Stafford, Isaac

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Isaac was born in Knox at about 1835, a son of Aaron Stafford and Elizabeth Pier. Aaron was the son of John Sweet Stafford (1767 – 1826) and Sarah Sally Doty (1769 – 1837). His siblings were:

• Aaron Lindon Jr. Stafford (1842 – )
• David N Stafford (1844 – 1910)
• Charles Stafford (1848 – )
• Elnathan Stafford (1850 – )
• Ormand Stafford (1856 – )
• Dayton Stafford (1858 – )
• Franklin Charles Stafford (1863 – )
• Elias Stafford (1865 – )

Marriage & Children

He married Catherine ______ at about 1858 and had a daughter, Mary Stafford.

Military Service

43rd Infantry Battle Flag

Residence:	Duanesburgh, NY
Enlistment Date:	30 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place:	Guilderland, NY
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Mustered in with Regiment:	14 Sep 1862
Regiment:	43rd Infantry
Company:	Company H
Wounded in Action at:	Fredericksburg, VA
Wounded in Action on:	13 Dec 1862
Died from wounds:	30 Dec 1862
Place of Death:	Georgetown, Washington, DC

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 26

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1850 Census, Knox, Albany Co., NY; 1860 census, Duanesburgh, Schenectady, NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, regimental rosters.

Death

Died from wounds Company H, 43rd Infantry Regiment New York on 30 Dec 1862 at Georgetown, DC. His widow, Catherine, received a pension on June 17, 1863

U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Isaac Stafford
Name: Isaac Stafford
Service Info.: PVT H 43 NY INF
Death Date: 30 Dec 1862
Cemetery: Soldiers Home National Cemetery
Buried At: Site 1974

Additional Research Notes

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - Isaac Stafford - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Isaac Stafford
Name: Isaac Stafford
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Guilderland Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 30 Dec 1862

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Isaac Stafford
Name: Isaac Stafford
Age at enlistment: 26
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Guilderland, NY
State Served: New York
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, New York 43rd Infantry Regiment on 14 Sep 1862.
Mustered out on 30 Dec 1862 at Georgetown, DC.
Birth Date: abt 1836
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Roll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the Union
The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War

Civil War Record Summaries

American Civil War Soldiers about Isaac Stafford
Name: Isaac Stafford
Enlistment Date: 30 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Guilderland, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 30 August 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company H, 43rd Infantry Regiment New York on 14 Sep 1862.
Died from wounds Company H, 43rd Infantry Regiment New York on 30 Dec 1862 at Georgetown, DC.
Sources: 14,43,60

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

43rd NY Infantry
STAFFORD, ISAAC Age, 26 years. Enlisted, August 30, 1862, at Guilderland, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H, September 14, 1862; wounded in action, December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Ya.; died of wounds, December 30, 1862, at Georgetown, D. C.

Heroes of Albany

Died, not i Heroes

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Isaac Stafford Name: Isaac Stafford Age: 15 Birth Year: abt 1835 Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 33 Household Members: Name Age Aaron Stafford 40 Elizabeth Stafford 30 Isaac Stafford 15 David Stafford 6 Aaron Stafford 4 Charles Stafford 2 Elnathan Stafford 1

1860 United States Federal Census about Isaac Stafford Name: Isaac Stafford Age in 1860: 25 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Duanesburg, Schenectady, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Glenville Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Isaac Stafford 25 Catharine Stafford 23 Mary L Stafford 4/12 Jonithan H Paterson 34

Additional Media

U.S., Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 about Isaac Stafford
Name: Isaac Stafford
Death Date: 30 Dec 1862
Cemetery Ledger: Soldier's Home
Burial Place: Washington, DC
Age at Death: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836

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  Civil War Pension Index

Sources