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| − | |Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.<ref name="Ancestry"/>"Was in the Battles of Ponchtula([[h:Ponchatoula|Ponchatoula]]) and [[h:Port Hudson|Port Hudson]] Discharged Sept 10, 1863"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> | + | |Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.<ref name="Ancestry"/>"Was in the Battles of Ponchtula ([[h:Ponchatoula|Ponchatoula]]) and [[h:Port Hudson|Port Hudson]] Discharged Sept 10, 1863"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> |
(June 2, 1865)Undergoing sentencing of Court Marshall<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | (June 2, 1865)Undergoing sentencing of Court Marshall<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 21 October 2012
Birth
William was born in Berne at about 1843 a son of William Brate and Angeline Smith. He was a brother to George and Delinton Brate, both of whom also served in the Civil War.
Marriage & Children
At about 1867, he married Laura A.____ who was born in May of 1848 and they had 11 children, 6 of whom were still living in 1900. [1] The names of the known children are:
- Mary Brate born at about 1868[2]
- Esther Brate born at about 1870[3]
- Fannie Brate born in February of 1883 [1]
- William Brate, Jr. born in June of 1884[1]
Military Service
| Name: | William Brate |
| Residence: | Westerlo[4] |
| Names of Parents: | William (Brate) and Angeline Smith [4] |
| Marital Status: | Single[4] |
| Occupation: | Laborer[4] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 9 months[4] |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[4] |
| Enlistment Date: | 18 Oct 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo, New York[5] or Albany, NY[4] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 177th Infantry |
| Company: | Company H |
| Muster Out Date: | 10 Sep 1863 |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, New York |
| Re-enlisted on: | 31 Dec 1863 |
| Re-enlisted at: | Ephratah, NY |
| Rank: | Private |
| Enlistment term: | 3 years |
| Regiment: | 13th Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company E |
| Transferred to: | 6th Heavy Artillery |
| Transferred on: | 18 July 1865 |
| Deserted: | 31 July 1865 |
| Deserted at: | Portsmouth, VA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[5]"Was in the Battles of Ponchtula (Ponchatoula) and Port Hudson Discharged Sept 10, 1863"[4]
(June 2, 1865)Undergoing sentencing of Court Marshall[6] Born in Berne, Age 19, Laborer, Gray eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5'4" tall.[6] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY;Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York for the year 1905. |
His Life
Shortly after serving in the Civil War, William married and removed to Northumberland, Saratoga County, NY . He worked for the railroad in his younger years and later became a livery teamster. He and his family were members of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Gansevoort. [7]
Death
William died on November 13, 1916[7]. He was buried at the Gansevoort Cemetery, Gansevoort, Saratoga Co., NY
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1900 Census, Northumberland, Saratoga Co., NY
- ↑ 1870 Census, Northumberland, Saratoga Co., NY
- ↑ 1880 Census, Northumberland, Saratoga Co., NY
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Records of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Gansevoort
