Bouck, Hamilton B.
Birth
Hamilton B. Bouck was born in Middleburgh, Schoharie Co., NY in 1840, a son of George and Maria Loucks Bouck. His siblings were:
Marriage & Children
Hamilton Bouck married in Schoharie Co., NY at about 1869, Emily Van Kleeck who was born in 1843. They had the following known children:
- Friend Bouck
- Elmore Bouck
- Flora Bouck
- Mina Bouck
- Isaac Bouck
- Charles Bouck
- Viola Bouck
- Edith Bouck
- Alice Bouck
Military Service
| Residence: | Middleburgh,Schoharie Co., NY |
| Enlistment Date: | 5 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Middleburgh |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 134th Infantry |
| Company: | Company D |
| Promotion Date: | 22 Sept 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full musician |
| Promotion Date: | 1 May 1864 |
| Promotion Rank: | Chief bugler |
| Muster Out Date: | 10 June 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Bladensburg, MD. |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23 to serve 2 years. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com military databases |
Death
Hamilton B. Bouck died on July 14,1901[1] was buried in Knox Cemetery - Hamilton B. Bouck Co. D 143th Regt N. Y. Vol. 1840 - 1901
Obituary
Mr. Hamilton Bouck, our most respected and best loved citizen, passed peacefully away on Sunday morning, aged 61 yeare. Mr. Bouck bad been ill for upwards of four weeks. He leaves a widow, four sons and four daughters. The funeral was hold from the M. E. church on Tuesday at 11 o'clock. Interment in the Gallupville cemetery.
- Altamont Enterprise - July 19, 1901
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Hamilton Becker Bouck[2]
Name: Hamilton Becker Bouck
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1836
Birth Place: Middleburgh, Shoharie, New York
Father: George Bouck
Mother: Maria Loucks
Residence Place: New York
Enlistment Date: 6 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Middleburgh, Schoharie, New York
Regiment: 134th Infantry
Company: D
Rank: Miesian
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Hamilton B Bouck
Name: Hamilton B Bouck
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Middleburgh, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Middleburgh, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Transferred
Separation Date: 1 May 1864
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Hamilton Bouck
Name: Hamilton Bouck
Age: 23
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 10 Jun 1865
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Hamilton B Bouck[2]
Name: Hamilton B Bouck
Residence: Middleburg, New York
Age at enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Middleburg, New York
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full Musician on 22 Sep 1862.Enlisted in Company D, New York 134th Infantry Regiment on 05 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full Chief Bugler on 01 May 1864.Mustered out on 10 Jun 1865 at Bladensburg, MD.
Birth Date: abt 1839
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Hamiltin B. Bouck[2]
Name: Hamiltin B. Bouck
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 134 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 134th Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: D
Rank In: Musician
Rank In Expanded: Musician
Rank Out: Musician
Rank Out Expanded: Musician
Film Number: M551 roll 13
American Civil War Soldiers about Hamilton Bouck[2]
Name: Hamilton Bouck
Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Middleburg, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 5 August 1862 at the age of 23.
Enlisted in Company D, 134th Infantry Regiment New York on 5 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Musician on 22 Sep 1862.
Promoted to Full Chief Bugler (S) on 1 May 1864.
Mustered Out Company D, 134th Infantry Regiment New York on 10 Jun 1865 at Bladensburg, MD.
Sources: 14
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
134th NY Infantry
BOUCK, HAMILTON B. — Age, 23 years. Enlisted at Middleburg, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. D,
August 5, 1862; appointed musician, September 22, 1862; promoted chief bugler, May 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment,
June 10, 1865, near Bladensburg, Md.
Census Records
| 1850 United States Federal Census about Hamilton Bouck[2] Name: Hamilton Bouck |
1860 United States Federal Census about Hamelton Bouck[2] Name: Hamelton Bouck |
| 1870 United States Federal Census about Hamilton Bouck[2] Name: Hamilton Bouck |
1880 United States Federal Census about Hamilton Bouck[2] Name: Hamilton Bouck |
| 1900 United States Federal Census about Hamilton Bouck[2] Name: Hamilton Bouck |
Additional Media
Schoharie County Veterans.
Hamilton B. Bouck, Musician.
Middleburg — Blacksmith; married; age 21 ; enlisted as bugler, August 6, 1862 ; served with the regiment until after the battle of Gettysburg, then detailed as nurse in Field Hospital for three months ; rejoined his regiment at Lookout Valley, and served continuously until the surrender of Lee; suffered sunstroke on the march from Raleigh to Washington ; transferred to Richmond and by boat to Alexandria, and reached his regiment at Bladensbnrg, Md.; discharged June 10, 1S65 ; Gallupville, N. Y. ; blacksmith ; married. Children, Friend, Elmer, Minnie, Isaac, Charles.
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Hamilton B Bouck[2]
Name: Hamilton B Bouck
State Filed: New York
Widow: Emily Bouck
Roll Number: T288_43
(Service: Band & D 134th NY Inf.)
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