Cary, Daniel I.

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Birth

Daniel I. Carey was born in Westerlo.[1] He was the son of Samuel Cary (B. abt 1808, D. bef 1880) and Elizabeth Joslin (B. July 28, 1806, D. Sept 11, 1845). He was the brother to Charles F. Cary (B. 1844, D. 1892), who was also a soldier in the Civil War. His middle initial has been recorded both as I. and J.

Marriage & Children

He married on July 3, 1858, Jane Farquher, who was about one year younger than he.[2][3] She was the daughter of James Farquher (B. abt 1810, D. Mar 28, 1882) and Margaret Clark (B. abt 1810, D. Dec 7, 1886).[3] They had two children:

Occupation

Daniel was a blacksmith before he served in the Civil War.[1][2]


Military Service

Residence: Westerlo[5]
Names of Parents: Samuel Cary and Elisabeth Joshlin[5]
Marital Status: Married[5]
Occupation: Blacksmith[5]
Term of Enlistment: 3 years[5]
Enlistment Date: August 2, 1862[5]
Enlistment Place: Westerlo[5]
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1]
Company: Company K
Promotion rank: Corporal[6]
Promotion date: 30 June 1864[6]
Captured on: 25 Aug 1864[6]
Captured at: Reams Station, VA[1][5]
Imprisoned at: Salisbury, NC[1][5]
Died on: 15 Feb 1865[1][6] or Jan 1865[5]
Died at: Salisbury, NC
Additional Remarks: No enlistment place was recorded. After enlisting on August 2, 1862, Daniel never mustered in.[1] He was arrested as a deserter on April 27, 1864 and then sent to join the regiment in the field.[1] After that he was captured and died while imprisoned at Salisbury, NC. "He did not muster in was arrested as a deserter Apr 27, 1864 and was sent to the front after taking part in several Battles was taken prisoner at Reams Station and confined in Salsbury prison Died while there Jan ___ 1865"[5]"Appears as private, Co. K , without dates of enlistment and muster in"[6]
Sources Used: 1860 census, Westerlo, NY; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, regimental rosters.

Death

Daniel I. Carey died on February 15, 1865 at the Confederate prison in Salisbury, NC.[1] After his death, his wife Jane filed as a widow for his Civil War pension on July 12, 1865.[7] Two years later she filed for as a guardian for his pension, apparently after remarrying on November 1, 1866. In 1870, she can be found as the wife of William Craver living in Knox with her two sons; Anthony and Willie.[4]

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media

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


Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 1860 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Bernehistory.org
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 1870 US Census, Knox, Albany Co, NY
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York, regimental rosters
  7. Daniel J. Cary, Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com