Westfall, Elias
Birth
Elias Westfall was born in 1839 in Knox, Albany County, NY[1] to John Westfall and Elizabeth Gray.[2]
Occupation
Before he entered the Civil War, Elias worked as a clerk.[1] and later he was a mason.[3]
Marriage & Children
Elias married Cathaline Crounse (1837-1922), a daughter of Nicholas Crounse and Elizabeth Severson.[2]
Military Service
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 9 Aug 1862[1] |
| Enlistment Place: | Albany, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private[1] |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery[1] |
| Company: | Company E[1] |
| Promotion Date: | 1 May 1865[1] |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Sergeant[1] |
| Muster Out Date: | 16 Jun 1865[1] |
| Muster Out Place: | Baltimore, MD |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 23.[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998 |
Death
Elias died July 4, 1917 at Stuyvesant, N.Y. at 73 years of age. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Guilderland, N.Y.[3]
Obituary
From The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES
Elas Westfall, former resident of Settle's Hill, a veteran of the Civil war, and a well known mason by trade, died at Stuyvesant on July 4th, after a brief illness. The funeral will take place at the residence of his son-in-law, Levi R. Williams, to-day, July 6. Burial at Fairview cemetery. Peter J. Ogsbury, Charles W. Wright, John T. Stafford and Newton Ketcham, comrades in the army, will set as bearers at the cemetery. Mr. Westfall was 73 years of age and is survived by his wife. Mr. Westfall was a member of M. H. Barckley Post, G.A.R., and of St. John's Lutheran church of Altamont.
Additional Research Notes
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Elias Westfall
Name: Elias Westfall
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birth Place: Knox, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Albany, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Muster Out of Service
Separation Date:16 Jun 1865
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 #:1093;Roll #:750.
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.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Elias Westfall
Name: Elias Westfall
Occupation: Clerk
Age at enlistment: 23
Enlistment Date: 8 Sep 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 01 May 1865.
Mustered out on 16 Jun 1865 at Baltimore, MD.
Birth Date: abt 1839
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Carnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery
American Civil War Soldiers about Elias Westfall
Name: Elias Westfall
Enlistment Date: 9 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Albany, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 9 August 1862 at the age of 23.
Enlisted in Company E, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 1 May 1865.
Mustered Out Company E, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 16 Jun 1865 at Baltimore, MD.
Sources: 14
1890 Veterans Schedules about Elias Westfall
Veteran's Name: Elias Westfall
Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Guilderland, Albany, New York
Year enlisted: 1862
Year discharged: 1865
Rank: Private
Additional Media
Obituary 
Fairview Cemetery, 2006, photo by Thomas Dunne
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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 Berne Historical Project, http://www.bernehistory.org
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Obituary of Elias Westfall, Published in The Altamont Enterprise (Altamont, NY), July 6, 1917
