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Hiram died from wounds on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, Virgina and was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell , VA, Section D Site 928 on 26 Jun 1864.  After his death, his wife Laura filed for his Civil War pension; unfortunately the date of that filing is illegible.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com</ref>  She was recorded as his widow in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY</ref>  
 
Hiram died from wounds on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, Virgina and was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell , VA, Section D Site 928 on 26 Jun 1864.  After his death, his wife Laura filed for his Civil War pension; unfortunately the date of that filing is illegible.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com</ref>  She was recorded as his widow in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY</ref>  
  
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'''New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Hiram Wilday<br>'''
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Name: Hiram Wilday<br>
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Age: 45<br>
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Birth Year: abt 1817<br>
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Birth Place: Berne, New York<br>
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Enlistment Year: 1862<br>
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Enlistment Location: Berne, New York<br>
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Muster Year: 1862<br>
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Separation Details: Died<br>
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Separation Date: 24 Jun 1864<br>
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Revision as of 15:41, 20 March 2013

Birth

Hiram Wilday was born in 1817 in Berne, Albany County, NY to Peter Wilday (B. Sept 7, 1773, D. unk) and his wife Nancy Wilday (B. 1785, D. unk).[1][2] He was one of four children and had an older half brother.[1]

Marriage

On October 15, 1849 in Berne, Hiram married Laura Lany Like (B. 1833, D. after 1890) whose parents are unknown.[1][3]

They had the following children:

Occupation

Hiram was a farmer.[3][2]


Military Service

Residence: Berne, New York[2]
Date of Birth: 1817[2]
Names of Parents: Peter (Wilday) and Nancy[2]
Marital Status: Married[2]
Occupation: Farmer[2]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[2]
Bounty Received: $100.00[2]
Enlistment Place: Berne[2]
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug. 1862
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry Regiment New York[4][5][6]
Company: Company I[4][5][6]
Wounded in Action on: 24 June 1864[2] or 22 June 1864[6]
Wounded at: Petersburg, VA[2]
Died from Injuries: 24 Jun 1864[7] or June 25, 1864[6][2] of wounds
Death Place: City Point, VA
Place of Burial: City Point, VA[2]
Additional Remarks: "Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there"[2] He was wounded in the right shoulder, in Battle of Petersburg, June 22, 1864.
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY; Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com

Life

In 1860 Hiram was working as a farmer and living in Berne with his wife and young family.[3] He did not own any property.[3]

Death

Hiram died from wounds on 24 Jun 1864 at City Point, Virgina and was buried at City Point National Cemetery, Hopewell , VA, Section D Site 928 on 26 Jun 1864. After his death, his wife Laura filed for his Civil War pension; unfortunately the date of that filing is illegible.[4] She was recorded as his widow in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Schoharie, Schoharie County, NY.[5]

Additional Research Notes

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

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900[8]

Berne - Hiram Wilday - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Hiram Wilday
 Name: Hiram Wilday
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1817
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Berne, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 24 Jun 1864

Civil War Record Summaries

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

1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Heroes of Albany

Carnival of Blood

Census Records

Heroes of Albany

HIRAM WILLDAY, of Bern, enlisted in Company I, Sixty-first Regiment, September, 1862. He was wounded in the right shoulder, in front of Petersburg, June 22, 1864. Died at City Point, June 25, 1864, and was buried there.

Additional Media

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

Wounded in right Shoulder in front of Petersburgh June 24th died at City Point June 25th 1864 and buried there


  • Hiram Wilday Letter Home - April 25, 1863 - Page 1
  • Hiram Wilday Letter Home - April 25, 1863 - Page 1
  • Letter announcing the death of Hiram Wilday - June 26, 1864 - Page 1
  • Letter announcing the death of Hiram Wilday - June 26, 1864 - Page 2

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Bernehistory.org
  2. ↑ 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 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Civil War Pension Index, Ancestry.com
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 1890 US Veterans Census, Schoharie, Schoharie Co, NY
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com
  8. ↑ www.Ancestry.com
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