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Birth

Jacob Brate was born in Albany Co., NY in 1827 a son of Henry Brate and Eliza Smith. [1]

Marriage & Children

He apparently never married.

Military Service

Residence: Westerlo[1]
Place of Birth: Albany Co., NY[1]
Date of Birth: 1827[1]
Names of Parents: Henry Brate and Eliza Smith[1]
Marital Status: Single[1]
Occupation: Laborer[1]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years [1]
Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company F
Wounded in Action on: 30 May 1864[2]
Wounded at: Totopotomoy Creek, VA[2]
Discharged for Disability on: 5 May 1865[2]
Discharged at: York, PA[2]
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 25.[3] "Received a wound in his right foot remained in Hospital untill his Discharge About the first of May 1865."[1]
Sources Used: 1860 census, Westerlo, NY; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Jacob died on December 9, 1874 and is buried at the Udell burial ground.
He received a headstone provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans by the US Government. The index card reads as follows:
Brate, Jacob
Pvt. Co. F, 7th N,Y. H. Art
Cemetery: Udel
City or Town: Westerlo
County and State: Albany, NY
Grave:____, died Dec 9, 1874
Headstone supplied by DW Whitney[3]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Received a wound in his right foot remained in Hospital untill his Discharge About the first of May 1865



Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
  3. 3.0 3.1 Ancestry Military Databases