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There were at least 24 men from Westerlo who served in the 7th Regiment. Some of the Regiments major battle were at [[h:Petersburg|Petersburg]], [[h:Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], [[h:Weldon Station|Weldon Station]], [[h:Spotsylvania|Spotsylvania]]. Three of the men from Westerlo were killed in battle, or later died of their wounds. Seven were wounded. Six were captured, five of whom died in prison of their wounds, starvation or disease.  
 
There were at least 24 men from Westerlo who served in the 7th Regiment. Some of the Regiments major battle were at [[h:Petersburg|Petersburg]], [[h:Cold Harbor|Cold Harbor]], [[h:Weldon Station|Weldon Station]], [[h:Spotsylvania|Spotsylvania]]. Three of the men from Westerlo were killed in battle, or later died of their wounds. Seven were wounded. Six were captured, five of whom died in prison of their wounds, starvation or disease.  
  
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Click here for more about the [[h:7th Regiment|7th Regiment]] and a listing of the men from the Hilltowns who served in it.
  
 
==Westerlo men who joined the Union Army==
 
==Westerlo men who joined the Union Army==

Revision as of 20:19, 21 October 2012

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Civil War Drum, Westerlo, NY Town Park 09/09/06<br.> from d a murphy's photostream on Flickr

Regiments in which men from Westerlo served

7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery

There were at least 24 men from Westerlo 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 Westerlo were killed in battle, or later died of their wounds. Seven were wounded. Six were captured, five of whom died in prison of their wounds, starvation or disease.

Click here for more about the 7th Regiment and a listing of the men from the Hilltowns who served in it.

Westerlo 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. If you know more about any of them, if would be a fitting tribute to them if you would also create a biography of them. Until then, the only thing we can share with viewers of this page is their name.

Biography

We would like to start a biography for each of these people with the basic data about their military service and anything else you care to add under one or more of the following categories as appropriate:

  • Photo
  • Birth (date, place, parents)
  • Education
  • Military Service
  • Marriage and Children
  • Occupation
  • Death (date and burial)
  • Other Media (newspaper articles, service papers, obituary, etc.)
  • Gallery (photos)

Instructions

Please add a name below in alphabetical order. To do so, first register then sign in. You will see an Edit tab to the right. Click on it and enter a name in the sample format shown below. Go the bottom of this page and click Show Preview. The name should then appear in red. If it looks OK, go to the bottom of the page again and click on Save Page. If you click on the name you can then add a biography. You need not write a biography to add a name to the list.

Click on Instructions for Entering Service Personnel for additional help.

Service Personnel

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