Haswell, Arthur

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Arthur was born in Knox on June 14, 1838, a son of Joseph Haswell and Frances Freligh.

Military Service

Residence:	Knox
Place of Birth:	Knox
Date of Birth:	14 June 1838
Names of Parents:	Joseph (Haswell) and Frances Freligh
Marital Status:	Single
Occupation:	Farmer
Term of Enlistment:	9 months
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Date:	21 Nov 1862 or 22 Oct 1862
Mustered in with Regiment:	18 Nov 1862
Enlistment Place:	Albany, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	177th Infantry
Company:	Company B
Died of Disease on:	21 Apr 1863
Place of Death:	Bonnet Carre, LA
Place of Burial:	Albany Rural Cemetery

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24 "After being in service six months died at Bonnet Carrie La. Remains buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery."

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1850 census, Knox, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Mustered November 18, 1862 after serving six months, died of disease on at Bonnet Carre, LA La. 21 Apr. 1863.

U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Death Date: 20 Apr 1863
Death Place: Regimental Hospital
Enlistment State: New York
Rank: Private
Company: B
Regiment: 177 Inf
Box Number: 36

Burial

Arthur Haswell was originally buried at Parade Burial Ground in Louisanna. His was one of the 35 bodies that were retrieved in December of 1863 by Captain Morgan L. Filkins and brought home for burial. He was then buried in Albany Rural Cemetery, Albany, NY in lot #34, section 7, a plot owned by Mrs. Anna Freligh.

Additional Research Notes

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1838
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Father: Joseph Haswell
Mother: Frances Freligh
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 22 Oct 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 177th Regiment
Company: B
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - Arthur Haswell - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Arthur Hawell
Name: Arthur Hawell
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 21 Apr 1863

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Residence: Albany, New York
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 2 Oct 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company B, New York 177th Infantry Regiment on 21 Nov 1862.Mustered out on 21 Apr 1863 at Bonnet Carre, LA.
Birth Date: abt 1838
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 177 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 177th Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: B
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 61

American Civil War Soldiers about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Enlistment Date: 22 Oct 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 22 October 1862 at the age of 24.
Enlisted in Company B, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Nov 1862.
Died of disease Company B, 177th Infantry Regiment New York on 21 Apr 1863 at Bonnet Carre, LA.
Sources: 14

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

177th NY Infantry
HASWELL , ARTHUR — Age, 24 years. Enlisted, October 22, 1862, at Albany, to serve nine months; mustered in as private, Co. B, November 21, 1862; died of diphtheria, April 21, 1863, at Bonnet Carre, La.

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Knox - Arthur Haswell, private, 177th Regiment, Company B; enlisted October 22, 1862; mustered November 18, 1862; after serving six months, died at Bonnet Carre, La.; buried in Rural Cemetery, Albany.

Heroes of Albany

• Heroes of Albany - Arthur Haswell

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Arthur Haswell Name: Arthur Haswell Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1838 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 223 Household Members: Name Age Joseph Haswell 58 Frances Haswell 48 Mary Haswell 22 Michael Haswell 18 Elizabeth Haswell 16 Catharine Haswell 14 Arthur Haswell 12 Robert Haswell 10 Gertrude Haswell 4

1860 United States Federal Census about Arthur Haswell Name: Arthur Haswell Age in 1860: 21 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Post Office: West Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Joseph A Haswell 68 Francis Haswell 57 Mary Haswell 31 Michael H Haswell 25 Elizabeth R Haswell 23 Catharine Haswell 22 Arthur Haswell 21

Additional Media

21 April, Tuesday - Regimental dress parade, with short Battalion drills after parade. The paymaster went up the river to pay Co. A. and Captain Read’s cavalry (3rd MA) at Humprey’s. Company drills at 4 o’clock. Arthur Haswell of Co. B was buried this afternoon. He was formerly a resident of Knox.

177th Regiment Infantry "10th New York National Guard" In the Civil War

Menands, New York, Albany Rural Cemetery Burial Cards, 1791-2011 about Arthur Haswell
Name: Arthur Haswell
Birth Date: abt 1839
Death Date: 21 Apr 1863
Age at Death: 24
Section number of burial: 7
Lot number of burial: 34

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  Arthur Hawell Burial Card

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