Knox during the Civil War

letter home from Jesse Denison

In the war of the rebellion, from her somewhat remote situation, this little town responded patriotically to the call of the government for volunteers. Seventy-seven volunteers went to fight in the battles of the Union. Many of them never came back to receive the great honors that awaited them.

Deciding who qualifies to be listed as a "Knox" veteran is challenging. Below is a large list of soldiers associated with Knox in some way. An "X" below "History" means they are listed as a Knox veteran in History of the County of Albany, N. Y., from 1609 to 1886, compiled by George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney. The "History" list was taken from Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, so a separate column for the Registers is not needed.

The Heroes of Albany: A Memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County of Albany, list soldier who died in the war. Many were associated with Knox.

History

Heroes

A very large number of men from Knox were in the 7th Regiment of the New York Heavy Infantry. In Carnival of Blood Keating discusses the "enlistment bounty" these men got for enlisting and passing the physical, $50 from the state and $50 from Albany County, more money than they had ever seen before. On page 3, Keating wrote: In the rural hamlet of Knox, in farm country ten miles west of Albany, young Michael Barkley gained a commission as first lieutenant in Company K, primarily because he was a recent college graduate, but he had also managed to convince twenty-one men from the small community to enlist in the Regiment. His recruiting efforts were then a cause for admiration and celebration, during the patriotic euphoria which gripped the Northern States in the summer of 1862. Three years later, Barkley and sixteen of the twenty-one were dead, and the mood would be far different. Draft List 179 signed up for the draft listing their residence as Knox. Knox Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Results Regiments in which men from Knox served 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery There were at least 16 men from Knox who served in the 7th Regiment. Some of the Regiments major battle were at Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Weldon Station, Spotsylvania. Three of the men from Knox were killed in battle, or died of their wounds. Five were captured, four of whom died in prison of starvation or disease. One was missing in action. Click here for more about the 7th Regiment and a listing of the men from the Hilltowns who served in it. Knox Men who joined the Union Army We are trying to collect information for a book on Hilltown men who were in the Civil War. The information is being posted here in their biographies in preparation for writing the book. While we have volunteers adding information little by little, it will still only be what information they can glean from public records. We are encouraging family researchers to post additional information on each of these men: photographs, obituaries, copies of letters home, pictures of headstones, memorabilia, etc. We hope to publish the book in 2011, the 150th anniversary of the start for the war. Most of theses biographies are quite basic. We hope that if you know something more about one of these men, you will take an active interest in this project and update his biography to better reflect his life and death. <br.> Adams, Giles Died as a prisoner of war Allen, Henry H. (Alben) killed in the CW at Petersburg. Auchampaugh, Miriam Barckley, Michael Henry Lt., wounded at Cold Harbor and died as a result. Heroes of Albany - Buried in the Knox Cemetery Baxter, Charles - Buried in the Knox Cemetery Bouck, Hamilton B. Bundy, Joseph M. Burgess, Allen Davis Campbell, Adam captured at Reams Station, died Bio:Salisbury . Chrysler, Erskine Chrysler, Miner Chrisler, Philip L. (Chrysler) Crary, Henry Augustus (Cary) Crounse, John Quincy Adams Damon, Andrew J. Captured at Gaines Mills, died of disease at Bio:Andersonville Prison. Davis, Joseph B. Dennison, Eli Duel, Levi Ecker, Jerome W. Ecker, Miner discharged by reason of disability and died Engle, Charles Engle, Jacob Engle, John C. Finch, Edwin Finch, Foster M. Finch, Richmond Freligh, William H. H. Gage, Hiram M. Gallup, James Henry Gallup, John Enos Gallup, John Jay - Buried in Bio:High Point Cemetery Gould, Jesse T. Gray, Robert (Grey) Gress, Andrew (Grass) Hanes, Adam Mathias Hanes, Amos Gideon (Haner) Hanes, Elias (Elias Hane) (Elias Hawes) wounded at Bio:Cold Harbor; died at hospital in Washington a month after his leg was amputated. Bio:Carnival of Blood or: Hanes, Elias wounded at Bio:Cold Harbor ; died in Knox of leg wounds received in the Civil War two years earlier. (family reseracher: Deborah Escobar 116 East Palmer Ave, Sch. Jul 2003, tel 518-357-0801) Haswell, Arthur after serving six months, died at Bonnet Carre, La. Buried Rural Cemetery, Albany Hawley, John Jacob Warner (alias) Henion, William A. Kellogg, Andrew W. died in the CW Ketcham, Newton Ketchum, William H. Kniskern, Harrison Lewis, John Mitchell, William Elida, widow 1890 - Buried in the Osterhout, William A. Pier, David Pitcher, Amos Price, Charles captured at , died Quay, John Minor Quay, Lewis Washington Cpl. Bio:Heroes of Albany Buried in the Bio:Knox Cemetery Quay, Paul Sgt. Bio:Heroes of Albany Riter, George killed May, 10, 1864, at Po River, Va. Roach, Isaac Jonathan Cpl. Bio:Heroes of Albany Saddlemire, Denison Saddlemire, Harvey Sant, Leonard C. Schermerhorn, Phillip Schoonmaker, Paul Secor, Charles Secor, Gabriel Secor, Gabriel Henry Secor, John Simon wounded in the right leg at Cedar Creek, rendering amputation necessary, and was discharged for disability. Secor, Joel killed at Bio:Petersburg Secor, Peter Shufeldt, Edward Shufeldt, Franklin Shufeldt, Sidney - Buried in the Bio:Knox Cemetery Sitterly, Lawrence Smith, John (John Schetter) (John Hurst) Spawn, Henry Spawn, Lewis Spawn, William Stafford, David - Buried in High Point Cemetery Stafford, Isaac Stafford, John - Buried in High Point Cemetery Stafford, Thomas Jr. missing in action at Petersburg , presumed killed Stalker, John (John Stakes) Stevens, Peter H. wounded at Spotsylvania, captured at Petersburg ; died of scurvy at Andersonville Sturgess, Charles Edmund (Sturgis) (Sturges) captured at Deep Bottom, paroled Swart, Miles Thompson, John Towsend, Chauncey Groat Van Benscoten, Jacob was wounded at Petersburg Buried in the Knox Cemetery Way, Harvey Way, Henry - Buried in High Point Cemetery West, Ezra Westfall, Elias Whipple, Thomas Pinkney Young, Perry Additional Media Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War provides an 1865 list of soldiers who enlisted in Knox. Many were residents of Knox. 1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897 Civil War Soldiers from Knox from History of Albany County, by Howell and Tenney (Photos by Allen Deitz. There is no image 4). People who were in the book but are not in the images: 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. 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, 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. 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. 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 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. John Simon 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. 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. Chauncey Groat Townsend, private, Sixty-first Regiment, Company I; enlisted in August, and mustered September 19, 1862. Henry Crary Williams, enlisted August 30, 1862, and mustered September 19, 1962, as first sergeant, Company H, Sixty-first Regiment; promoted to second lieutenant February 20, 1863, and to captain, January 12, 1864. Stiner, Daniel Henry, private, Tenth Regiment, Company G; enlisted October 1, 1862; mustered October 13, 1862. George W. Stiner, private, Tenth Regiment [Listed under Berne] Tenney & Howell - Knox Civil War List Soldiers associated with Knox Soldiers possibly born in Knox according to their Muster Roll Abstract as found on Ancestry.com, or lived or buried in Knox. Adams, Giles - Born and lived in Guilderland Bouck, Hamilton B. - Born in Middleburg - Buried in Knox Cemetery Bouck, Peter G. - Schoharie County Soldier - Buried in the Knox Cemetery Bronk, Elias (Brunk) - Lived in Altamont close to Knox border Cortwright, George W. - Lived in Wright - Buried in Knox Cemetery Havens, William Mereness, Jacob - Lived in Wright - Buried in Knox Cemetery Moreans, William (Morenes) Pier, George - Buried in Knox Cemetery Peer, David (Pier, Rier) Quay, Lewis - Buried in Knox Cemetery Reinhart, Addison - (Rhinehart on stone) - Buried in Knox Cemetery Rust, Pulaski - Schoharie County Civil War Soldier - Buried in Knox Cemetery Sant, Leonard C. Schemerhorn, Phillip Sitterly, Ira Spawn, William - Born in Knox , lived in Berne Steiner, Cornelius (Stiner) Taggart, James - Buried in the Knox Cemetery - lived in Gallupville Taggart, John A. - Buried in the Knox Cemetery - lived Berne and Gallupville, born Wright Van Alstine, George D. (Van Alstyne) Veazie, Arthur Vroman, William Young, Treat D. - Buried in the Knox Cemetery Additional Names from Knox Sesquicentennial list: Joseph Drum (2/27/1835- /7/9/1906) - Knox Cemetery Philip FUllerton Post 198 (2/14/1840 - 6/13/1903) - Knox Cemetery Alvah S Wilday Post 198 George H. Williams (1836-1883) died at Berkeley, CA - Knox Cemtery Jesse Wood Died Aug 14, 1863 Buried in Berne in Wood Cemetery Albert Simons Pvt. 11 Reg Co. G Lewis Quay died 1895 - Knox Cemetery Henry W. Stalker Pvt 61 Rg Co J Buried at Washington Orville Merrihew Pvt 113 Rg Co D Died Miller Prison John Michael Stines Pvt 11 Bat William Havens Pvt 7 Art Co K Buried Petersburg, VA William Dariues Fairlee 10th Reg James D. Covert Pvt 156th Reg Myron L. Ham 10th Reg Spencer Levie 10th Reg Francis Courtney 10 Reg Uriah Hallenbeck 10th Reg Co G Died in Service Buried in Cairo Samuel W. Kelley 10th Inf. George Ronert O'Donald 44 th George Todd 10th Reg Maddison Settle 10th Reg Co. G Buried at Fort Pillow Daniel W. Foley 10th Reg Henry Crounse 91th Daniel Henry Stiner Pvt. 10th Reg George W. Stiner Pvt 10th Reg Kleber Burlingame Corp 61th Reg. Co. I Albert Bell Pvt 10th Reg Co G John Henry Carroll &th Art. Co A Pvt Buried Petersburg, VA John Hurst Pvt 7th Art. Co. K died Baltimore, MD John S. Simons Pvt 9th Art. Co. A Discharged on Disability Charles H. Hochstrasser Pvt. 10th Co g Hon. discharge Alonzo Luddens Jr. Corp 187 Reg CO I at Port Hudson, LA buried Gallupville Hiram Clift Captain Navy (1803 - 1874) Found on Ancestry.com Gallup, Hubert (Herbert, Gallerp) - Born in Knox but usually listed as a Schoharie soldier. Merrihew, Orville A. - Born in Knox but usually listed as a Berne soldier Pitcher, David - Listed as born in Knox, Albany County, NY Secor, Andrew - Listed as born in Knox Secor, Andrew Jr. - Listed as born in Knox