Jones, Chauncey

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Birth

Chauncey Jones, son of Manchester Jones (B. abt 1807, D. Nov 17, 1880) and Martha Stalker (B. Apr 13, 1808, D. Jun 23, 1880), was born in about 1834 in Berne[1] and was the eldest of eleven children.[2]

Marriage & Children

He appears never to have married.[2]

Occupation

Before he served in the Civil War, Chauncey worked as a teamster.[1]


Military Service

Name: Chauncey Jones
Residence:
Enlistment Date: 31 Jul 1862[1]
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company C[1]
Wounded on: 24 May 1864[1](North Anna River)
Wounded at: North Anna, VA[1]
Transfer Date: 7 Jan 1865[1]
Transferred To: 57th, 2nd Battalion, Veteran Reserve Corps[1]
Muster Out Date: 5 Aug 1865 [1]
Muster Out Place: Philadelphia, PA
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 29. He was wounded in the right hand on May 24, 1864 at North Anna, Va.[1] His younger brother Allen Jones, who also served in 7th HA although in Company D, was captured and released.

Born in Berne, NY, Age 29 years, Teamster, Blue eyes, Light hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.[3]

Sources Used: 1890 Veterans census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Reidsville Cemetery Gravestones, Bernehistory.org; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998

Death

Chauncey died on June 8, 1874 and was buried at Reidsville Cemetery, Reidsville, Albany Co, NY.[2][4] His gravestone confirms his service in Co. C. 7th HA.[4]

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Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 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 Bernehistory.org
  3. NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
  4. 4.0 4.1 Reidsville Cemetery Gravestones, Bernehistory.org