Haines, Victor
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Birth
Victor Haines was born in Durham, Greene County, NY in about 1844.[1]
Victor was born in Durham, Greene Co., NY in November of 1843, a son of Ward Haines and Lucretia Hudleston.[2] After the death of his father, his mother married Philander Wickham.
Marriage & Children
Occupation
Before he served in the Civil War, he worked as a farmer.[1] At about 1860, Victor came to Westerlo and worked as a farm laborer on the farm of George Anderson and his wife, Elizabeth.
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Westerlo[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Durham, Greene Co., NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | Nov 1843[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Ward (Haines) and Locretia Hudleston[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 28 Jul 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | Company K[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 28 Jul 1863[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal[1] |
| Wounded on: | 31 May 1864[1] |
| Wounded at: | Totopotomoy, VA[1](Totopotomoy Creek) |
| Muster Out Date: | 10 May 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Albany, New York |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 18.[1] Name also spelled Haynes, Hains, Hines. His older brother George Haines also served in Co K of the 7th Heavy Artillery Regt.[1] Victor and Charles were both wounded on the evening of May 31, 1864, a day which saw few casualties among the 7th HA Regiment.[1] Victor was shot in the right foot and George in the left hip.[1]"Promoted to Corp __ 1863 Received a wound in his right foot at the Battle of ____ Discharged May __1865 in consequence of his wound P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co N.Y."[2]
Born in Westerlo, NY, Age 18, Farmer, Blue eyes, Black hair, Light complexion, 5'5" tall.[3] |
| Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the year 1898; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
Victor died on September 26, 1912 at Troy, NY.[4]
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
- ↑ Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com
