Pitcher, Amos
Birth
Amos Pitcher was born in Knox on May 14, 1841, a son of George Pitcher and Maria Lampman[1]
Marriage & Children
Amos doesn’t appear to have married
Military Service
| Name: | Amos Pitcher |
| Residence: | Knox[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 31 Aug 1864[3] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, NY[3] |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[3] |
| State Served: | New York [3] |
| Regiment: | 9th Heavy Artillery [3] [2] |
| Company: | Company A [3] |
| Died of Disease on: | 21 April 1865[3][2][1] |
| Place of Death: | Post Hospital, Martinsburg, VA[3] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 24 years to serve one year. [3] |
| Sources Used: 1850, 1860 & 1865 census for Knox, NY, Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York, Regimental Rosters, Berne History |
Death
Died on April 21, 1865 at the Post Hospital in Martinsburg, VA.
U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865 about Amos Pitcher[4]
Name: Amos Pitcher
Death Date: 21 Apr 1865
Death Place: P H Martinsburg, Virginia
Enlistment State: New York
Rank: Private
Company: A
Regiment: 9 H Arty
Box Number: 38
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Amas Pitcher[4]
Name: Amas Pitcher
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1864
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1864
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 21 Apr 1865
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Amas Pitcher[4]
Name: Amas Pitcher
Age at enlistment: 24
Enlistment Date: 31 Aug 1864
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, New York 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 31 Aug 1864.
Mustered out on 21 Apr 1865 at Martinsburg, WV.
Birth Date: abt 1840
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
9th NY Heavy Artillery
PITCHER, AMAS — Age, 24 years. Enlisted, August 31, 1864, at Albany; mustered in as priyate, Co. A, August 31, 1864, to
serve one year; died of disease, April 21, 1865, at Post Hospital, Martinsburg, Va.
Heroes of Albany
Died, not included.
Census Records
| 1850 United States Federal Census about Amos Pitcher[4] Name: Amos Pitcher |
1860 United States Federal Census about Amos Pitcher[4] Name: Amos Pitcher |
Additional Media
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Amos Pitcher[4]
Name: Amos Pitcher
State Filed: New York
Roll Number: T288_371
For: George Pitcher, Father
Service: A 9 NY Heavy Art.
Sources
