Bradt, John W.

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Birth

John was born in Middleburg, Schoharie County on September 20, 1826, a son of Andrew Bradt and Betsey McCulloch.[1] He used the name Bill in non-legal documents.

Marriage & Children

John married sometime after 1880 when he was listed as single in the census and was widowed by November of 1901 where his admission papers list him as widowed. He was more than 50 years old in 1880, and it isn't likely that he had children.

Military Service

Residence: Rensselaerville
Enlistment Date: 7 September 1861
Enlistment Place: Kingston, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 80th Infantry
Company: Company K
Wounded in Action on: 30 Aug 1862
Wounded at: Manassas, VA
Re-enlisted as Veteran on: 31 Dec 1863
Muster Out Date: 29 January 1866
Muster Out Place: Portsmouth, VA
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 27 years.
Sources Used: 1890 Veterans Census; American Civil War Soldiers, Ancestry.com; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1905

Death

John died on December 28, 1901 at the U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Bath, Steuben Co., NY and was buried there. A headstone was provided by the government.

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

The records provided by the National Home for Disabled Veterans indicate that John lost his left eye during the war and that his sight was very diminished in his right eye. He was also senile by the time of his admission on November 25, 1901. His residence subsequent to his discharge from the army was Rensselaerville, but he continued on with his life elsewhere and returned to Rensselaerville before he became gravely ill.

Additional Media

Sources

  1. Descendants of Albert and Arent Adnressen Bradt, Cynthia Brott Biasca, 1990 Higginson Book Company