Rider, Richard
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Birth
Richard Rider was born in about 1844 in Rensselaerville, Albany county, NY.[1]
Richard Rider was born in Rensselaerville, NY on April 20, 1844, a son of James Rider and Eliza Aken[2]
Marriage & Children
Richard married at about 1875 in Rensselaerville, Adaline Lamereaux who was born in 1849[3]. They had a son, Frank Rider, who was born in 1875
Occupation
Before his enlistment in the Civil War, Richard worked as a farmer.[1]
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Rensselaerville[2] |
| Place of Birth: | Rensselaerville, NY[2] |
| Date of Birth: | 20 April 1844[2] |
| Names of Parents: | James (Rider) and Ann Eliza Aken[2] |
| Marital Status: | Single[2] |
| Occupation: | Farmer[2] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[2] |
| Bounty Received: | None[2] |
| Enlistment Date: | 7 August 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Rensselaerville, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K or Co A[1] |
| Wounded Date: | 14 Aug 1864[1] |
| Wounded at: | Deep Bottom[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 16 June 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at age 18. He was wounded in the face on August 14, 1864.[1]" In Battles of Spotsylvania. Milford Station.Tolupotomy (Totopotomoy Creek).North Ann(North Anna). Cold Harbor. before Petersburgh. Deep Bottom. and Deep Bottom twice. Still living P.O. Address Rensselaerville Albany Co N.Y."[2]
Born in Rensselaerville on April 20, 1844,Farmer, Dark eyes, Brown hair, Fair complexion, 5'8"tall.[4] |
| Sources Used: American Civil War Soldiers, Ancestry.com; 1890 Veterans Census; 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
Adaline received her widow’s pension on October 13, 1888. Adalade died in 1927 and is buried at the South Berne Rural Cemetery. Richard does not have a marker there, Adaline is buried beside her son and daughter-in-law.
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 2.0 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
- ↑ Grave marker of Adaline Lamereaux Gifford
- ↑ NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases
