Shufeldt, Franklin
Birth
Franklin was born in Knox at about 1846, a son of Alexander Shufeldt and Amanda[1] Crary.[2] He was a brother to Edward and Sidney Shufeldt, who also served in the Civil War.
Marriage & Children
On August 19, 1869, at the First Lutheran Church in Albany, he married Eliza J. Buckbee who was born at about 1848 and had the following known children: [3]
Eliza died at about 1883 and Franklin married secondly, Margaret J. Burn at about 1884. They had one son, Richard B. Shufeldt. [4]
Occupation
After his marriage he was a railroad engineer
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox, NY[5] |
| Place of Birth: | Knox[5] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[5] |
| Enlistment Date: | 23 Nov 1861[6] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York [6] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 11th Light Artillery[6] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 Jan 1865[6] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal [6] |
| Muster Out Date: | 13 Jun 1865 [6] |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, NY [6] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[6] “Reenlisted Jan 23rd 1864-Discharged June 13th 1865. Engagements: Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancelorville, Gettysburg, Mine Run, Spottsylvania, North Anna, Coal Harbor, Tolopotomy, Petersburg, 1st & 2nd Deep Bottom, Surrender of Lee’s Army.”[5] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Franklin died in 1906.[7] Franklin’s widow, Margaret, received her pension on September 29, 1906.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Franklin Shufeldt appears on the 1890 Veterans census for the city of Albany.
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Franklin Shufeldt
Name: Franklin Shufeldt
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Berne, New York
Enlistment Year: 1861
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1861
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 13 Jun 1865
Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1154;Roll #:811.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Formal name: Complete Record Relating to Officers, Soldiers, and Seamen Composing the Quotas of Troops Furnished to the United States..in the War of the Rebellion The registers provide military service data and personal biographical information regarding the men furnished by each town or city during the Civil War.
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Census, Knox, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 1880 Census, City of Albany, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 1900 Census, City of Albany, Albany Co., NY
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 Ancestry Military Databases
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
