Reinhart, Addison

Berne during the Civil War
Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Addison Reinhart, the son of Peter Reinhart (B. May 22, 1802, D. April 9, 1872) and Mary Ann Havens (B. abt 1817, D. after 1880), was born November 25, 1844 in Berne, Albany Co, NY.

Marriage & Children

On December 31, 1873, Addison married Ida Hiltsley (B. abt 1857, D. Dec 17, 1922) at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Berne. She was the daughter of John Jost Hiltsley and his wife Dorothy Ann.

Addison and Ida had a daughter Senora Reinhart who was born May 27, 1875 after Addison's death.

Occupation

Before he served during the Civil War, Addison worked as a laborer.

Military Service

Name:	Addison Reinhart
Residence:	Knox, NY
Place of Birth:	Berne, NY
Date of Birth:	25 Nov 1844
Names of Parents:	Peter (Reinhart) and Mary A. Havens
Marital Status:	Single
Occupation:	Farmer
Enlistment Date:	1 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place:	Knox, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company:	Company K
Captured Place:	Petersburg, VA
Captured Date:	16 June 1864
Imprisoned at:	Andersonville, GA
Paroled Date:	28 April 1865
Imprisoned at:	Jacksonville, FL
Paroled at:	Jacksonville, FL
Muster Out Date:	26 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place:	Annapolis, MD

Additional Remarks: Addison enlisted at the age of 18. He was captured June 16, 1864 at Petersburg, Va. He was imprisoned at Andersonville prison and Jacksonville, Florida.

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York For the Year 1897; Andersonville Prisoners of War at Ancestry.com; 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

Knox Cemetery - Addison Rhinehart Co. K 7th N. Y. Art. Died Nov 2 1874 age 29 years 11 months

Like many of the other Andersonville prisoners, Addison Reinhart died at a young age. He died less than a decade after his release on November 2, 1874 in Knox, Albany County, NY. After his death, his wife Ida married Jay Schoonmaker (B. 1859, D. June 14, 1944). Ida died on December 17, 1922.

Knox Cemetery - Addison Rhinehart Co. K 7th N. Y. Art. Died Nov 2 1874 age 29 years 11 months

Additional Media

Berne - Addison Reinhart - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Addison Reinhart
Name: Addison Reinhart
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 26 Jun 1865

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1091;Roll #:748.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897

REINHART, ADDISON — Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 1, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; eaptured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; paroled, April 28,1865, at Jacksonville, Fla.; mustered out, June 26, 1865, at Annapolis, Md.

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