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. The "77" volunteers refers to the 77 names listed in Howell and Tenney, but all they have in common is that they enlisted in Knox. Some were not born or Knox, or never lived in Knox. Below is a large list of soldiers associated with Knox in some way.

Resources:

• Knox Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 Results - 179 signed up for the draft listing their residence as Knox.
• Tenney & Howell - Knox Civil War List
• 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.
• New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
• 1865 Census - Veterans and Soldiers in Knox
• Heroes of Albany
• 1890 Veterans Schedules for Knox
• Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897
• Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1900
• Carnival of Blood

The town below "History" indicates the town they are listed in as a veteren 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.

R: gives the town the soldier resided in, and E: gives the town the soldier enlisted in. Hilltown information is documented in Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War.

The town under "Muster" indicates the birth place, according to New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 - individual cards indexed on Ancestry.com

The town listed under "Heroes" indicates hometown described in The Heroes of Albany: A Memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County of Albany. A mentioned here means the soldier died during the war. The list is not absolutely complete

The regiment and company "Report" show Regiment of a soldier associated with Knox in Annual Report of the Adjutant-General - many volumes of information published over several years.

The town under "Carnival" indicates the town the soldier was born in according to Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, by Richard Keating, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998

The towns(s) under "Census" show where the soldier lived.

The town(s) under "Born" indicate where the soldier was listed as being born. Records vary.

The location and date under "Buried" means we know where and when the soldier was buried.

Name	History Town	Resided Enlisted	Muster	Heroes	Service	Carnival	Census	Born	Buried
Adams, Giles	-	R: Albany E: Berne Albany	Knox Albany	-	177th G 7 HA B	Not given	Guilderland Albany	Knox Albany	North Carolina 1864
Allen, Henry H. (Alben)	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Berne	Knox	7th K	Berne	Knox	Knox	Petersburg 1864
Auchampaugh, Miriam Mirans Auchenbock Miram Auchampaugh	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox Albany	Knox	-	80th K	-	Knox 1865	Knox	-
Barckley, Michael Henry Michael H. Barclay	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox Albany	Knox	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	Knox 1864
Baxter, Charles - Buried in the	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	England	-	7th K	Not given	Guilderland	England	Knox
Bell, Albert E. Berne Soldier	Knox Berne	R: Knox Albany E: Knox Berne Albany	Berne	-	177th G	-	Berne Rensselaerville	Berne	1887
Bouck, Hamilton B.	-	R: Middleburg E: Middleburg	Middleburg	-	134th D	-	Middleburg Broome Schoharie Wright	Middleburg	Knox
Bouck, Peter G.	-	R: Berne Albany E: Berne Albany	Middleburgh	-	15th Eng H	-	Schoharie	Middleburg	Knox
Bronk, Elias	-	R: Schenectady E: Schenectady	Knox	-	134th F 91st G	-	Guilderland	Knox	Kansas 1887
Bundy, Joseph M. Joseph M. Bunday Joseph Merchant Bundy	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	Andersonville 1864
Burgess, Allen Davis	-	R: Greenville E: Greenville	Knox	-	120th K	-	Greenville	Knox	Greenville 1862
Burlingame, Kleber	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Germany	-	61st I	-	-	Germany	-
Campbell, Adam	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	North Carolina 1865
Canull, John Henry John H. Cannell John Henry Carroll Berne Soldier	Knox Berne	R: Berne E: Knox	Berne	Not Given	7th K	Berne	Berne	Berne	Petersburgh 1864
Cartwright, George W. Cortwright on grave	-	R: Gallupville E: Wright Gallupville Albany	Albany	-	134th C	-	Rensselaerville Wright Gallupville	Rensselaerville	Knox
Chandler, Nelson D.	-	R: Buffalo, NY E: Buffalo Washinton, DC.	Not given	-	44th A	-	Knox 1890	-	Knox 1897
Chrysler, Erskine	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Not Given	-	91st D	-	Knox	Knox	Washington, DC 1865
Chrysler, Miner	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Wright	-	91st B	-	Knox 1865	Wright	West Berne 1922
Chrysler, Philip Philip L. Chrisler (Crysler)	-	R: Syracuse E: Syracus	Knox	-	122nd F	-	Knox Wisconsin	Knox	Wisconsin 1926
Courtney, Francis	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Ireland	-	177th G	-	-	Ireland	Bonnet Carre, La. 1863
Covert, James D.	Knox	R: New Baltimore, Greene Co. E:New Baltimore Coeymans, NY Knox	Greenville, NY	-	156th H	-	New Baltimore, Greene Co., NY	Greenville, NY	-
Crary, Henry Augustus (Cary)	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	177th G	-	Knox 1865	Knox	Knox
Crounse, Henry	Knox	R: Guilderland E: Knox New Scotland Albany	Guilderland	-	91st D	-	New Scotland	Guilderland	Meadowdale 1901
Crounse, John Quincy Adams	Knox	R: Albany E: Albany	Not found	Knox	11th NY Bat	-	Seward Cobleskill	Sharon	Sharon 1864
Damon, Andrew J.	Knox	R: - E: Knox Wright	Pomfret, VT	-	7th K	Pomfret, VT	Knox	Pomfret, VT	Andersonville 1864
Davis, Joseph B.	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox America	-	61st I	-	Knox	Knox	Virginia 1863
Dennison, Eli	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Knox	-	2nd NY Cav	-	-	Knox	Andersonville 1864
Duel, Levi Levi Dull	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Wright	-	7th K	Wright	Wright	Wright	Andersonville 1864
Ecker, Jerome W.	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	177th G	-	Knox 1865 Albany New Scotland	Knox	New Scotland 1934
Ecker, Miner	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	61st I	-	Knox	Knox	Berne
Engle, Charles	-	R: Binghamton E: Vestal, Broome Co.	Albanyy	-	137th B	-	Knox Broome Co.	Knox	Broome Co. 1918
Engle, Jacob	-	R: Binghamton E: Binghamton	Not given	-	109th H	-	Knox	Knox	Broome Co. 1864
Engle, John C.	-	R: New York City E:Vestal, Broome Co.	Not given	-	51st A	-	Knox	'Knox	Virginia 1862
Fairlee, William Darius	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Wright	-	177th G	-	-	Wright	-
Finch, Edwin	-	E: Wright Albany	Albany	-	15th Cav I	-	Knox Virginia	Knox	-
Finch, Foster M.	-	E: Albany	'Knox	-	7th NY HA	Not Given	Knox	Knox	1885
Finch, Richmond	-	R: Syracue E: Syracuse	Not Given	-	3rd Cav I 15 Cav I, B, G	-	Knox N. Carolina Colorado	Knox	Colorado 1898
Foley, Daniel F.	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Albany	-	177th A	-	-	Albany	-
Freligh, William H. H.	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Knox	-	177th B	-	Knox Colonie	Knox	Niskayuna 1910
Gage, Alonzo	-	R: Schenectady E: Schoharie Schenectady	Knox	-	134th A	-	Owego Racine, WI.	Knox Duanesburg	Racine, WI Aft 1910
Gage, Hiram M.	-	R: Schoharie E: Schoharie	Knox	-	134th C	-	Schoharie Tennessee	Knox	Tennessee 1911
Gallup, James Henry	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Knox	-	177th A	-	Knox 1865 Bethlehem	Knox	Knox 1924
Gallup, John Enos	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Albany	-	177th F	-	Albany	Knox Albany	Albany 1895
Gallup, John Jay	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox Albany	Knox	-	177th A	-	Knox 1865	Knox	Knox
Gallup, Seth	-	R:Maine, Broome Co. E: Lisle ot Maine, Broome, New York	Knox	-	50th Eng. E	-	Berne Maine, Broome Co. NY Binghamton	Knox	Endicott NY Florida?
Gould, Jesse T.	-	R: Martinsburg E: Greig, Lewis Co.	Knox	-	5th Art L	-	Greig, Lewis Co.	Knox	Lewis Co. 1872
Gray, Robert (Grey)	-	R:Boonville, Oneida Co. E:Boonville Greig, Lewis Co.	Knox	-	14th F	-	Knox	Knox	Syracuse 1901
Gress, Andrew Andrew Grass	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Berne Knox	-	7th HA B	Not mentioned	Knox 1865 Berne	Knox	Thompsons Lake 1868
Hallenbeck, Urias Uriah Hallenbeck	Knox	R: Albany E: Fulton Albany	Berne Cohoes	-	177th G	-	Fulton	Berne Cohoes	Illinois 1863
Ham, Myron L.	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Albany	-	177th G	-	-	Albany	Albany 1863
Hanes, Adam Mathias	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox Albany	Knox	Knox	91st K	-	Knox	Knox	Louisiana 1863
Hanes, Amos Gideon Amos G. Hane (Haner)	Knox	R: Guilderland E: Knox Albany	Knox	Knox	91st D	-	Knox	Knox	Knox 1864
Hanes, Elias (Elias Hane) Elias Hawes	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	Knox 1864
Haswell, Arthur Arthur Hawell	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Knox	Schoharie	177th B	-	Knox	Knox	Albany, 1863
Havens, William Berne Soldier	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Berne	Berne	7th K	Berne	Berne	Berne	Knox 1864
Hawley, John Jacob Warner (alias)	-	-
Henion, William A. Wm. Hemon	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	New Jersey	-	18th Cav D	-	Knox 1865	New Jersey	1899
Hochstrasser, Charles Charles H. Hockstrasser Berne Soldier	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox Berne	Berne	-	177th G Same as 10th	-	Berne New Jersey	Berne	Albany 1891
Kellogg, Andrew W.	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Florida (Near Duanesburg)	R: Knox B: Florida, NY	11 Battery	-	Knox	Florida, NY	Baltimore 1862
Kelly, Samuel W.	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Albany	-	177th A	-	-	Albany	Albany
Ketcham, Newton	Knox	R: Knox E:Knox Albany	Knox	-	9th NY HA A		Knox 1865 Guilderland	Knox	Thompsons Lake 1925
Ketcham, William H.	-	New Hartford, IOWA	-	-	32 IOWA E	-	Knox 1865	Knox	Knox 1922
Kniskern, Harrison Harrison Kniskem	Knox Berne	R: Knox E: Berne, Knox	Not given	-	61st I		Knox 1865	Knox Berne	Albany 1911
Lelie, Spencer Spencer Zelie??	Knox	R: - E: -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lewis, Allen	-	E: Albany	Albany	-	44th A 146th A	-	Knox 1865	Albany	Knox - 1880
Lewis, John	-	E: Albany	Albany	-	177th B	-	Knox Albany	-
Ludden, Alonzo Grove Berne Soldier	Knox Berne	R: Knox E: Knox	Augusta Co., VA	Augusta Co., VA	177th NY Inf G	-	Berne	Augusta Co., VA	Gallupville 1865
Mereness, Jacob	-	E: Wright	Schoharie	-	134th I	-	Sharon, Schoharie Co.	Schoharie	Knox1862
Merrihew, Orville A. Orville Merrihue	Knox Berne	R: Albany E: Knox	Albany	Not Given	7th NY HA D	Albany	Berne	Knox Berne Albany	South Carolina 1864
Mitchell, William	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Not stated	-	11th NY LA	-	Knox 1890		Knox
Morenus, William William Moreans	-	R: Schoharie E: Fulton	Knox	-	134th I	-	Gilboa Richmondville Fulton	Knox	1907
Morse, Royal A.	-	E: Albany	Not Given	-	3rd Inf E, F, A	-	Knox 1890 Albany	New Hampshire	1903
O'Donald, George Robert George O'Donnell	Knox	R: - E: Knox	Not Given	-	175 Inf B	-	-	-	(Deserted)
Osterhout, William A.	-	E: Troy, NY	Albany	-	125 NY Inf 4 NY HA H	-	Knox 1865 Troy	Knox	-
Partridge, Rufus K.	-	R: Albany E: Albany	Knox	-	2nd NY HA I	-		Knox Albany	-
Pier, David David Peer	-	R: Broadalbin, Fulton, NY E: Broadalbin	Knox	-	13 NY HA F, C 6 NY HA K	-	Broadalbin New Scotland Saratoga	Knox	1887
Pier, George	-	E: Broome Co.	Not given	-	50 Eng G	-	Knox Tioga Co. NY	Knox	Knox 1864
Pitcher, David	-	R: Mentz, Cayuga, NY E: Mentz	Knox (T Reg.)	-	9th NY HA F	-	Michigan	Knox	-
Pitcher, Amos Amas Pitcher	-	-	Knox	-	9th HA	-	Knox	Knox	1865
Price, Charles	Knox	R: - E:-Knox	Knox	-	7th K	Knox	-	Knox	Salisbury, NC 1864
Quay, John Minor John Miner Quay	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	7th K	Knox	Knox 1865	Knox	Knox - 1912
Quay, Lewis Washington	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	Knox	7th K	Not given	Knox	Knox	Knox - 1863
Quay, Paul	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox 1865	Knox	Millen, GA 1864
Reely, Samuel H. POSSIBLE Samuel Reilly Nothing Definite	Knox	R: - E:-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reinhart, Addison	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	E		7th K	K	Knox 1865
Riter, George	Knox	R: - E: Knox
Roach, Isaac Jonathan	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	B	K
Rust, Pulaski	-	Schoharie	Pine Plains, Dutchess Co.	-	3rd Cav	-	Broome, Schoharie Co.	Pine Plains, Dutchess Co.	Knox 1908
Saddlemire, Denison	Knox	R: Knox Albany E: Albany	Knox	-	11th LA	-	Knox 1865 California	Knox	-
Saddlemire, Harvey	-	E: Albany	Albany	-	7th HA B	Not given	Knox West Troy	-
Sant, Leonard C.	-	R: Auburn E: Sterling, Cayuga, NY	Knox Sterling	-	138 G became 9th NY HA	-	Sterling	Knox Sterling	Cayuga Co. 1886
Schermerhorn, Phillip	-	E: Albany	Knox	-	3rd F	-	Guilderland	Knox Berne	Guilderland 1908
Schoonmaker, Paul	-	E: Albany	Knox	-	7th HA E	'Knox	Knox Wright NYC	Knox	Guilderland 1901
Secor, Andrew Andrew Secoy	Knox	R: Knox	E
Secor, Andrew Jr.	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	B
Secor, Charles	Knox	R: Knox	B				Knox 1865
Secor, Gabriel	Knox	R: Knox E: New Scotland	B	K
Secor, Gabriel Henry	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	B				Knox 1865
Secor, John Simon John E. Secor Simon John Secor	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	9th HA A	-	Knox 1865 New Scotland	Knox	Thompsons Lake 1895
Secor, Joel	-	Knox	Knox	-	7th K	Knox	Knox 1865 Berne	Knox	Petersburgh 1864
Secor, Peter	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	61st I	-	Knox 1865	Knox	Cohoes 1900
Settle, Madison	Knox	R: ??? E: -	Wright	None given	177th G	-	Wright Schoharie	Wright	Tennessee 1863
Shufeldt, Edward Edward Shufelt	Knox	R: Knox E: -	Knox	-	7th K	None Given	Knox Iowa	Knox	Iowa Aft. 1900
Shufeldt, Franklin Frank Shufelt	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Berne	-	11th L. A.	-	Knox Albany	Knox	1906
Shufeldt, Sidney Sydney Shaefelt	-	E: Wright Albany R: Albany	Knox	-	11th Batty	-	Knox Greenbush Rensselaer	Knox Albany	Knox
Simons, George Albert Berne Soldier	Knox Berne	R: Berne E: Knox Berne Albany	Berne	-	177th G	-	Albany Berne	Albany Berne	-
Sitterly, Lawrence	-	E: Albany	Knox	-	7th A	Knox	Knox Bath Schenectady	Knox Princtown	Schenectady 1915
Sitterly, Ira	-	E: Albany	Knox	-	192nd	-	Schenectady	Knox	Schectady 1907
Smith, John John Schetter John Hurst	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Canada	Knox	7th K	Canada	Knox Canada	Knox	Baltimore 1865
Smith, William J.	-	E: Albany	Duanesburg	-	43rd B	-	Knox Berne	Duanesburg	Knox 1901
Spawn, Henry	-	R: Roscoe, IL	-	-	12th IL Cav M	-	Berne Iowa S. Dakota	Knox	Iowa 1912
Spawn, Lewis	-	R: Albany E: Schoharie	-	-	18th F	-	Berne	Knox Owego	S. Dakota 1921
Spawn, William	Berne	R: Gallupville E: Berne	Knox	-	134th C	-	Berne Illinois	Knox Berne	S. Dakota 1929
Spencer, William H.	-	R: Hamilton, NY E: Hamilton	Not given	-	61st C	-	Knox 1865	-	-
Stafford, David	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Knox	-	177th H	-	Knox Guilderland	Knox	Knox 1910
Stafford, Isaac	-	Guilderland	New York	-	43rd H	-	Knox Duanesburg	Knox	Washington DC 1862
Stafford, John T.	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Albany	-	18th Cav	-	Knox 1865 Guilderland	Knox	Knox 1922
Stafford, Thomas Jr.	-	E: Albany	Knox	-	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	Petersburg 1864
Stalker, John (John Stakes)	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Knox	-	61st I	-	Knox	Knox	Washington, D. C. Philadelphia 1865
Stalker, William Henry Henry W. Stalker Berne Soldier	Knox Berne	R: Berne E: Knox	Yes	Berne	61st I or J	-	Berne Knox	Berne New Salem	Washington, D. C. 1864
Steiner, Cornelius Cornelius Stiner	-	Berne	Yes	-	7th M	Knox	Berne	Berne	Berne 1880
Steiner, Daniel Henry Daniel Henry Stiner Daniel Henry Sliner	Knox	R: Berne E: Albany	Yes	-	177th G 7th NY M	Sharon, NY	Berne Schoharie New Scotland	Berne Sharon<Seward	Schenectady 1922
Steiner, George Washington George W. Stiner Berne Soldier	Knox	R: - E: Knox Troy Albany	Yes	-	104th 177th 7th C, D, M	Middleburgh	Knox Berne 1890 Greenville	Schoharie Co.	Berne 1926
Steiner, John M. John Michael Stines Berne Soldier	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes	-	11th L.A.	-	Berne 1890	Middleburg	Berne 1924
Name	History	Enlisted	Muster	Heroes	Service	Carnival	Census	Born	Buried
Stevens, Peter H.	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes	Knox	7th K	Knox	Knox	Knox	Andersonville
Sturgess, Charles Edmund (Sturgis)	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes		7th K	Knox	Knox 1865	Knox	Knox
Swart, Ira	-	E: Albany	Albany	-	15th Engineers H	-	Knox 1965	Knox Albany	Bath, NY 1914
Swart, Miles	-	Albany	Yes	-	15th Eng. H		Knox 1865 Knox 1890	Knox Albany	Knox
Taggart, James	-	Wright	Yes	-	134th Co. C	-	Wright	Ireland	Knox
Taggart, John A.	-	Wright Albany	Yes		93rd Co. I	-	Wright Guilderland 1890	Wright	Knox
Thompson, John	-	Albany	Yes	-	93rd C	-	Knox 1865
Todd, George	Knox	R: - E: Knox Albany	Yes	-	177th G 10th	-	-	England	-
Towsend, Chauncey Groat Chauney G. Towsand	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes	-	61st I	-	Knox	Knox	-
Van Alstine, George D. George D. Vanalstine	-	-	Yes	-	12th E	-	Hamden Laurens Berne	Knox
Van Benscoten, Jacob Jacob Van Benschoter Jacob Van Benscoter Jacob Vanbunschoten	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes	-	7th K	Knox	Knox 1865 Guilderland Altamont 1890	Knox	Knox
Vroman, William	-	Schenectady	Yes	-	177th C	-	-	Knox
Warren, Patrick	-	Albany	Yes	-	7th G	New York City	Knox 1865	Ireland New York City	Andersonville
Way, Harvey	-	-	-	-	-	-	Knox	Knox
Way, Henry	-	-	-	-	-	-	Knox	Knox	Knox 1900
West, Ezra	-	Wright Gallupville	Yes	-	177th A	-	Wright Berne Knox 1890 Bath	Knox Albany	Bath, NY 1921
Westfall, Elias	-	Albany	Yes	-	7th E	Knox	Knox Guilderland	Knox	Altamont 1917
Whipple, Thomas Pinkney Thomas Pinckney Whipple	Knox	R: Knox E: Albany	Yes	-	177th G	-	Knox 1865 Richmondville	Berne	Richmondville 1896
Williams, Henry Crary Schoharie Soldier	Knox	R: Knox E: Knox	Yes	-	61st I (H)	-	Knox 1865 Schenectady	Cherry Valley	-
Wood, Jesse D. Berne Soldier	Knox	R: Berne E: Knox	Yes	Berne	10th C	-	Berne	Berne	Berne 1863
Young, Perry	-	Albany	Yes	-	7th I	Knox	Greenbush Albany	Knox	Menands 1875
Young, Treat D.	-	Otsego	Yes	-	121st I	-	Schoharie Otsego	Schoharie	Knox 1908
Name	History	Enlisted	Muster	Heroes	Service	Carnival	Census	Born	Buried

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.

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.

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

Listed in Annual Report of the Adjutant General for 1868
William H. Van Benschoten made Captain May 5 1866, resides in Knox
John J. Hungerford made First Lieutenant May 5, 1866, resides in Knox
Edwin W. Cheesbro made Second Lieutenant May 5, 1866, resides in Knox

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