Ecker, Miner
Birth
Miner David Ecker[1] was born in Knox[2] 13 Mar. 1844[3], a son of David Ecker and Mary E. Saddlemire, and a brother to Jerome W. Ecker.
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox [2] |
| Parents Names: | David (Ecker) and Mary E. Saddlemire [2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 28 Aug 1862 |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00 |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Mustered in with Regiment on: | 19 Sep 1862 |
| Regiment: | 61st Infantry |
| Company: | Company I |
| Discharged for Disability on: | 31 Dec 1862 |
| Discharged at: | Washington, DC |
| Place of Death: | Knox, NY [2] |
| Place of Burial: | Berne, NY [2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18[4] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died 8 Aug. 1864 in Knox, and is buried in Beaverdam Cemetery in Berne.[2]
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Miner Ecker
Name: Miner Ecker
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Discharged
Separation Date: 31 Dec 1862
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 #:236;Roll #:1107.
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
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