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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> | <!-- 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== | ==Marriage & Children== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:54, 24 August 2013
Birth
James H. Requa was born in about 1838 in Westerlo, Albany County, NY.[1]
James Requa was born in Westerlo on December 22, 1839, a son of William Requa and Jane Hyndman [2]
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.[1]
Military Service
| Enlistment Date: | 19 Nov 1861[3] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY[3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[3] |
| State Served: | New York[3] |
| Regiment: | 91st Infantry[3] |
| Company: | Company D[3] |
| Deserted on: | prior to 20 Dec 1861[3] |
| Deserted at: | Albany, NY[3] |
| Residence: | Westerlo[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Westerlo, NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 22 Dec 1839[2] |
| Names of Parents: | William (Requa) and Jane Hyndman[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 8 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo, New York [2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | Company K[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 18 Aug 1862[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 22 Jul 1863[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 15 Oct 1863 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Quartermaster Sergeant[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 27 Jul 1864 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full 2nd Lieutenant[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 8 Dec 1864[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full 1st Lieutenant[1] |
| Captured on: | 25 Aug 1864[1] |
| Captured at: | Reams Station, VA[1] |
| Imprisoned at: | Libby, Salsbury and Danville prisons[2] |
| Paroled on: | 22 Feb 1865[1][2] |
| Muster Out Date: | 15 May 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24[4] "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."[2] |
| 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
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
Civil War Pension Index
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.
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, Roster of 91st Infantry
- ↑ Ancestry Military Databases
