Summary of Basic Information from Knox Town Clerk Register
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Ancestry.com listing of men who enlisted in Knox.
The top name and associated information is from Ancestry.com. The second line is a link to a biography of the soldier on this site - if it exists. The link is most likely to be the correct spelling of this name. The paragraph below the name is from Tenney & Howell History of Albany County. This information is taken directly from the register.
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Henry H Alben Allen, Henry H. |
Knox | 1 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Henry Allen, private. Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted August 1, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was mortally wounded, and his remains lie buried near Petersburg, Va. | |||||
Michael Henry Barckley Barckley, Michael Henry |
Knox | 26 Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Michael Henry Barckley, first lieutenant, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 2, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was wounded in the right leg so that amputation was necessary; he died from the operation, and his remains are buried in Knox Cemetery. | |||||
Charles Boxter Baxter, Charles |
Knox | 26 Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Charles Baxter, sergeant, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 26, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was taken prisoner at Ream's Station, Virginia, sent to Petersburg, thence to Libby Prison, thence to Belle Isle Prison, thence to the prison at Salisbury, North Carolina; later was in service again. | |||||
Kleber Burlingame Burlingame, Kleber |
Knox | 10 Sep 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Kleber Burlingame, corporal, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted September 10, 1862; mustered September 9, 1862. | |||||
Josheph Merchant Bundy Bundy, Joseph M. |
Knox | 12 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Joseph Merchant Bundy, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted August 12, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly three years, it is thought he died in one of the Confederate prisons. | |||||
Albert Bell | Albany | 1 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 17 | White |
Albert Bell, private, Tenth Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 1, 1862; mustered October 13, 1862; served the full term of his enlistment and was honorably discharged. | |||||
Henry Augustus Cary Crary, Henry Augustus |
Knox | Sep 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Henry Augustus Crary,Sergeant, 1 77th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in September, 1862; mustered October 13, 1862; served full term and was honorably discharged. | |||||
John Henry Canoll Canull, John Henry |
Knox Berne | 1 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
John Henry Carroll, private, Seventh Artillery, Company A; enlisted August 1, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; shot through the head and killed at Petersburg, Va., and buried on the field. | |||||
Miram Auchampaugh Auchampaugh, Miriam |
Albany | 25 Aug 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 20 | White |
Miram Auchampaugh, private, Twentieth Militia, Company K ; enlisted August 25, 1864; mustered in September, 1864; discharged at close of war. | |||||
Adam Campbell Campbell, Adam |
Knox | 12 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Adam Campbell, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K ; enlisted August 12, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862; taken prisoner at Ream's Station, Va. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
F?? Bugbre Davis Davis, Joseph B. |
Knox | Sep 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Joseph B. Davis, corporal, Sixty-first Regiment, Company D; enlisted in September, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability in 1863; died and was buried near Fairfax Court House, Va. | |||||
Miner Ecker Ecker, Miner |
Knox | Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Miner Ecker, private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; discharged by reason of disability and died in Knox, and is buried in Berne. | |||||
Jerome W Ecker Ecker, Jerome W. |
Knox | Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Jerome W. Ecker, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in October, 1862; mustered in November, 1862; honorably discharged at expiration of his term of service. | |||||
John Jay Gallup Gallup, James Henry |
Albany | 13 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
John Jay Gallup, private, 177th Regiment, Company A; enlisted, and mustered October 13, 1862; served nearly eleven months; was at the siege of Port Hudson; was honorably discharged. | |||||
Jame Henry Gallup Gallup, John Jay |
Albany | 13 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Henry James Gallup, fife major, 177th Regiment, Company A; enlisted October 13, 1862; mustered same date; was honorably discharged at expiration of term of service. | |||||
Adam Mathias Haner Hanes, Adam Mathias |
Guilderland | Aug 1861 | Knox, Albany, New York | 91 | White |
Adam Matthias Hanes, private, Ninety-first Regiment, Company D; enlisted in August, 1861; mustered in November, 1861; after being in service nearly two years, he was mortally wounded at Port Hudson and died fourteen days afterward, and was buried at New Orleans. | |||||
Amos Gideon Hames Hanes, Amos Gideon |
Guilderland | Aug 1861 | Knox, Albany, New York | 91 | White |
Amos Gideon Hanes, private, Ninety-first Regiment, Company D; enlisted in August, 1861; mustered in November, 1861; served nearly three years; died of chronic diarrhoea, and was buried in Knox Cemetery. | |||||
Arthur Haswell Haswell, Arthur |
Albany | 22 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Arthur Haswell, private, 177th Regiment, Company B; enlisted October 22, 1862; mustered November 18, 1862; after serving six months, died at Bonnet Carre, La.; buried in Rural Cemetery, Albany. | |||||
Elias Harne Hanes, Elias |
Knox | 26 Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Elias Hanes, private, seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 26,1862; mustered August 14,1862; was in service over two years, and died of wounds in the leg received at Cold Harbor; buried in Knox Cemetery. | |||||
Chas H Hochstrasser Hochstrasser, Charles |
Knox Berne | 1 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 10 | White |
Charles H. Hochstrasser, private, Tenth Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 1, 1862, and mustered same date; served nearly one year and was honorably discharged. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Jnr Alonzo G Luddon Ludden, Alonzo Grove |
Knox Berne |
1 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Alonzo Luddon, Jr., corporal, 187th Regiment, Company I; enlisted October 1, 1862; mustered November, 1862; was one of the " 1, ooo stormers" at Port Hudson and the first of his company to advance; died of disease contracted in service and is buried at Gallupville, Schoharie County. | |||||
Andrew W Kellog Kellogg, Andrew W. |
Knox | 11 Nov 1861 | Knox, Albany, New York | 11 | White |
Andrew W. Kellogg, private, Eleventh Battery; enlisted November 11, 1861; mustered in December, 1861. Died of small-pox at the Marine Hospital, Baltimore, Md., June 1, 1862; buried in Baltimore. | |||||
Newton Ketchum Ketcham, Newton |
Albany | 16 Sep 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 9 | |
Newton Ketcham, private, Ninth Artillery, Company A; enlisted September 6, 1864; mustered September 12, 1864; was in service ten months, participating in the fight at Cedar Creek and the battle of Petersburg, Va. | |||||
Harrison Kniskern Kniskern, Harrison |
30 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | Colored | |
Harrison Kniskem, sergeant, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted August 30, 1862 ; mustered September 17, 1862 ; promoted sergeant September 19, 1862 ; served six months and was discharged on account of disability. | |||||
John Miner Quay Quay, John Miner |
Knox | 28 Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
John Miner .Quay, corporal, Seventh Artillery, company K; enlisted July 28, 1862 ; mustered August 18, 1862 ; promoted from private at battle of Spottsylvania Court House, Va. | |||||
Paul Quay Quay, Paul |
Knox | 2 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Paul Quay, sergeant, Seventh Artillery, Company K ; enlisted July 20, 1862 ; mustered August 18, 1862 ; promoted from corporal ; taken prisoner before Petersburg, June 16, 1864, and sent to Belle Isle ; is supposed to have died of starvation at Andersonville. | |||||
Andrew Grass Gress, Andrew |
Albany | 25 Aug 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Andrew Grass, private, Seventh Artillery; enlisted and mustered August 25, 1864 ; served till discharged. | |||||
George Riter Riter, George |
Knox | 30 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61th | White |
George Riter, private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted August 30, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862 ; killed May 10, 1864, at Po River, Va. | |||||
Lewis Washington Guay Quay, Lewis Washington |
Knox | 4 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Lewis Washington Quay, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted August 4, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862 ; served nearly a year and died at Washington, D. C., of typhus fever. | |||||
Jonath Roach Roach, Isaac Jonathan |
Knox | Knox, Albany, New York | 44 | White | |
Isaac Jonathan Roach, sergeant, Forty-fourth Regiment, Company F; enlisted and mustered in 1861; served nearly three months, and died December 29, 1861, at Camp Butterfield, Va., of typhus fever; is buried in Knox. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Chas Edmond Sturges Sturgess, Charles Edmund |
Knox | 28 Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Charles Edmond Sturges, corporal, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted July 28, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862 ; served three years and was honorably discharged. | |||||
Denison Saddlemire Saddlemire, Denison |
Albany | 5 Sep 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 11 | White |
Denison Saddlemire, private, Eleventh Battery ; enlisted September 5, and was mustered September 8X 1864 ; honorably discharged at expiration of term of service. | |||||
John Schetter Smith, John |
Knox | 9 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
John Hurst, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K ; enlisted August 9, and mustered August 14, 1862 ; died of typhus fever, at Baltimore, Md., March 16, 1864. | |||||
Charles Secor Secor, Charles |
6 Sep 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 9 | White | |
Charles Secor, private, Ninth Artillery, Company A ; enlisted September 6, and mustered September 12, 1864 ; was in the fight at Cedar Creek, and was honorably discharged at the end of his term of service. | |||||
John Simon Secor Secor, John Simon |
Knox | 6 Sep 1864 | Knox, Albany, New York | 9 | White |
Simon John Secor, private, Ninth Artillery, Company A; enlisted September 6, and mustered September 12, 1864; after serving a little more than a month, he was wounded in the right leg at Cedar Creek, rendering amputation necessary, and was discharged for disability. | |||||
Peter Secor Secor, Peter |
Knox | Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Peter Secor, private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted in August, 1862 ; mustered September 19, 1862. | |||||
Andrew Secor Secor, Andrew |
Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | |||
Andrew Secor, private. | |||||
Jnr Andrew Secor Secor, Andrew Jr. |
Knox | Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Andrew Secor, Jr., private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted in August, 1862 ; mustered September 19, 1862. | |||||
Gabriel Henry Secor Secor, Gabriel Henry |
Knox | Sep 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Gabriel Henry Secor, corporal, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted in August, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862; wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., and transferred to the invalid corps. | |||||
John Stakes Stalker, John |
Knox | 21 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
John Stalker, sergeant, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted August 21, 1862; mustered September 19, 1862 ; died of disease in hospital at Washington, D. C. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Wm Henry Stakes Stalker, William Henry |
Knox Berne |
15 Aug 1861 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Henry W. Stalker, private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company J; enlisted in August, and mustered September 19, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. C., May 5, 1863, from wounds, and was buried at Washington. | |||||
Chancy Great Towsend Towsend, Chauncey Groat |
Knox | Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | White |
Chauncey Groat Townsend, private. Sixty-first Regiment, Company I ; enlisted in August, and mustered September 19, 1862. | |||||
David Stafford Stafford, David |
Albany | Sep 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
David Stafford, private, 117th Regiment, Company H ; enlisted in September, and mustered October 13, 1862; served full term of enlistment | |||||
Gabriel Secor Secor, Gabriel |
New Sculls Knox |
Knox, Albany, New York | 91 | White | |
Gabriel Secor, corporal, Ninety-first Regiment, Company D ; enlisted for three years; was in battle at Fort McHenry, and died at Federal Hill; buried in Berne. | |||||
Merrihew Merrihew, Orville A. |
Albany Berne |
12 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 113 | White |
Orville Merrihew, private, 113th Regiment, Company D ; enlisted August 12, 1862; mustered in September, 1862 ; died in Millen Prison of starvation and derangement. | |||||
Jesse D Wood Wood, Jesse D. |
Knox Berne |
26 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Jesse D. Wood, private, Ninety-first Regiment, Company D ; enlisted and mustered October 26, 1862; died of sickness at Port Hudson, while in service ; buried in Berne. | |||||
John Michael Stines Steiner, John M. |
Knox Berne |
18 Oct 1861 | Knox, Albany, New York | 11 | White |
John Michael Stines, private, Eleventh Battery ; enlisted October 18, 1861 ; mustered January 5, 1862 ; enlisted a second time. | |||||
George Albert Simons Simons, George Albert |
Knox Berne |
11 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
George Albert Simons, private, Eleventh Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 1, 1862; mustered October 19, 1862 ; promoted to sergeant and afterward to a clerkship in the Quartermaster's department . | |||||
Henry Crary Williams Williams, Henry Crary |
30 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 61 | ||
Henry Crary Williams, enlisted August 30, 1862, and mustered September 19, 1862, as first sergeant, Company H, Sixty-first Regiment; promoted to second lieutenant February 20, 1863, and to captain, January 12, 1864. | |||||
Jacob Van Benscoter Van Benscoten, Jacob |
Knox | 5 Aug 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
Jacob Van Benscoten, corporal, Seventh Artillery; enlisted August 5, and mustered August 14, 1862; after serving nearly two years, was wounded in the neck; was discharged June 16, 1865. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Adison Reinhart Reinhart, Addison |
Knox Berne |
1 Aug 1863 | Knox, Albany, New York | 113 | White |
Addison Reinhart, private, 113th Regiment, Company K; enlisted August 1, and mustered August 18, 1863 ; was confined at Andersonville ten months, and at the expiration of his term of enlistment was honorably discharged. | |||||
Thomas Pinkney Whiffele Whipple, Thomas Pinkney |
Albany | 27 Oct 1863 | Knox, Albany, New York | 177 | White |
Thomas Pinckney Whipple, private, 177th Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 27, 1863; mustered November 27, 1863 ; served nine months ; honorably discharged. | |||||
William Havens Havens, William |
Knox Berne |
Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | White |
William Havens, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K; enlisted in July, 1862; mustered August 24, 1862 ; died from wounds and was buried at Petersburg, | |||||
William Darins Fairley Fairlee, William Darius |
Knox, Albany, New York | 10 | |||
William Darius Fairlee, Tenth Regiment. | |||||
James D Corst Covert, James D. |
Knox, Albany, New York | 15 | |||
James D. Covert, private, 156th Regiment. | |||||
Myron L Kane Ham, Myron L. |
Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Myron L. Ham, Tenth Regiment. | |||||
Spencer Lelie Prehaps Spencer Zelie |
Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Spencer Lelie, Tenth Regiment . | |||||
Jno Quincy Adams Crounse Crounse, John Quincy Adams |
Albany | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | White | |
John Quincy Adams Crounse, Eleventh or Havelock Battery; died in service. | |||||
Francis Courtney [[Bio:Courtney, Francis]|Courtney, Francis]] |
Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Francis Courtney, Tenth Regiment . | |||||
and Jackson Damon Damon, Andrew J. |
Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | |||
Andrew Jackson Damon, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Charles Price Price, Charles |
Knox, Albany, New York | 113 | |||
Charles Price, 113th Regiment. | |||||
Uriah Hollenbeck | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Uriah Hallenbeck, Tenth Regiment, Company G; died in service ; buried at Cairo. | |||||
Samuel W Kelly | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Samuel W. Kelly, Tenth Regiment . | |||||
George Robt Odonald | Knox, Albany, New York | 4th | |||
George Robert O'Donald, Fourth Regiment. | |||||
George Todd | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
George Todd, Tenth Regiment. | |||||
Levi Duel Duel, Levi |
Wright | Knox, Albany, New York | 113 | ||
Levi Duel, 113th Regiment . | |||||
Madison, Settle Settle, Madison |
Knox, Albany, New York | 18 | |||
Madison Settle, Tenth Regiment, Company G; died in service ; buried at Fort Pillow. | |||||
Wm Hemon Henion, William A. |
Albany | Knox, Albany, New York | White | ||
Wm. Hetnon, private. | |||||
John Stafford Stafford, John |
Albany | Knox, Albany, New York | White | ||
John Stafford. | |||||
Daniel F Foley | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Daniel F. Foley, Tenth Regiment. |
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Name | Residence Place | Enlistment Date | Enlistment Location | Regiment | Race |
Franks Shufelt Shufeldt, Franklin |
Albany | Knox, Albany, New York | 11th | White | |
Frank Shufelt, private, Eleventh Regiment; enlisted in 1862. | |||||
Edward Shufelt Shufeldt, Edward |
Knox, Albany, New York | 7 | |||
Edward Shufelt, private, Seventh Artillery. | |||||
Henry Crounse | Knox, Albany, New York | 91th | |||
Henry Crounse, Ninety-first Regiment. | |||||
Samuel H Reeley | Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
Samuel H. Reely, Tenth Regiment. | |||||
Peter H Stevens Stevens, Peter H. |
Knox | Jul 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | White | |
Peter H. Stevens, private, 1 13th Regiment, Company G; enlisted in July, 1862; mustered August 14, 1862. | |||||
Daniel Henry Stiner Stiner, Daniel Henry |
Albany | 1 Oct 1862 | Knox, Albany, New York | 10 | White |
Daniel Henry Stiner, private, Tenth Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 1, 1862 ; mustered October 13, 1862. | |||||
George W Stiner Steiner, George Washington |
Knox, Albany, New York | 10th | |||
George W. Stiner, private, Tenth Regiment. |
Source Citation
New York State Archives, Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 1; Roll Number: 1. Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data:
Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1865–1867. Microfilm publication, 37 rolls. New York State Archives. Albany, New York. Source Description
Registers of men who fought for the state of New York in the Civil War are compiled in this database. For the genealogist these records have a great deal of information about any ancestors who served during the war. The records provide details about regiment, rank, place of enlistment, and may provide several other particulars about the soldier’s life.