Stalker, John
Birth
John was born in Knox in 1843, a son of Alexander Stalker and Sarah Plant.
Marriage & Children
Military Service
| Residence: | |
| Bounty Received: | $100.00[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 31 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox[1] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Sgt.[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 61st Infantry[1][2] |
| Company: | Company I[2] |
| Died of Disease: | 19 April 1865[2] |
| Place of Death: | General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa[2] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 19 to serve 3 years.[2] |
| Sources Used: Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York. |
Death
John Stalker died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; (Or Washington, D. C.)
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Civil War Pension Index
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 John Stakes[3]
Name: John Stakes
Residence Place: Knox
Enlistment Date: 21 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Regiment
Company: I
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Information below is similar BUT might refer to a different person.
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Birth Date: 20 Feb 1843
Father: Alexander Stalker
Mother: Sarah Glant
Residence Place: Albany
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: New Scotland, Albany, New York
Regiment: 61st Infantry
Company: I
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age: 19
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 9 Apr 1865
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 8 Dec 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 19 Sep 1862. Mustered out on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.
Birth Date: abt 1843
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 61 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 61st Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: I
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 134
American Civil War Soldiers about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 at the age of 19.
Enlisted in Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Sep 1862.
Died of disease Company I, 61st Infantry Regiment New York on 19 Apr 1865 at Philadelphia, PA.
Sources: 14
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
61st Infantry
STALKER, JOHN - Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 21, 1862, at Knox, so serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. I, September 19, 1962; died of disease, April 19, 1865, in General Hospital, at Philadelphia, Pa.; also borne as Stocker.
History of the County of Albany - Tenney and Howell
Knox
John Stalker, sergeant. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted August 21, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862 ; died of disease in hospital at Washington, D. C.
Heroes of Albany
Died, but not listed in the book
Census Records
1850 United States Federal Census about John Stalker[3]
Name: John Stalker
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
Home in 1850: New Scotland, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 614
[624]
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Stalker 34
Sally Stalker 27
Alonso Stalker 10
John Stalker 7
Susanah Stalker 5
Margaret Stalker 4
Henry L Stalker 1
Additional Media
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