Wilsey, Munson

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Birth

Munson Wilsey was born in Schoharie County, NY in about 1839.[1] He had brothers named Martin Wilsey and Theodore R. Wilsey.[1] His surname has also been spelled Wilsie.[1]

Marriage & Children

Occupation

Munson worked as a farmer before he served in the Civil War.[1]


Military Service

Residence:
Enlistment Date: 13 Aug 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1]
Company: Company F[1]
Promotion Date: 13 Feb 1863[1]
Promotion Rank: Full Corporal[1]
Promotion Date: 28 May 1865
Promotion Rank: Full Sergeant
Muster Out Date: 16 Jun 1865[1]
Muster Out Place: Baltimore, MD
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 27.[1] Aka Wilsie. His two brothers Martin Wilsey and Theodore R. Wilsey also served in Company F of the 7th HA Regt and they all survived the war.[1]
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year of 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998.

Death

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Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998