David H. Macoy - Geneva
John A. Partridge - Geneva
M. K. Simpson - Geneva
Geo. T. Kelly - Geneva
Chas. Crawford - Geneva
Jno. C. Van Zandt - Geneva
James Hart - Geneva
John H. Saulpaugh - Geneva
Charles Wheeler - Geneva
John R. Orman - Geneva
Nelson B. Keith - Geneva
Jonathan Creed - Rushville
B. H. Hammond - Penn Yan
Lorenzo Phillips - Seneca
Darwin A. Rudd - Geneva
Ambrose Bedell - Geneva
Orrin D. Allen - Geneva
Geo. W. Larham - Seneca
Benj. F. Archer - Seneca
Richard Kirk - Bath
E. J. Hindmarch - Geneva
Chas. M. Siglar - Geneva
Chas. Woolverton - Seneca
Jewitt Benedict, Dundee
Theron T. Dunn - Milo
Franklin R. Knapp - Milo
John F. Randolph - Milo
James B. Reynolds - Geneva
John Bourn - Geneva
Henry Becker - Geneva
Alex Thornton - Phelps
Ed. S. Spendlove - Geneva
James Burns - Geneva
Arch'ld L. Ray - Geneva
Martin V. Lamphere - Geneva
Geo. W. Turner - Geneva
Wm. D. Adriance - Phelps
Leonard Seitz - Geneva
John L. Dorr - Geneva
Herman Fox - Geneva
Palmer W. Roberts - Geneva
Thomas E. Dunn - Geneva
Frederick Barnes - Geneva
S. W. Robinson - Jerusalem
James P. Boyd - Phelps
Frank H. Hounson - Seneca
Charles Scherle - Geneva
W. J. Springstead - Geneva
Patrick Judd - Geneva
Chester B. Smith - Geneva

The following are the names of persons constituting Company F, of Col. Sherrill's Regiment:

OFFICERS

Captain - Isaac Shimer, Geneva
1st Lieut. - Ira Munson, Tyre
2d Lieut. - Ten Eyck Munson, East Bloomfield

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS & PRIVATES

Thomas Dolan - Phelps
F. Wilcox - East Bloomfield
E. A. Young - East Bloomfield
Geo. McOmber - East Bloomfield
Geo. W. Sheldon - West Bloomfield
J. P. Fulton - Seneca
H. J. Smith - West Bloomfield
E. P. Adams - East Bloomfield
C. W. Niles - West Bloomfield
Lewis A. Ball - West Bloomfield
Eli R. Heazlit - West Bloomfield
Robert Holmes - Benton
Platt Clark - Fayette
John Snelling - Seneca
Aaron Winters - Seneca
Abram Johnson - Phelps
Elmer Wilcox - East Bloomfield
George A. Carr - Seneca
Edwin McComb - Seneca
Oliver Fiero - Seneca
P. Wheeler - Tyre
Walter Scott - Junius
Aaron Decker - Tyre
A. J. Davenport - East Bloomfield
Geo. Bush - Junius
W. A. Bush - Junius
Norman Davenport - East Bloomfield
Ralph W. Hayes - East Bloomfield
Henry G. Snelling - Seneca
Warren L. Warner - Phelps
F. D. Spring - East Bloomfield
James G. Camp - East Bloomfield
Van Buren Wheat - Phelps
H. B. Ferguson - Phelps
Justus Litehult - Phelps
A. E. Craver - Seneca
J. W. Knapp - East Bloomfield
J. M. Barden - Seneca
A. J. Rose - Tyre
Charles Kline - Tyre
S. G. Babcock - Tyre
Oliver Perry - Tyre
J. H. Brownell - Junius
Charles Terbush - Junius
Michael Cunningham - Tyre
Charles P. Kents - Tyre
John Hopkins - Tyre
S. J. Clark - Tyre
Myron Adams - East Bloomfield

Thomas Dolan - Phelps
F. Wilcox - East Bloomfield
E. A. Young - East Bloomfield
Geo. McOmber - East Bloomfield
Geo. W. Sheldon - West Bloomfield
J. P. Fulton - Seneca
H. J. Smith - West Bloomfield
E. P. Adams - East Bloomfield
C. W. Niles - West Bloomfield
Lewis A. Ball - West Bloomfield
Eli R. Heazlit - West Bloomfield
Robert Holmes - Benton
Platt Clark - Fayette
John Snelling - Seneca
Aaron Winters - Seneca
Abram Johnson - Phelps
Elmer Wilcox - East Bloomfield
George A. Carr - Seneca
Edwin McComb - Seneca
Oliver Fiero - Seneca
P. Wheeler - Tyre
Walter Scott - Junius
Aaron Decker - Tyre
A. J. Davenport - East Bloomfield
Geo. Bush - Junius
W. A. Bush - Junius
Norman Davenport - East Bloomfield
Ralph W. Hayes - East Bloomfield
Henry G. Snelling - Seneca
Warren L. Warner - Phelps
F. D. Spring - East Bloomfield
James G. Camp - East Bloomfield
Van Buren Wheat - Phelps
H. B. Ferguson - Phelps
Justus Litehult - Phelps
A. E. Craver - Seneca
J. W. Knapp - East Bloomfield
J. M. Barden - Seneca
A. J. Rose - Tyre
Charles Kline - Tyre
S. G. Babcock - Tyre
Oliver Perry - Tyre
J. H. Brownell - Junius
Charles Terbush - Junius
Michael Cunningham - Tyre
Charles P. Kents - Tyre
John Hopkins - Tyre
S. J. Clark - Tyre
Myron Adams - East Bloomfield

From Ontario Republican Times 10 September 1862

We are indebted to Mr. S. H. Sutton of Naples for the following list of volunteers who have entered the U. S. military service from that town since the commencement of the rebellion:

13th Regiment, N. Y. S. V.

*Lyman Dedrick
Seymour L. G. Smith
Freeman French
James Benjamin
John Wilson
John Highland
Ichabod Connel
Joseph P. Stewart
*Died in Hospital

85th Regiment Volunteers

Capt. Will W. Clarke
Thomas W. Porter
Edward M. Drohan
Thomas W. Such
Ira N. Deyo
N. B. Carpenter
Joseph L. Cummings
Calvin Hart

27th Regiment Vols.

John R. Briggs
Tyler J. Briggs
Charles T. Briggs
*Armenus Hunt
** William G. Agard
* Prisoner
** 7 months prisoner

4th Regt. Heavy Artillery

Ira D. Lyon
Christopher Lusk

126th Regiment Vols.

Spencer F. Lincoln
Robert T. Porter
Charles W. Ford
Norman Dickinson
Solomon C. Tenney
Jerome M. Parks
Charles W. Watkins
George N. Harris
Abram Fenton
Clark Farr
John King Jr.
John H. Hurlburt
Isaac A. Seamans
Henry E. Simons
James Wilson
Jacob A. Harris
Horace M. Gillett
John Goodrich, Jr.
George R. Raymond
George B. Johnson
Harvey T. Allcott
Zapdock J. Sabin
Ralph H. Cripper
James A. Tyler
Octavius C. Lyon
Henry Thurber
Paul Wilson
Ira T. Washburn
James Call
Herbert C. Philbrick
Hiram B. Wood
Mark Dunham
John Peck
Barber Eldridge
Edson Greenwood
Decatur A. Hedger
Alonzo Harris
Edwin W. Tyler
Harvey Wilson

First Long Island 67th Reg. Vol.

* Edwin C. Yaw
*Joel E. Yaw
Ambrose Harris
Levi Harris
Robert Tobey
Joseph G. Gill
Charles Benjamin
**Charles L. Terry
*Benjamin Simmons
George Hopper
**Killed at Seven Pines
*Wounded

104th Regiment Volunteers

Daniel Cole
George E. Washburn
Andrew Christy
Elisha G. Washburn, Jr.
Orville Perry
Theodore Springstead

102d Regiment Vols.

James E. Jones
Charles W. Jones

Newly organized other Regiments

John Terry
Lanibard Briggs
John E. Griffis
Charles H. Gruns
Asahel R. Holcomb
George Harper
Phonemonine Lacy
Peter McGaffee
James Northrup
Asahel Perry
Daniel M. Perry
John W. Porter
Charles Barker
Paul Sprague
Ephraim Clute
John Legore
Shepherd Rowell
Charles R. Wisewell
Daniel Stephenson
James S. Briggs
William S. Briggs
Isaac W. Westbrook
John Remer
Daniel Rose
Benjamin F. Simons
Christopher Such
Purlee Wilber
Edward R. Barker
William Henry
Joseph M. French
Peter Goodrich
Thomas J. Francis
John Atwell
John M. Horton
Dwight Borden
James Goodrich

From Geneva Courier 24 September 1862

The 126th - The following is a list of the killed and wounded in Col. Sherrill's Regiment:

Killed - Co. H

Lieut. Clapp, Phelps
Simeon Cooper, Manchester

Wounded

Col. E. Sherrell, Geneva; in mouth;
Lieut. S. A. Barras, acting Adj., Penn Yan; left arm taken off;

Co. A - Capt Burrill

J. R. Tuttle, Yates Co.; died of his wound;
_____ Boss, Yates Co.; died of his wounds;

Co. B - Capt. Coleman

All of Yates County

John Blanchard; in cheek;
Geo. C. Chapman
C. W. Ford
Edward Knapp
John B. Causett
T. Bassett
Lewis Trismane; wounded by shell;
Geo. Tuttle; wounded by shell;
A. A. Quick; wounded by shell;
R. G. Beach; wounded by shell;
Isaac Miller; wounded by shell;
Corporal T. L. Embree; wounded by shell;
James Hicks; wounded by shell;
Corporal Knapp; in body;

Co. C - Capt. Scott

All of Seneca County

Capt. Winfield Scott
T. H. Loundsberry; left arm slightly;
J. B. Wilson
R. C. Dimmock
C. Gunderman
A. H. Wilson

Co. D - Capt. Phillips

All slightly

Fred Ebert, Gorham
O. Dickinson, Naples
Wm. Shepard, Canadice
D. C. Sackett, Canandaigua
Wm. H. Bowen
D. Hedges, Naples

Co. E - Capt. Kipp

Roqert Blauvelt; wounded in right leg;
Edwin Palmer, Gorham; in left leg;
Nelson B. Keith, Geneva; slight;

Co. F - Capt. Shimer

W. Kerr, Gorham; slight;
Geo. Boss, Seneca; slight;
Lewis A. Ball, West Bloomfield

Co. G - Capt. Aiken

H. H. Foster, Seneca Co.; left leg;
John Allager
A. H. Foster
F. A. Cole, Seneca Co.; slightly;

Co. H - Capt. Herendeen

Albert Stacy, Manchester
Albert McIntire, Phelps; leg fractured;
H. I. Dickins
T. Shears, Manchester
J. S. Hearn
C. C. Wright, Phelps

Co. I - Capt. Lee

Capt. B. F. Lee, Waterloo; in thigh by shell;
Hudson D. Henion; in head;
C. Osborn
J. McDonough, slight;

Co. K - Capt. Wheeler

Geo. Frank
W. A. Reed, Canandaigua; injured by a strain;
D. W. Pettinger, Victor; in leg badly;
John Benjamin, Gorham; badly;

From Geneva Gazette 17 October 1862

Little Edward (son of Henry Savage), who went as a drummer boy with the 126th regiment, returned home from Chicago on Wednesday last. He has been ill for some time with camp fever, having barely strength to reach home. It was a sad sight to see the little fellow, whom we remember to have seen with the drum corps, marching with firm and elastic step at the head of our gallant regiment, now but a mere wreck, and so feeble as to require to be carried from the cars to the carriage, and from the carriage to the house. We hope, however, now that he has the kind and constant nursing of devoted parents, that he will soon recover his wonted health.

From Geneva Courier 8 July 1863

The Latest - The following is the list of killed and wounded among the officers of the 126th Regiment:

Col. E. Sherrill, killed
Capt. L. Shimer, Co. F, killed
Capt O. J. Herendeen, Co. H, killed
Capt Wheeler, Co. K, killed
Lieut. Holmes, Co. G, killed
Lieut. M. H. Lawrence, Co. B, wounded
Capt. J. H. Brough, Co. E, wounded

Lieut. J. Sherman, Co. E, wounded
Lieut. Brown, Co. C, wounded
Capt. Richardson, Co. D, wounded
Lieut. Owen, Co. H, wounded
Lieut. Honloon, Co. H, wounded
Lieut. J. Seaman, Co. K, wounded

Three hundred of the brave men of this Regiment are among the dead, wounded and missing. We have no list of casualties further than the above.

From Ontario Republican Times 15 July 1863

On Thursday night last, Judge J. C. Smith, left town for the battlefield of Gettysburg, for the purpose of securing the remains of the gallant young Capt. Wheeler, who was killed in the recent battle at that place. The last reports from the Judge were that he and Judge Folger were upon the battlefield but had not yet found the spot of the Captain's burial.

Mr. Levi Herendeen has also proceeded to the scene of action to remove his brother, Capt. Orren Herendeen, who was also killed in that battle. Much difficulty has been experienced by those who have gone to the field in getting there. It is to be sincerely hoped that the remains of both these young men can be reached and returned to their friends. Their fate is sad but their record is glorious.

From Ontario Republican Times 5 August 1863

We are pleased to hear that Andrew J. Cady, of Co. K, 126th Regiment N. Y. S. V., who was reported killed in the battle of Gettysburg, is still among the living. He has written to his parents in this village informing them that he is a prisoner, and slightly wounded. The letter was written from Williamsport, Md.

From Geneva Gazette 6 November 1863

Casualties in the 126th Regiment - The Ontario Times says it is indebted to Lieut. Col. JAMES W. BULL for the subjoined list of killed, wounded and missing of the 126th Regiment, N. Y. V., 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 2d Army Corps, in engagements at Auburn and Bristoe, Va., October 14, 1863.

KILLED

Thomas Tobin, private, Co. A
Barnard Gelder, private, Co. A
Thaddeus B. Twitchell, Co. A
Erastus G. Field, private, Co. D
Chauncey L. Fowler, private, Co. F
Leander Brownell, private, Co. F

WOUNDED

David W. Finch, Serg't, Co. A - leg, severe
Wm. M. Strobridge, corp'l, Co. A - shoulder and leg, severely
David E. Taylor, corporal, Co. A - hand, slight
Arthur W. Middleton, private, Co. A - leg, severely
Chas. M. Nicholson, private, Co. A - breast, severely
O. R. Linkletter, private, Co. A - hip, slight
Geo. W. Tyler, private, Co. B - head, severe
M. W. Bingham, corporal, Co. C - leg, severe
M. C. Van Lew, serg't, Co. C - ear, slight
Stephen Prouty, private, Co. D - head, severely
Martin Pierce, serg't, Co. D - shoulder, severely
Gilbert Peck, corp., Co. D - leg, slight
George W. Dorr, private, Co. D - breast, slight
Albert S. Andrews, private, Co. D - head and shoulder, severely
Geo. I. Rose, private, Co. D - side and back, severely
Geo. W. Becker, private, Co. E - leg, severe
Stephen Walker, private, Co. E - breast, slight
Geo. Hosmer, private, Co. E - leg and side, severely
Peter Wheeler, private, Co. F - since dead
Platt Clark, private, Co. F - side, severely
Scott Barber, private, Co. F - breast, severe
John Wilson, private, Co. F - hand, slight
Chas. Kline, corp'l, Co. F - heel, slight
Sam'l Hughes, 1st serg't, Co. G - leg, severe
John B. Stewart, corp'l, Co. G - breast, severe
Andrew J. Ralph, private, Co. G - hand, slight
Joseph B. Hooper, serg't, Co. I - arm, severe
Henry Draper, private, Co. I - leg, severely
Phillip Garnett, private, Co. I - breast, severely
Levy Brokaw, private, Co. I - leg, severely
Edgar A. Warner, private, Co. K - since dead
Fred. M. Root, private, Co. K - shoulder, slight
Samuel Hewey, private, Co. K - thigh, severely
Geo. W. Erwin, private, Co. K - leg, slight

MISSING

Wm. J. Pool, private, Co. A
Daniel J. Beyea, private, Co. A
Geo. Mills, private, Co. A
W. Shoemaker, private, Co A
John Peck, private, Co. K
Wm. O. Phillips, Co. K

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