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. Jump up to: 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. Jump up to: 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
  3. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  4. Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com