Knox during the Civil War
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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.[1]
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 | 91st K | - | Knox | Knox | Louisiana 1863 | |
| Hanes, Amos Gideon Amos G. Hane (Haner) |
Knox | R: Knox E: Guilderland |
B | K | |||||
| 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 |
Knox | R: Knox E: Knox |
7th K |
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| 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) | - | - | X | ||||||
| Haswell, Arthur Arthur Hawell after serving six months, died at Bonnet Carre, La. Buried Rural Cemetery, Albany |
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 |
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| 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
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| Name | History | Enlisted | Muster | Heroes | Service | Carnival | Census | Born | Buried
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| 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
- ↑ Altamont Enterprise, 12 Oct. 1934, article by Margaret E. Burke on the history of 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
