Requa, James H. - Revision history

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==Birth==
James H. Requa was born in about 1838 in Westerlo, Albany County, NY.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>

James Requa was born in Westerlo on December 22, 1839, a son of William Requa and Jane Hyndman <ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>

==Marriage & Children==
James married Dalinda E. Stanton who was born in 1855, at about 1879. They had the following children:
*Etta A. Requa born in December of 1882
*Lamar Requa born in April 1885
*Jane Requa born in 1895

==Occupation==
James worked as a farmer before his enlistment in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment.<ref name="Carnival"/>



==Military Service==
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|Enlistment Date:
|19 Nov 1861<ref name="AG Report, 91st">Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Roster of 91st Infantry</ref>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, NY<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
|-
|State Served:
|New York<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
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|Regiment:
|91st Infantry<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
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|Company:
|Company D<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
|-
|Deserted on:
|prior to 20 Dec 1861<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
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|Deserted at:
|Albany, NY<ref name="AG Report, 91st"/>
|-
|Residence:
|Westerlo<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
|-
|Place of Birth:
|Westerlo, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Date of Birth:
|22 Dec 1839<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Names of Parents:
|William (Requa) and Jane Hyndman<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Bounty Received:
|$50.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Date:
|8 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Enlistment Place:
|Westerlo, New York <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Enlistment Rank:
|Private
|-
|State Served:
|New York
|-
|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Company:
|Company K<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|18 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|Full Corporal<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|22 Jul 1863<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|Full Sergeant<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|15 Oct 1863
|-
|Promotion Rank:
|Full Quartermaster Sergeant<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|27 Jul 1864
|-
|Promotion Rank:
|Full 2nd Lieutenant<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Date:
|8 Dec 1864<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Promotion Rank:
|Full 1st Lieutenant<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Captured on:
|25 Aug 1864<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Captured at:
|[[Reams Station]], VA<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Imprisoned at:
|[[Libby]], [[Salsbury]] and [[Danville]] prisons<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Paroled on:
|22 Feb 1865<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
|-
|Muster Out Date:
|15 May 1865<ref name="Carnival"/>
|-
|Muster Out Place:
|
|-
|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref> "Was in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac from May 15, 1864 to Aug 25, 1864 was taken Prisoner at Reams Station and confined in Libby, Salsbury and Danville Prisons exchanged Feb 22, 1865. Still living. P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co. N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998.; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
|}

==Death==
[[Image:James-Requa-marker.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>James Requa Died November 28, 1929, aged 91 years</center>]]

His wife, Dalinda, died in 1916. James died on November 28, 1929. Both are buried at the Westerlo Rural Cemetery, Westerlo.

==Obituary== 


==Additional Research Notes== 


==Additional Media==
=== '''[[Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
Was in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac from May 15, 1864 to Aug 25, 1864 was taken Prisoner at Reams Station and confined in Libby, Salsbury and Danville Prisons exchanged Feb 22, 1865. Still living. P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co. N.Y.



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 |Additional Remarks:  Enlisted at the age of 24<ref name="Ancestry">Ancestry Military Databases</ref> "Was in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac from May 15, 1864 to Aug 25, 1864 was taken Prisoner at Reams Station and confined in Libby, Salsbury and Danville Prisons exchanged  Feb 22, 1865.  Still living. P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co. N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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-|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998.; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
+|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; [[h:Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] for the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998.; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
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 <!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->James H. Requa was born in about 1838 in Westerlo, Albany County, NY.<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[h:Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref>
-James Requa was born in Westerlo on December 22, 1839, a son of William Requa and Jane Hyndman <ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
+James Requa was born in Westerlo on December 22, 1839, a son of William Requa and  Jane Hyndman <ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
 ==Marriage & Children==

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 === '''[[h:Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War]]'''===
 Was in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac from May 15, 1864 to Aug 25, 1864 was taken Prisoner at Reams Station and confined in Libby, Salsbury and Danville Prisons exchanged Feb 22, 1865. Still living. P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co. N.Y.

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 |Regiment:
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