Sant, Leonard C.
Birth
Leonard C. Sant was born in Knox (or Sterling, Cayuga Co., NY) at about 1828, the son of Christain Sant. His brother was:
- John M. Sant
Marriage & Children
He married Julia A. Hersay at about 1867 and had the following known children:
- Charles H. Sant
- Minerva Sant
- Ellie Sant
Military Service
| Enlistment Date: | 2 March 1863 |
| Enlistment Place: | Fair Haven, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 9th Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company G |
| Promotion Date: | not stated |
| Promotion Rank: | Corporal |
| Wounded in action Date: | not stated |
| Place wounded: | not stated |
| Muster Out Date: | 19 June 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Judiciary Square Hospital, Washington, DC |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 35 to serve 3 years. He received a gunshot wound to his leg, the bullet was not removed and it caused blood poisoning that eventually ended his life. |
| Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, regimental rosters, Ancestry.com military databases, Fold3.com Civil War Pension index. |
Death
Leonard died on August 10, 1886 and is buried at Springbrook Cemetery, Sterling, Cayuga Co., NY. Julia died in 1910 and is buried beside him.
Obituary
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 Leonard C Sant[1]
Name: Leonard C Sant
Birth Place: Sterling
Father: Christian Sant
Residence Place: Auburn
Enlistment Date: 2 Mar 1863
Enlistment Location: Sterling, Cayuga, New York
Regiment: 138th Infantry
Company: G
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Leonard C Sant
Name: Leonard C Sant
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1828
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1863
Enlistment Location: Fair Haven, New York
Muster Year: 1863
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 19 Jun 1865
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Leonard C. Sant[1]
Name: Leonard C. Sant
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 9 N.Y.H. Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 9th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: G
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Corporal
Rank Out Expanded: Corporal
Film Number: M551 roll 122
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
Can't locate.
1890 Veterans Schedules for Sterling, Cayuga Co.
1890 Veterans Schedules about Leonard C Sant[1]
Veteran's Name: Leonard C Sant
Relative's Name: Julia Sant
Relationship to veteran: Widow
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Sterling, Cayuga, New York
Year enlisted: 1863
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Corporal
Julia, widow of Sant, Leonard C. - Corporal, Comapany G, 9th NY Heavy Artillery, Enlisted March 2, 1863, Discharged June 19, 1965, Served 2 years, 3 months, 17 days - Post-office Address: Fair Haven, NY - Gunshot wound in leg - Died from poison of bullet.
Census Records
Selected U.S. Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 about Leonard C Sant[1]
Name: Leonard C Sant
Location: Sterling, Cayuga, New York
Enumeration Date: 1 Jun 1880
Schedule Type: Agriculture
OS Page: 1
Line Number: 07
1850 United States Federal Census about John Sant[1]
Name: John Sant
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Sterling, Cayuga, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Christian Sant 52
Sarah Sant 51
Peter Sant 20
John Sant 11
Ellen Sant 9
(Note: In the Town Clerks Register, Leornard C. Sant is signed in just below John M. Sant with the same parents, same residence, same birth place, but he does not appear in the 1850 census with his brother.
Additional Media
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Leonard C Sant[1]
Name: Leonard C Sant
State Filed: New York
Widow: Julia Sant
Roll Number: T288_412
(Service: G 9 N.Y.H.A.)
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