Damon, Andrew J.
Birth
Andrew Jackson Damon was born at about 1830 in Pomphret, Vermont.
Marriage & Children
He married about 1853, Catherine ______, who was born at about 1832. They had one son, Sidney Damon, who was born in Knox at about 1855.
Military Service
| Name: | Andrew J. Damon |
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 2 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K |
| Captured at: | Gaines Mills, VA |
| Captured on: | 13 Jun 1864 |
| Imprisoned at: | Andersonville, GA |
| Died of Disease on: | 11 Oct 1864 |
| Place of Death: | Andersonville, GA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 33. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and Andersonville Prisoners of War; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; 1865 census, Town of Knox, Albany Co., NY. |
Death
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Andrew J Damon
Name: Andrew J Damon
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birth Place: Pomphret, Vermont
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 11 Oct 1864
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 #:1087;Roll #:744.
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.
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
DAMON , ANDREW J. — Age, 33 years. Enlisted, August 2, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K, Seventh Artillery (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; captured at Gaines Mills, Va., June 13, 1864; died of disease, October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery
DAMON, ANDREW J. - Born: Pomfret, VT. Age: 33. Occupation: laborer, Enlisted, August 2, 1862, as private in Co. K; captured, June 13, 1864, at Cold Harbor; died of scorbutus, October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 10741.
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