Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Four Faces Of 151st, New York Infantry.

Read Left to Right

Top Roll.

BOWEN, JR., HEZEKIAH.—Age, 40 years. Enrolled at Lockport, to serve three years, and mustered in as captain, Co. A, August 13, 1862; discharged, September 19, 1864.  Commissioned captain, November 10, 1862, with rank from August 13, 1862, original.

BOGARDUS, CHARLES.—Age, 23 years. Enrolled at Lockport, to serve three years, and mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. A, August 13, 1862; as captain, Co. I, February 28, 1863; „ wounded and captured in action, July 9, 1864, at Monocacy, Md.; discharged for disability, December 15, 1864; mustered in as lieutenant colonel, January 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment, June 26, 1865, near Washington, D. C. Commissioned first lieutenant, November 10, 1862, with rank from- August 13, 1862, original; captain, January 7, 1863, with rank from December 12, 1862, vice G. S. Hutchinson resigned; lieutenant colonel, December 10, 1864, with rank from November 8, 1864, vice T. M. Fay resigned.

Bottom Roll.

TANNER, B E N J A M I N BALDWIN.—Age, 25 years. Enrolled at Lockport, to serve three years, and mustered in as second lieutenant, Go. A, August 13, 1862; as first lieutenant, April 1.4, 1863; died of disease, September 20, 1863, at Washington, D. C.

WARING, A L B E R T A.—Age, 20 years. Enrolled, August 13, 1S62, at Rigeway, to serve three years; mustered i n as first sergeant, Co. A, October 22, 1802; promoted sergeant-major, March 1,- 1863; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. A, June 10. 1863; as first lieutenant, December 22, 1863; mustered out with company, June 26, 1865, near Washington, I). C. Commissioned second lieutenant, May 27, 1863, with rank from April 14, 1863, vice B. B. Tanner promoted; first lieutenant, November 30, 1863, with rank from September 20, 1863, vice B. B. Tanner died of disease.



Lieutenant Colonel Charles Bogardus.

Birth: Mar. 28, 1841, Cayuga County, New York.
Death: 1929, Emmet County, Michigan.

Col. Bogardus Is Buried With Military Honors

The body of Col. Charles Bogardus arrived in Paxton on Monday evening from Pellston, Mich., accompanied by the daughter and husband, Attorney and Mrs. Oscar R. Zipf, of Freeport, Ill. Burial took place at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the family lot in Glen Cemetery, with Prairie Post No. 150 American Legion in charge. Chaplain E. H. Sauers, of Prairie Post, who is pastor of the Paxton M. E. Church, officiated. Many of the friends of the deceased were present at the services.  The military escort, in uniform, consisted of the following Legionnaires; Standard Bearer, Cletus Jayne, and Raymond Swanfelt; firing squad, Albin Anderson in command and John Colwell, Roy Holton, Ed Johnson, Primus Ryberg, Clifford Fitzgerald, Simon Caristen and Harvey Wellers, members. The pall bearers were Messrs C. A. Larson, F. L. Wesslund, John Swanson, P. A. Clark, Victor Lundberg and Charles Aspergren.

Spouse: Hannah Whitaker Pells Bogardus (1838 - 1923)
Burial: Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois.




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