Dietz, Eli
Birth
Eli Deitz was born in Berne ca. 1837, the son of David Deitz and Martha Wright. His brother Samuel Deitz was also a soldier in the Civil War. Their father presumably died before 1850.[1]
Occupation
Before the war Eli was a farm laborer[2]
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Name: | Eli Deitz or Dietz[3] |
| Residence: | Berne |
| Enlistment Date: | 30 Apr 1861[3] |
| Enlistment Place: | Saratoga Springs, NY [3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[4] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 30th NY Infantry[3][4] |
| Company: | Company D |
| Promotion Date: | |
| Promotion Rank: | Sgt. |
| Discharged for Disabililty on: | 25 Nov 1861 [4] |
| Discharged at: | Upton's Hill, VA[4] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23.[3] His promotion was not noted in either Ancestry's databases or in the A-G report. His mother filed for his pension on June 21, 1876, indicating he died sometime prior to that date. |
| Sources Used: Pension application of his mother; Ancestry.com American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the year 1899. |
Death
Eli died on May 18, 1862 at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., NY and is buried at the Baptist Cemetery there. On June 21, 1876, Eli's mother, Martha Deitz, received a pension based on his civil war service.
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Additional Media
1850 Berne<br.> Samuel Onderdonk 46 M Farmer Ny<br.> Eve Onderdonk 43 F Ny <br.> Eli Dietz 13 M Ny<br.> Harriet A. Onderdonk 12 F Ny<br.> In the 1850 Berne census he was in the home Samuel and Eva Detiz Onderdonk who were his aunt and uncle.
Stillwater 1860<br.>
Duncan Van Wie 26 farmer<br.>
Jane 26<br.>
Eli Deitz 22 farm laborer<br.>
Nancy ?ied 17 domestic<br.>
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