Shufeldt, Edward
Birth
Edward Shufeldt was born in Knox at about 1842, a son of Alexander Shufeldt and Amanda Crary.[1]
Marriage & Children
He never married
Occupation
Edward was a carpenter.
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Knox, NY [2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 22 July 1863 |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company C |
| Transferred on: | 10 Dec 1863 |
| Transferred to: | Company K |
| Arrested as Deserter on: | 29 April 1864 |
| Transferred to: | 1st Iowa Calvary |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 22.[3] "Died in service Remains buried at Cairo"[4] |
| Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Edward died in Iowa between 1900 and 1910.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery
SHUFELDT, EDWARD - Age 23; transferred, April 29, 1864
It appears that there is a lot of misinformation about Edward's military record. He did not die in service with the Iowa 1st Calvary as reported on the register of the Town Clerk or the abstract.
Iowa
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Age at enlistment: 20
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 1st Cavalry Regiment on 12 Oct 1861.
Mustered out on 20 Sep 1862 at Clinton, MO.
Birth Date: abt 1841
New York
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Age at enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 26 Mar 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: New York City, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, New York 4th Cavalry Regiment on 26 Mar 1863.
Mustered out on 05 Apr 1863 at Potomac Creek, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1863
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment New York.
Enlisted as a Private on 22 July 1863 at the age of 22.
Enlisted in Company C, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 22 Jul 1863.
Pension Index
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 bout Edward Shufeldt
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Separation Details: Transferred
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 #:1092;Roll #:749.
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
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Edward Shufelt
Name: Edward Shufelt
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Rank: Private
Marital Status: Married
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
SHUFELDT, EDWARD — Age, 22 years. Enlisted, July 22, 1863, at Albany; mustered in as private, Co. C, July 22, 1863, to serve three years; transferred to Co. K, December 10,1863; arrested by provost-marshal, April 29, 1864, and transferred to First Iowa Cavalry as a deserter; prior service, Co. H, Eighteenth New York Infantry.
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