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Richmond died on October 28, 1898 at Colorado Springs, CO. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery there<ref name="Headstones for Military Veterans"> "United States, Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, 1925-1941." Index and images. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : accessed 2013.</ref> The Civil War Pension card indicates that he died on September 28, 1898. He was survived by his wife. | Richmond died on October 28, 1898 at Colorado Springs, CO. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery there<ref name="Headstones for Military Veterans"> "United States, Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, 1925-1941." Index and images. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : accessed 2013.</ref> The Civil War Pension card indicates that he died on September 28, 1898. He was survived by his wife. | ||
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| + | “RICHMOND FINCH b: ABT 1837 in KNOX, ALBANY CO. NY | ||
| + | Richmond Finch had apparently been estranged from his family for several years prior to the war, having been completely separated from them since April, 1858. In August, 1861, he mustered in with the rank of Sergeant in the 3rd New York Cavalry, and later, in November, 1863, accepted a commission in the 15th New York Cavalry. During his service, Richmond was posted in Washington, N.C., during the Confederate siege of that city, and saw action under Sigel and Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, and under Sheridan during the campaigns of 1864 and 1865. Richmond was an avid, apparently fearless soldier and was as aggressive as he was successful in pursuing a military career, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. After the war, Richmond operated a business in New Berne, N.C., for two years.” <ref name="Thirza Finch diary"> Thirza Finch Diary and Copybook, 1858-1870, Manuscripts Division William L. Clements Library University of Michigan, James S. Schoff Civil War Collection</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:21, 29 April 2013
Birth
Richmond Finch was born in Knox at about 1837, a son of John Finch and Nancy Wood. “In the early 1850's, Thirza Finch, her father and eight siblings moved from Knox, N.Y., to a farm in Maple Valley, Prince William County, Va.” [1]
Marriage & Children
At about 1870 Richmond married Caroline Smith who was born at about 1841 in New York. They had no known children.
After the Civil War, Richmond and Caroline went to North Carolina and by 1880 had removed to Colorado.
Military Service
| Residence: | New York |
| Enlistment Date: | August 1, 1861[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Syracuse, NY [2] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Sergeant [2] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 3rd Cavalry [2] |
| Company: | Company I[2] |
| Promotion Date: | August 23, 1862 [2] |
| Promotion Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant[2] |
| Discharged: | December 19, 1863 [2] |
| Commissioned: | December 19, 1863[2] |
| Promotion Rank: | Quartermaster Sergeant[2] |
| Promotion Rank: | 2nd Lieutenant[2] |
| Regiment: | 15th Cavalry[2] |
| Company: | Company I[2] |
| Muster Out Date: | March 22, 1865[2] |
| Muster Out Place: | Harper’s Ferry, VA[2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24 for a term of 3 years |
| Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, regimental rosters |
Death
Richmond died on October 28, 1898 at Colorado Springs, CO. He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery there[3] The Civil War Pension card indicates that he died on September 28, 1898. He was survived by his wife.
Gravestone marker for Richmond Finch
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Civil War Record Summaries
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Heroes of Albany
Carnival of Blood
Census Records
Additional Media
“RICHMOND FINCH b: ABT 1837 in KNOX, ALBANY CO. NY Richmond Finch had apparently been estranged from his family for several years prior to the war, having been completely separated from them since April, 1858. In August, 1861, he mustered in with the rank of Sergeant in the 3rd New York Cavalry, and later, in November, 1863, accepted a commission in the 15th New York Cavalry. During his service, Richmond was posted in Washington, N.C., during the Confederate siege of that city, and saw action under Sigel and Hunter in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, and under Sheridan during the campaigns of 1864 and 1865. Richmond was an avid, apparently fearless soldier and was as aggressive as he was successful in pursuing a military career, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. After the war, Richmond operated a business in New Berne, N.C., for two years.” [1]
Civil War Pension Index 
Index for Civil War headstone marker
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thirza Finch Diary and Copybook, 1858-1870, Manuscripts Division William L. Clements Library University of Michigan, James S. Schoff Civil War Collection
- ↑ 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 2.13 2.14 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
- ↑ "United States, Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, 1925-1941." Index and images. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : accessed 2013.
