Haines, George
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Birth
George Haines was born in Westerlo, Albany County, NY in about 1843.[1] His surname was also spelled Hanes.
George Haines was born in Westerlo on December 26, 1846, a son of Anthony Haines and Betsey Duncan.[2] The 1850-1880 census indicates that the year of birth provided by the Town Clerks was wrong. The census is consistent, he was born in 1843.
Marriage & Children
George married Martha ____ who was born in 1843 at about 1863 and had one son, George who was born at about 1864.
Occupation
George worked as a farmer before he served in the Civil War.[1]
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Westerlo[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Westerlo, NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 26 Dec 1846[2] |
| Names of Parents: | Anthony J. (Haines) and Betsey Duncan[2] |
| Marital Status: | Married[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 4 Aug 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: | 9 Mar 1864[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Corporal[1] |
| Wounded on: | 31 May 1864[1] |
| Wounded at: | Totopotomoy[1] |
| Wounded on: | 16 June 1864[1] |
| Wounded at: | Petersburg, Va[1] |
| Discharged for Disability on: | 29 May 1865[1] |
| Discharged at: | Carver Barracks Hospital. Washington, DC |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19. Name also spelled Haynes, Hains, Hines. His younger brother Victor Haines was also in Co K of the 7th HA Regt.[1] On the evening of May 31, 1864, a day with few casualties, George was wounded the in the left hip and his brother Victor was shot in the right foot![1] George was able to return to duty but was wounded again just two weeks later.[1] (The previous statement is incorrect, George and Victor were not brothers.) He must have returned to duty again as he was not discharged for disability until a year later.[1] "Was in the Battles of North Ann River Spotsylvana Tolopolamoy Creek (Totopotomoy Creek) there receiving a wound in the Left Hip and in Consequence was Discharged May 29, 1865 P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co N.Y."[2]
Born in Westerlo, NY, Age 19, Farmer, Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5'7" tall.[3] |
| Sources Used: 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 |
Death
George died on May 8, 1923 at Indian Fields, 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 1.15 1.16 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
