Pitcher, Amos

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Amos Pitcher was born in Knox on May 14, 1841, a son of George Pitcher and Maria Lampman

Marriage & Children

Amos doesn’t appear to have married

Military Service

Name:	Amos Pitcher
Residence:	Knox
Enlistment Date:	31 Aug 1864
Enlistment Place:	Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	9th Heavy Artillery
Company:	Company A
Died of Disease on:	21 April 1865
Place of Death:	Post Hospital, Martinsburg, VA

Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24 years to serve one year.

Sources Used: 1850, 1860 & 1865 census for Knox, NY, Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York, Regimental Rosters, Berne History

Death

Died on April 21, 1865 at the Post Hospital in Martinsburg, VA.

U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 about Amos Pitcher
Name: Amos Pitcher
Death Date: 21 Apr 1865
Death Place: P H Martinsburg, Virginia
Enlistment State: New York
Rank: Private
Company: A
Regiment: 9 H Arty
Box Number: 38

Additional Research Notes

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

Knox - Amos Pitcher - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Amas Pitcher
Name: Amas Pitcher
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 21 Apr 1865

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Amas Pitcher
Name: Amas Pitcher
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, New York 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 31 Aug 1864.
Mustered out on 21 Apr 1865 at Martinsburg, WV.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Amos Pitcher Name: Amos Pitcher Age: 6 Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: New York Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 23 Household Members: Name Age George Pitcher 30 Sophia Pitcher 35 Elmira Pitcher 8 Amos Pitcher 6 James Pitcher 5

1860 United States Federal Census about Amos Pitcher Name: Amos Pitcher Age in 1860: 17 Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Knox Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age George Pitcher 43 Sophia Pitcher 37 Almira Pitcher 19 Amos Pitcher 17 Minor Pitcher 11 Susannah Pitcher 7 Arthur Pitcher 4 Zdock Pitcher 2

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