Damon, Andrew J.
Birth
Andrew Jackson Damon was born at about 1830 in Pomphret, Vermont or Pomfret, VT.
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
Andrew Damon died of disease (of scorbutus), October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Service Info.: PVT K 7 NY ART
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Historical Site
Cemetery Address: Route 1, Box 800 Andersonville, GA 31711
Buried At: Section H Site 10741
Pvt Andrew J Damon[1]
Birth: unknown
Death: Oct. 11, 1864
Inscription: Co. "K", 7th N.Y.H.A.
Note: A 33 year old laborer at the time of enlistment on 8/2/62. He was captured at Cold Harbor, Va. 6'3'64, and later died of scurvy at Andersonville prison.
Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville (Sumter County), Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Plot: site 10741
Created by: Tony cossean
Record added: Dec 21, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 32323837
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Civil War Pension Index
- AndrewJ-Damon.jpg
Widow's pension
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 and Jackson Damon[1]
Name: and Jackson Damon
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Company: K
Rank: Private
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Andrew Damon[1]
Name: Andrew Damon
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Wright, Schoharie, New York
Regiment: 113th New York Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
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
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Residence: Knox, New York
Occupation: Laborer
Age at enlistment: 33
Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 11 Oct 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Birth Date: abt 1829
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-GeneralRoll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the UnionCarnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Andrew J. Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J. Damon
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N.Y. Heavy Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: K
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 33
American Civil War Soldiers about Andrew Damon[1]
Name: Andrew Damon
Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Enlisted in Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1862.
Died of disease as a POW Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 11 Oct 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Sources: 14,43
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
7th NY Heavy Artillery
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.
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Knox - Andrew Jackson Damon, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K.
Heroes of Albany
Died, but not listed.
Carnival of Blood
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.
Census Records
1860 United States Federal Census about Jackson Damon[1]
Name: Jackson Damon
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: West
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jackson Damon 30
Catharine Damon 27
Sidney Damon 5
Additional Media
Andersonville Prisoners of War about Andrew J. Damon[1]
Surname: Andrew J. Damon
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: K
Regiment: 7
State: NY
Arm of Service: ARTILLERY
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cause of Death: SCORBUTUS
Remarks: A. J. DAMON [2]; J. B. DAMON [3]
Reference: p 33 [3]; p 82 [56]
Location of Capture: GAINES MILL, VA
Date of Capture: 13 Jun 1864
Page: 326
More Information: NO
Code: 20741
Grave: 10741
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Widow: Catherine Damon
Roll Number: T288_109
(Service: K 7th NY H Art)
U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Burial Location: Andersonville, Georgia
Andersonville Prison Burial Record Andrew J Damon
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
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