Pitcher, Amos

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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

Knox - Amos Pitcher - Muster Roll

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
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Knox, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 23
Household Members:
Name Age
George Pitcher 30
Sophia Pitcher 35
Elmira Pitcher 8
Amos Pitcher 6
James Pitcher 5

1860 United States Federal Census about Amos Pitcher[4]

Name: Amos Pitcher
Age in 1860: 17
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knox
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
George Pitcher 43
Sophia Pitcher 37
Almira Pitcher 19
Amos Pitcher 17
Minor Pitcher 11
Susannah Pitcher 7
Arthur Pitcher 4
Zdock Pitcher 2

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 Berne History Family Files bernehistory.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 1865 Census, Knox Report of Deaths of Officers
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Annual Report of the Adjutant General for the State of New York, Regimental Rosters
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 www.Ancestry.com