Van Wie, Erastus
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Birth
Erastus Van Wie was the son of Andrew Van Wie II and Harriet Lanphar.[1] He had an older brother George Van Wie who was born January 12, 1844 in Rensselaerville.[2] Erastus was born in January of 1846.
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Rensselaerville[3] |
| Place of Birth: | Rensselaerville, NY[3] |
| Date of Birth: | January 1846[3] |
| Names of Parents: | Andrew H. (Van Wie) and Harriet Lamphier[3] |
| Marital Status: | Single[3] |
| Occupation: | Wagon Maker[3] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[3] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[3] |
| Enlistment Date: | 1 Aug 1862[4] |
| Enlistment Place: | Rensselaerville[4] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[4] |
| Company: | Company K |
| Deserted on: | 15 Feb 1864[2] [4] |
| Deserted at: | Ft. DeRussey, Washington, DC[2] [4] |
| Additional Remarks: Erastus did not serve in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment.[2]" His friends can give no account of him, and he has not been heard from in a great length of time, his father supposes him to be dead his father's address is Rensselerville Albany Co N.Y."[3] |
| Sources Used: Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
