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Latest revision as of 00:08, 2 April 2013

Birth

Peter W. Warner was born in Berne[1][2] circa 1846[1], son of John Warner and Catherine West.[3] He was the brother of George H. Warner, who also died as a result of disease caught while he was serving in the Civil War.

Marriage and Children

Peter did not marry.[3]

Occupation

Farmer[3][1]

Appearance

He had gray eyes, sandy hair, a light complexion, and was 5 ft., 6 in. tall.[3]


Military Service

Residence: Berne[4]
Place of Birth: Berne, NY
Names of Parents: John (Warner) and Catherine West[4]
Marital Status: Single[4]
Occupation: Day Laborer[4]
Enlistment Date: 6 January 1864 at 18[1][2][3]
Enlistment Place: Troy and then Albany, New York[3]
Enlistment Rank: Private[1]
State Served: New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[2]
Company: M[1]
Captured Date: 14 Jun 1864[3] or 16 Jun 1864[1]
Captured at: Petersburg[1][3]
Imprisoned at: Andersonville, GA[1][3]
Death Date: 16 Nov 1864[1][2][3]
Death Place: Andersonville Prison, GA.[1][2][3][4]
Additional Remarks: Died of disease[3] or starvation[1][2]."Died at Andersonville Ga of Starvation Nov 16, 1864"[4]
Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; 1865 census, Berne, Albany Co., NY; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867; Mustering out papers of Peter W. Warner; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Death

Peter W. Warner died on Nov 16, 1864 of disease[3] or starvation[1][2] as a POW from Company M, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 16 Nov 1864 at Andersonville, GA.[2][3][1]

Additional Research Notes

His mustering out papers as a result of his death gave his age as 18 when he enlisted on 6 Jan. 1844 at Troy and then Albany. He was a Pvt. when he died 16 Nov. 1844 at Andersonville, GA. of disease. He had been previously reported as missing at Petersburg on 14 June. He was single and his parents were John and Catherine West. He was born in Berne, Albany Co. and was 18 when he enlisted. He had gray eyes, sandy hair, a light complexion, and was 5 ft., 6 in. tall.

Heroes of Albany

Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867 PETER WILLIAM WARNER was born in Bern, and enlisted in the Seventh Regiment, January 6, 1864. He died at Andersonville, Ga., of starvation, November 16, 1864.

Diaries of George H. Warner

The diaries of his brother.

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

Died at Andersonville Ga of Starvation Nov 16, 1864


Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 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 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 Mustering Out Papers of Peter W. Warner
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War