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'''New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Charles Boxter<ref name="ANC">www.Ancestry.com</ref><br>'''
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Name: Charles Boxter<br>
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Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England<br>
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Father: Orad Boxter<br>
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Mother: Elizabeth Cumberworth<br>
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Residence Place: Knox<br>
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Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1862<br>
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Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York<br>
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Regiment: 7th Regiment<br>
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Company: K<br>
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Rank: Sergeant<br>
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Race: White<br>
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Marital Status: Married<br>
  
 
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Mustered Out Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 6 Jul 1865 at Albany, NY.<br>
 
Mustered Out Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 6 Jul 1865 at Albany, NY.<br>
 
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BAXTER , CHARLES — Age, 26 years. Enlisted,July 26, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 14, 1862, to serve three years; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant December 22, 1863; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Weldon R. R. Va., and released at N. E. Ferry, N. C., February 27, 1865; promoted first sergeant, date not stated; mustered out, July 6, 1865, at Albany, N . Y.  
 
BAXTER , CHARLES — Age, 26 years. Enlisted,July 26, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 14, 1862, to serve three years; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant December 22, 1863; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Weldon R. R. Va., and released at N. E. Ferry, N. C., February 27, 1865; promoted first sergeant, date not stated; mustered out, July 6, 1865, at Albany, N . Y.  
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Knox - Charles Baxter, sergeant. Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 26, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was taken prisoner at Ream's Station, Virginia, sent to Petersburg, thence to Libby Prison, thence to Belle Isle Prison, thence to the prison at Salisbury, North Carolina; later was in service again.
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Name: Charles Baxter
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Age: 14
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Birth Year: abt 1836
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Birthplace: England
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Home in 1850: Guilderland, Albany, New York
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Gender: Male
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Family Number: 388
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Household Members:
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Name Age
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William Baxter 34
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Elizabeth Baxter 37
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Henry Baxter 17
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Charles Baxter 14
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Jane Baxter 12
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Mary Baxter 8
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Caroline Baxter 7
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William Baxter 1
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Revision as of 00:31, 25 April 2013

Knox during the Civil War

Birth

Charles Baxter was born in England on February 25, 1826, the son of William Baxter and Elizabeth Cumberworth. His siblings were:

Marriage & Children

Military Service

Residence: Knox[1]
Place of Birth England[1]
Date of Birth 25 Feb 1826[1]
Names of Parents Father deceased and Elizabeth Cumberworth[1]
Marital Status Married[1]
Occupation Carpenter[1]
Enlistment Date 26 Aug 1862[1]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[1]
Bounty Received: $100.00[1]
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY[1]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company K
Promotion Date: Date unknown
Promotion Rank: Full 1st Sergeant
Promotion Date: 18 Aug 1862
Promotion Rank: Full Corporal
Promotion Date: 22 Dec 1863
Promotion Rank: Full Sergeant
Captured on: 16 Jun 1864
Captured at: Petersburg, VA
Released on: Date not stated
Captured on: 25 Aug 1864
Captured at: Weldon R.R., VA
Captured on: 25 Aug 1864
Imprisoned at: Libby Prison, NC[1]
Released on: 27 Feb 1865
Muster Out Date: 6 Jul 1865
Muster Out Place: Albany, NY
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 26.[2]"After being in service nearly two years was taken prisoner at Reams Station, sent to Petersburg, thence to Libby Prison thence to Bell Island thence to Sailsburg, N.C. PO Address Knox, N.Y."[1]
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Knox Cemetery - Charles Baxter - Capt. Co. K 7th Rgt NY Vol Died April 12, 1920 Aged 85 years

Charles Baxter Birth: 1836 Death: unknown Burial: Knox Cemetery, Knox, Albany County, New York, USA Created by: KBrownst Record added: Jul 31, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 55700491

Knox Cemetery - Charles Baxter - Capt. Co. K 7th Rgt NY Vol Died April 12, 1920 Aged 85 years

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 Charles Boxter[3]
 Name: Charles Boxter
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Father: Orad Boxter
Mother: Elizabeth Cumberworth
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Company: K
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Married

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900

Knox - Charles Baxter - Muster Roll

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Charles Baxter[3]
Name: Charles Baxter
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: England
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date: 6 Jul 1865

Civil War Record Summaries

U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Charles Baxter[3]
 Name: Charles Baxter
Residence: Knox, New York
Occupation: Carpenter
Age at enlistment: 26
Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full Corporal on 18 Aug 1862.Enlisted in Company K, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 14 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full Sergeant on 22 Dec 1863.Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 22 Dec 1863.Mustered out on 06 Jul 1865 at Albany, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1836
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-GeneralCarnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Charles Baxter[3]
 Name: Charles Baxter
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N.Y. Heavy Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: K
Rank In: Fifth Corporal
Rank In Expanded: Fifth Corporal
Rank Out: Sergeant
Rank Out Expanded: Sergeant
Film Number: M551 roll 8

American Civil War Soldiers about Charles Baxter[3]
 Name: Charles Baxter
Enlistment Date: 26 Jul 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant (Date unknown).
Enlisted as a Private on 26 July 1862 at the age of 26.
Enlisted in Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 14 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 18 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 22 Dec 1863.
Mustered Out Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 6 Jul 1865 at Albany, NY.
Sources: 14

Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York

7th NY Heavy Artillery
BAXTER , CHARLES — Age, 26 years. Enlisted,July 26, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 14, 1862, to serve three years; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant December 22, 1863; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Va.; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Weldon R. R. Va., and released at N. E. Ferry, N. C., February 27, 1865; promoted first sergeant, date not stated; mustered out, July 6, 1865, at Albany, N . Y.

History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell

Knox - Charles Baxter, sergeant. Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 26, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was taken prisoner at Ream's Station, Virginia, sent to Petersburg, thence to Libby Prison, thence to Belle Isle Prison, thence to the prison at Salisbury, North Carolina; later was in service again.

Carnival of Blood

BAXTER, CHARLES - Born: Lincolnshire, England. Age. 26. Occupation: carpenter. Enlisted July 26, 1862, as private in Co. K; promoted corporal, August 18, 1862; sergeant, December 22, 1862; captured, June 16, 1864, at Petersburg; released, date not stated; again captured, August 25, 1864, at Reams Station; released, February 27, 1865 at North East Ferry, NC; mustered out, July 6, 1865

Census Records

1850 United States Federal Census about Charles Baxter

Name: Charles Baxter Age: 14 Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: England Home in 1850: Guilderland, Albany, New York Gender: Male Family Number: 388 Household Members: Name Age William Baxter 34 Elizabeth Baxter 37 Henry Baxter 17 Charles Baxter 14 Jane Baxter 12 Mary Baxter 8 Caroline Baxter 7 William Baxter 1



Additional Media

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. ↑ Ancestry Military Databases
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 www.Ancestry.com
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