Shufeldt, Edward

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Birth

Edward Shufeldt was born in Knox at about 1842, a son of Alexander Shufeldt and Amanda Crary.[1]

Marriage & Children

He never married

Occupation

Edward was a carpenter.

Military Service

Residence: Knox[2]
Place of Birth: Knox, NY [2]
Enlistment Date: 22 July 1863
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Enlistment Rank: Private
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery
Company: Company C
Transferred on: 10 Dec 1863
Transferred to: Company K
Arrested as Deserter on: 29 April 1864
Transferred to: 1st Iowa Calvary
Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 22.[3] "Died in service Remains buried at Cairo"[4]
Sources Used: Annual Report of the Adjutant-General for the State of NY for the year 1897; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Edward died in Iowa between 1900 and 1910.

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

It appears that there is a lot of misinformation about Edward's military record. He did not die in service with the Iowa 1st Calvary as reported on the register of the Town Clerk or the abstract.
Iowa
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Age at enlistment: 20
Enlistment Date: 10 Dec 1861
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Iowa
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Iowa 1st Cavalry Regiment on 12 Oct 1861.
Mustered out on 20 Sep 1862 at Clinton, MO.
Birth Date: abt 1841

New York
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Age at enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 26 Mar 1863
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: New York City, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, New York 4th Cavalry Regiment on 26 Mar 1863.
Mustered out on 05 Apr 1863 at Potomac Creek, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1840

Name: Edward Shufeldt
Enlistment Date: 22 Jul 1863
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, 18th Infantry Regiment New York. Enlisted as a Private on 22 July 1863 at the age of 22. Enlisted in Company C, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 22 Jul 1863.

Pension Index

Additional Media

Knox - Edward Shufeldt - Muster Roll
Knox - Edward Shufeldt - Enlisment Papers
Knox - Edward Shufeldt - Recruitment Papers

New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 bout Edward Shufeldt
Name: Edward Shufeldt
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Separation Details: Transferred

Source Citation: New York State Archives, Cultural Education Center, Albany, New York; New York Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900;Archive Collection #:13775-83;Box #:1092;Roll #:749.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Original data: Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts of New York State Volunteers, United States Sharpshooters, and United States Colored Troops [ca. 1861-1900]. (microfilm, 1185 rolls). Albany, New York: New York State Archives.

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 Edward Shufelt
Name: Edward Shufelt
Birth Place: Knox, Albany Co, New York
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Rank: Private
Marital Status: Married


Sources

  1. Berne NY Family files, www.bernehistory.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
  3. Annual Report of the Adjutant-General
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