Summary of Basic Information from Knox Town Clerk Register

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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
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 Knox, Albany, New York 10
William Darius Fairlee, Tenth Regiment.
James D Corst Knox, Albany, New York 15
James D. Covert, private, 156th Regiment.
Myron L Kane Knox, Albany, New York 10th
Myron L. Ham, Tenth Regiment.
Spencer Lelie 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 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.