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Revision as of 14:53, 13 April 2013
Birth
John was born in Middleburg, Schoharie County on September 20, 1826, a son of Andrew Bradt and Betsey McCulloch.[1] He used the name Bill in non-legal documents.
Marriage & Children
John married and was widowed by 1890. Details of his marriage are not known, but by the time he was admitted to the National Home for Disabled Veterans at Bath, Steuben Co., NY his nearest relative's name was given as Jacob F. Bradt, a brother who lived in Cohoes, NY.
Military Service
| Residence: | Rensselaerville |
| Enlistment Date: | 7 September 1861 |
| Enlistment Place: | Kingston, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 80th Infantry |
| Company: | Company K |
| Wounded in Action on: | 30 Aug 1862 |
| Wounded at: | Manassas, VA |
| Re-enlisted as Veteran on: | 31 Dec 1863 |
| Muster Out Date: | 29 January 1866 |
| Muster Out Place: | Portsmouth, VA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 27 years. |
| Sources Used: 1890 Veterans Census; American Civil War Soldiers, Ancestry.com; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1905 |
Death
John died on December 28, 1901 at the U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Bath, Steuben Co., NY and was buried there. A headstone was provided by the government.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
The records provided by the National Home for Disabled Veterans indicate that John lost his left eye during the war and that his sight was very diminished in his right eye. He was also senile by the time of his admission on November 25, 1901. His residence subsequent to his discharge from the army was Rensselaerville, but he continued on with his life elsewhere and returned to Rensselaerville before he became gravely ill.
The 1890 Veterans Schedule for the Civil War. John’s name appears for Rensselaerville and he is number 13. The census names the wound suffered in the war and gives his current medical complaints 
Civil War Pension Index for John. It states the date his pension was started and on this particular card, gives the date of his death 
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, Bath, Steuben Co., NY
Additional Media
Sources
- ↑ Descendants of Albert and Arent Adnressen Bradt, Cynthia Brott Biasca, 1990 Higginson Book Company
