Louis Leoferick Marks.

Maryland Campaign of 1862.

War Talks of Confederate Veterans

Published 1892.

Statement by L. L. Marks.

Comrade L. L. Marks, of Petersburg, Va., who was captain of Company C, of the 12th Va., says: "When we stacked arms to get rations, f he trays of bread were in sight, in front of each company, and were very tantalizing to us as hungry as we were, but we left without touching them. At the place at which we unslung knapsacks and formed the line of battle to the left of the turnpike, we were immediately (less than fifty yarjis) in rear of Grimes' battery, which we understood was drawing the fire of the batteries of the enemy, numbering thirty pieces. We moved forward to charge these guns of the enemy, and after going some little distance came to a point at which were Gens. Lee and Anderson. Gen. Long- street rode up and asked that his men be relieved, as they were exhausted in the pursuit of the enemy on his front. We were then marched across the turnpike, very much to our relief, as we had understood that we were to have charged the enemy's batteries referred to."

Referring to this incident, Comrade Tur- ner says: "I well remember that, whilst we were having our color-bearers and general guides out aligning the brigade, some mounted staff-officer came dashing from the direction of the place at which Hood's Texas brigade played such havoc with the Federal Zouaves, and, seemingly regardless of Gen. Mahone, dashed along down the line and at the top of his voice cried out, 'Hurry up, boys! We have them on the run! If you will just hurry up, we will get our independence to-day!' Gen. Mahone, not appreciating the interruption, shouted, 'Tell that crazy fool to get out of the way, and you listen to me.' These were about Gen. Mahone's words, as well as I remember them." 

Comrade Marks, who when wounded was left on the field during the night, says, that he then learned that the troops which engaged us at this point were fresh troops, recently brought to the front from the fortifications about Washington.

Author.  If you would like to learn more of his military record and his family take this link.

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Brigadier-General William E. Baldwin.

Brigadier-General William E. Baldwin entered the Confederate service early in 1861 and was commissioned colonel of the Fourteenth Mississippi infantry. He was assigned to the army in central Kentucky and in February, with his command, constituted part of the force at Fort Donelson. The important part borne by him and his troops at that important post is best told in the report of General Pillow, who said: "I speak with special commendation of the brigades commanded by Colonels Baldwin. Wharton, McCausland, Simon ton and Drake." And again, "Colonel Baldwin's brigade constituted the front of the attacking force, sustained immediately by- Colonel Wharton's brigade.

These two brigades deserve especial commendation for the manner in which they sustained the first shock of battle, and under circumstances of great embarrassment threw themselves into position and followed up the conflict throughout the day. Being mostly with these two brigades, I can speak from personal knowledge of the gallant conduct and bearing of the two brigade commanders, Colonels Baldwin and Wharton. Baldwin and his command were involved in the surrender of Donelson.

After being exchanged he was assigned v the army of West Tennessee, and on December 6, 1862,  was engaged in a spirited and successful battle at Coffee- ville. General Tilghman, who commanded on this occasion, says in his report: "I take special pleasure in mentioning the names of Brig. -Gen. W. E. Baldwin, of my own division, and Col. A. P.Thompson, commanding a brigade in General Rust's division. These officers, in command on my right and left, displayed the greatest good judgment and gallantry. ' ' General Baldwin had received his brigadier-general's commission on the 19th of September, 1862.

His command consisted of the Twentieth and Twenty-sixth Mississippi and the Twenty-sixth Tennessee regiments of infantry. He led this brigade at Port Gibson, Baker's Creek (Champion's Hill), the Big Black, and through the siege of Vicksburg. Here he was a second time made prisoner of war and paroled. After his exchange he was assigned to the command of a brigade in the district of Mobile. His further participation in the war was, however, soon cut short by his death, which occurred on the 19th day of February, 1864. In his death the Confederacy lost a gallant and efficient soldier and Mississippi an illustrious citizen.

Thomas Minor, Revolutionary War, Virginia..

Revolutionary War Records, Virginia 

Minor, Thomas (A.G. 50,117), Capt. Va. State Troops, d July 21, 1834. He entered service, then (as Francis T. Brooke testified in 1830) he was Adjutant of Colonel Willis's Regt. of Minute Men below Fredericksburgh under Gen. Mercer in the spring of 1775. Capt. Minor's Co. was raised in Spottsylvania Co., and marched first to the North : he was at the battle of Monmouth, and then returned to Va. to recruit: after his term of service had expired he served as Aid to General Stevens, and was serving in that capacity at the battle of Yorktown. Being in affluent circumstances after the war he made no request for bounty to which he had a claim, but in Feb. 1830, he made claim for land bounty for eight years service. Dec. 18, 1820, he being then 77 years old and residing in Spottsylvania Co., Va., applied to Congress for commutation.

William Cason, testified that he enlisted as a soldier in Mar., 1777, under said Minor, and served three years, and we were engaged in the battle of Monmouth. Lieut. Richard Peacock of Fredericksburg, age 78, Apr. 15, 1830, knew Thomas Minor from his youth. Dec. 11, 1829, Abram Maury stated that Minor was in General Weedon's Brigade. William Jackson, residing in Fredericksburg, age 76, knew Thomas Minor both before and after the surrender of Cornwallis. William Allen, age 64, knew Minor from boyhood.
Mrs. Elizabeth Minor, who m Thomas Minor before the war, d Dec. 7, 1836. The will of Thomas Minor, made Sept. 21, 1833, and recorded Aug. 4, 1834, mentions five married daughters: Patsey Taylor, Melinda, Elizabeth, Lucy and Sarah Ann; two single daughters; Alice Thomas and Ann Maria; and sons, Hubbard Taylor, Jefferson, Samuel and Thomas; his wife Elizabeth, and a son-in- law, William Jackson, Jr. His exrs. were Hubbard B. Minor and William Jackson, Jr. 

James Bulloch, nearly 72, Apr. 5, 1832, residing at Fredericksburg, was born and raised in Spottsylvania Co., served several tours of duty and was at the siege of Yorktown. He was for several years overseer for Minor's mother, who was a widow.

Gen Percival "Pierce" Butler.

Gen Percival "Pierce"  Butler.

Butler. Birth: Apr. 4, 1760, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Death: Sep. 9, 1821, Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky.

Parents: Thomas Butler (1720 - 1791), Eleanor Parker Butler.

Wife: Mildred Hawkins Butler (1763 - 1833).

Children: Eleanor Butler (1787 - 1844), Thomas Langford Butler (1789 - 1880), William Orlando Butler (1791 - 1880), Richard Parker Butler (1792 - 1885), Pierce Butler (1794 - 1851), Frances Maria Butler (1796 - 1843), Caroline Thomas Butler Pryor (1798 - 1885), Edward Butler (1800 - 1801), Edward Butler (1802 - 1821), Mary Langford Butler (1807 - 1861).

Siblings: Mary Butler Tipton (1732 - 1776), Richard Butler (1743 - 1791), William Butler (1745 - 1789), Thomas Butler (1748 - 1805), Percival "Pierce" Butler (1760 - 1821), Edward Butler (1762 - 1803).

Burial: Butler Family Cemetery, Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky.

Revolutionary War Record.

Butler, Pierce (or Percival), was born in Carlisle, Pa., April 4, 1760, died in CarroUton, Ky., Sept. 9, 1821. Was commissioned First Lieutenant 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment, under Col. Thomas Craig, Sept. 1, 1777. With this regiment through campaigns of 1778, '79, '80, '81, '82. Was at siege of Yorktown on Gen. La Fayette's staff and received handsome sword from La Fayette after the surrender of Cornwauis. Jan. 1, 1783, transferred to 2nd Pennsylvania. Sept. 23, 1783, joined 1st Pennsylvania with which he remained to close of War.- Butler, Pierce.

JOHN T. GILMER

Dr John Thornton Gilmer. 

Birth: Mar., 1808, Wilkes County, Georgia.
Death: Jun. 27, 1866, Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.

Wife: Lydia Laurie Barker Gilmer (1812 - 1878).

Burial: Home Cemetery, Fowler, Adams County, Illinois.

DR. JOHN T. GILMER, of Adams County, State of Illinois, was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, in the year1808. He was a son of Dr. John T. Gilmer, a Virginian by birth and education, who removed from Virginia to Georgia, and from Georgia to Kentucky, in the year 1813, and from Kentucky to Illinois in 1833.

The subject of this sketch had in early boyhood embraced the Christian religion, and, throughout his life and in the hour of death, he was cheered and sustained by its influence.

He was courteous, kind, generous, and hospitable. These virtues drew around him the poor, who sought his beneficence, the helpless, to whom he extended a generous aid, and the persecuted, who found shelter beneath his roof.

A hungry man never left the house of Dr. Gilmer, nor did a shivering stranger ever approach it without receiving an invitation to warm at his fires, and share the comforts of his home.

When the reign of cruelty, torture, and terror was supreme in Missouri, hundreds of its best citizens were driven out of their houses to witness the destruction of their property, insult to their families, and to make their escape at midnight, by the dazzling light of their burning dwellings. Others, seeing their parents or children shot down, fled, to escape with their lives, and in distant places sought shelter, until the murderous storm was over.

"Wherever they hoisted their standards black, Before them was murder, behind them was wreck." 

Men were shot down in the fields, and their remains were fed to the swine. Nameless cruelties were perpetrated, until many of the people of Missouri were strangers and pilgrims, scattered over the Mississippi Valley.

The wide extent of Dr. Gilmer's acquaintance, as a mem- ber of the Christian Church and as a physician, attracted many of the most respectable of these refugees to his house, where he entertained them with a liberality, which will be kindly remembered after his persecutors are dead and for- gotten. This kindness was considered an offence against " loyalty," and occasioned his arrest.

In the summer of 1863, the Doctor was seized at his home and dragged to Quincy, by a regiment of mercenaries, mainly Austrians, who had been engaged with Haynau in his butcheries in Hungary, and who had committed several murders in the Quincy military district. From Quincy he was taken to Springfield, Illinois, by these brutes, (who had insulted his family at the time of his arrest,) cast into a miser- able, filthy prison, and there detained until the indignation of the people, at the grossness of these outrages, became so wide-spread, that the authorities were compelled to release him.

He had committed no offence, unless it be an offence to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick.

This imprisonment wounded his proud and sensitive spirit to such an extent, that he never afterward enjoyed good health. He had a stroke of apoplexy, induced by his im- prisonment, from which he partially recovered, but finally yielded to its power.

He died as he lived, the friend of liberty, and the servant of God.

EVI LAY RANDALL

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EVI  LAY RANDALL, of Appleton.  Wis., member of G. A. R. Post No. 133,  was born June 22, 1829, in Sandgate, ^ Bennington Co., Vt. He is the son of Levi and Anna (Hurd) Randall and belongs to New England Puritan stock in both lines of descent. His great grandfather in the paternal line was Jud2:e William Lav of Connecticut and held his office under warrant of George HL of England, 'i'he family held lionorable position and General Wasldngton was their guest on one occasion. His father, Levi Randall, was born in Saybrook, Conn. I'he' son received his education primarily in Werraont and attended Troy Conference .Academy at Poultney. He was reared on a farm and when he was twenty-one, he came to Appleton to enter Lawrence University to take a course of study. Later, lie fitted for the business of a carpenter which lie followed umtill he became a soldier.

When he was seventeen he acquired a knowledge of the cornet and at that age was the owner of his first instrument, and he was a member of various bands prior to enlisting as a musician in the 6th Wisconsin Regiment at Appleton, July 10, 1861. He was discharged Sept. 27th of the same year at Washington on account of hemorrhage of the lungs and consequent disability. He acted as a member of the regimental band and officiated in hospital duty until his discharge. Three of his brothers were in the service during the war. A. B. Randall was chaplain of a colored regiment and now resides at Ciaremont, Va. R. H. Randall was a soldier and musician in the 6tli Wisconsin (see sketch) and R. K. Randall of Grundy Center, Iowa, was a soldier in the Ist Wisconsin Cavalry through its entire period of service.

Mr. Randall returned from the war to Apple- ton and engaged in farming. His property is situated at the city limits and is separated from the corporation by 2nd Avenue. July 8, 1856, he was married to Jeanette J. Gridley and they had two daughters,Clarissa Anna married A. C. Tucker and her daughter is named Corinne. Lillian Harriet has been married and has a son Levi Randall Gridiey. Mrs. Randall died Dec. 24, 1886. She was the daughter of Rev. Cyprian H. Gridley, wdio was spiritual adviser of two deserters who were shot at Flatisburg in the war of 1812.

His family dated back to Pilgrim stock and was of Scotch lineage. His wife was Clarissa Peck, and Bishop Peck of the M. E. Church belonged to the same family. " Father " Gridley was one of the first ministers of the New York Conference and was ordained by Bishop Asbury, who arrived in the United States in 1784 and who was associated with Rev. Thomas Coke (ordained by Wesley in England) in the organization of the Methodist Church in America. (Dec. 24th, of the same year.) Mr. Randall's middle name perpetuates that of his ancestor, Judge Lay. Mr.Randall returned from the war to Appleton and has since been interested in farming. He is making a specialty of horticulture in which he takes an enthusiastic interest.

Unknown Wounded Soldiers.

The title says it all.  These soldiers were wounded and are unknown.  These soldiers are unknown because I was unable to find any personal or burial information on them.

However the information here will  be helpful to those looking into these family lines.  There will be some differences in some of the reports such as dates, places ect.


The information here was taken from the State Records and The Medical and Surgical history of the war of the Rebellion. 
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New York 21st., Cavalry, Co. B. 

WHEAT, CHARLES D.—Age, 21 years. Enlisted, July 16, 1863, at Owego; mustered in as private, Co. B, August 28, 1863, to serve three years; deserted, January 15, 1865, from hospital, at York, Pa.
 
CASE 2. Private C. D. Wheat, Co. B, 21st New York Cavalry, aged 18 years. New Market, May 16, 1864. Sabre wound of the abdomen. Treated in Harrisburg and New York hospitals. Furloughed, and, not returning, reported a deserter on December 30, 1864.  
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Iowa 11th., Infantry, Co.C.

Ashford, William. (Veteran.) Age 21. Residence Columbus City, nativity Indiana. Enlisted Sept. 23, 1861, as Seventh Corporal. Mustered Oct. 3, 1861. Promoted Sixth Corporal Dec. 8, 1861; Fifth Corporal Jan. 1, 1862; Fourth Corporal Jan. 13, 1862; Third Corporal Jan. 17,1862; Second Corporal March 12, 1862. Re-enlisted and re-mustered Jan. 4, 1864. Wounded slightly Jan. 15, 1864, Yazoo City, Miss. Discharged for disability June 26, 1865, Louisville, Ky.

CASE 32. Corporal W. D. Ashford, Co. C, 11th., Iowa, aged 24 years, was wounded at Yazoo City, March 5, 1864, by a conoidal ball, which entered in the groin and emerged at the epigastric region. He recovered, and was returned to duty on November 16, 1864.
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Pennsylvania 63rd., Infantry, Co. F.

William Blair Corporal Mustered in August 1, 1861 3 years.  Promoted to Corporal, 1863; died at Fredericksburg, Va., May 21, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, May 5, 1864

CASE 36. Corporal W. Blair. Co. F. 63d Pennsylvania, aged 26 years, received a flesh wound of the parietes of the right inguinal region, from a conoidal ball, at Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864. The wound presented no serious complication, and the patient was" soon conveyed to Washington and placed in Lincoln Hospital, and was allowed full diet and a supporting treatment. The wound became inflamed and irritable, and haemorrhage supervened. This was arrested by compression, but, recurred, when applications of the solution of persulphate of iron were used in addition to pressure. Repeated bleedings took place, with a fatal result. The patient sank, in spite of free stimulation, and died on June 30, 1864.
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First Maine Cavalry, Co. D.

Holden, Simeon A. — Age 18; b. and r. Tremont; student; en. Sept. 19, '61, Orland; mus. Oct. 19, '61, as private; orderly for Gen. Eicketts and Gen. Tower, Aug. and Sept. '62; on duty at pro. mar. office, Freder ick, from Sept. '62, till Jan. '63; detailed orderly for Gen. Kilpatrick, March 17, '63; put in charge of the orderlies and pro. corp.; horse shot under him at Aldie, June 17, '63; wd. (sabre thrust through the body) at Upperville, June 21, '63; rejoined co. Dec. '63; wd. in skirmish on the Rapidan, May, '64; m. o. Nov. 25, '64, ex. of ser.

CASE 1. Corporal Simeon A. Holden, Co. D, 1st Maine Cavalry. Wounded at the cavalry affair at Upperville, June 21, 1853, by a sabre cut in the lumbar region, extending nearly to the umbilicus. He recovered, and was discharged on November 25, 1864, and was a pensioner in 1872.
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Massachusetts Third, Infantry, Co. D.

Three Months Service.

Blunt, William H.  Priv. Res. West Boylston; bootmaker; 20; enl. and must. May 25, 1861; wounded July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Penna.; died July 15, 1863, of wounds, as Sergt.

CASE 37. Sergeant W. Blunt, Co. D, 3d Massachusetts, aged 25 years, received, at Gettysburg, July 3, 18ii3, a gunshot flesh wound in the left groin, and was sent to the Twelfth Corps Hospital. Gangrene supervened. On July 18th, intermediary haemorrhage occurred, and thirty ounces of blood were lost from the epigastric artery, The vessel was not tied, and the patient died on July 18, 1863.
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Iowa 13th., Infantry, Co. G.

Ridge, John. Age 26. Residence Vinton, nativity Ohio. Enlisted Sept. 27, 1861, as First Corporal. Mustered Oct. 28, 1861. Promoted Fifth Sergeant April 10, 1862; Fourth Sergeant April 30, 1862; Second Sergeant June 15, 1862; First Sergeant July 5, 1862; Second Lieutenant March 13, 1863; First Lieutenant April 29, 1863. Wounded in right side July 20, 1864, Atlanta, Ga. Died of wounds Oct. 4, 1864, Louisville, Ky.

CASE 39. Lieutenant John Ridge, Co. G. 13th Iowa, aged 30 years, was wounded, July 20, 1854, at Atlanta, by a musket ball, which passed through the abdominal parietes, making a seton wound. Death "from pyaemia" is recorded on October 4, 1864. No autopsy.
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New Jerset 15th., Infantry, Co. H.

Lusier, Theodore S Private Aug. 9, '62 Aug. 25, '62 3 Yrs Died at U. S. Army Gen. Hosp., ashington, D. C., July 19, '63, of wounds received in action at Salem Heights, Va., May 3, '63; buried at Harmony Burial Ground, D. C.

CASE, 41. Private, Theodore Lozar, Co. H., New Jersey, shot at the battle Chancel Lorsville, May 3, 1863, by a Conidal musket ball, hit his left side and lodged in his rib.  Dide July 19, 1863.
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New York 27th., Light Artillery.

TIFFANY, JARED.—Age, 43 years. Enlisted, November 7, 1862, at Buffalo; mustered in as private, December 17, 1862, to Serve three years; appointed farrier, date not stated; died of injuries from railroad cars, April 6, 1864, at Washington, D. C.

CASE 108. Private, Gerald Tiffany, 27th., New York Battery, Age 44 years, falling between the platforms of two railway cars, FEbruary 6, 1864, was caught and squeezed between the buffers.  Died April 6, 1864.
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Massachusetts 19th., Infantry, Co. D.

Loveland, Nathaniel, Jr. Priv., Res. Groveland; shoemaker; 22; enl. Feb. 6, 1862; must. Feb. 10, 1862; died June 27, 1862, Yorktown, Va.

CASE 109. Private Nathaniel J. Loveland, Co. D, 19th Massachusetts, received, June 25, 1862, a severe contusion of the left side of the abdomen, from a fragment of shell, at Oak Grove, in the advanced trenches near Richmond.  Died June 27, 1862.
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Pennsylvania 28th., Infantry, Co. E.

Labar, Jeremiah Private; Mustered in July 6, 1861 3 years. Discharged by order of Gen. Banks, September 29, 1862

CASE 248. Private J. Labar, Co, E, 28th Pennsylvania, was accidentally wounded by the discharge of the musket of a falling comrade, at Leesburg, March 12, 1862. He was taken to the regimental hospital on the same day, and, on May 22d, was transferred to hospital No. 1, Frederick; thence, on June 3d, to Harrisburg, to hospital at Camp Curtin, where the injury is recorded as a " gunshot wound of the right side, the ball passing through the liver." There is no further hospital record of the case, save that the patient was discharged from service September 29, 1882.  In June, 1866, his pension was increased from eight to twenty dollars a month. He died June 12, 1867.
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New Jersey First Cavalry, Co. H. 

McClellan, James Private, Enlisted Aug. 21, '61; Mustered in Aug. 27, '61; 3 Yrs Died at Camp Custis, Va., Feb. 25, '62, of wounds received while on picket.

CASE 231. Private J. McLellan, Co. H, 1st New Jersey Cavalry, was wounded, February 24, 1862 near Pobick by a musket ball, which entered the right lumbar region and emerged half an inch below the naval, severing the small intestine the wounded gut being protruded and the extent of the injury revealed. There was profuse bleeding from the divided mesenteric arteries, vomiting, and rapid collapse. The patient sank and died, nine hours after the reception of the wound, February 24, 1862.
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Kansas Sixth Cavalry, Co. G.

Albert B. Coffin, Corp.; Residence Leavenworth; Enlisted and Mustered in March 25, 1862.  Died September 18, 1863, of wounds received in the streets of Fort Scott, while in discharge of his duty.

CASE 424. Corp. A. Coffin, Co. G, 6th Kansas Cavalry, received a pistol-shot wound of the abdomen at Fort Scott, Kansas, September 17, 1863. He was immediately admitted to the hospital at Fort Scott. The shock was not great, the pulse being nearly normal, and the pain inconsiderable. The pain became intense in a lew hours ; abdomen, hard and tumid ; pulse, rapid and feeble ; and death occurred fifteen hours after the reception of the injury.

Justus Lyman

Capt Justus Lyman. 

Birth: Feb. 24, 1835.
Death: Jan. 6, 1912.

Parents: Elisha Waldo Lyman (1809 - 1885), Laura A Alexander Lyman (1807 - 1880.)

Wife: Lois Pearl Alexander Lyman (1840 - 1916.)

Children: Frank E. Lyman, ( 1866_1938 ).

Burial: Brookside Cemetery, Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Twenty_Seventh, Infantry, Co. A.

Lyman, Justus — Sergt.— Res. Easthampton; farmer; 26; enl. Sept. 11, 1861; must. Sept. 20, 1861; apptd. 1st Sergt., Jany. 1, 1863; re-enlist. Nov. 25, 1863; comm. 2d Lieut., Feb. 17, 1864; must. March 12, 1864; prisoner May 16, 1864, Drury's Bluff, Va.; comm. 1st Lieut., June 5,1864; not must.; paroled Prisoner of War, March 31,1865; comm. Captain, May 15, 1865; not must.; must, out June 26, 1865, as 2d Lieut.

Justus Lyman statement as a prisoner of war. 

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American Vessels Capture by the British.

The ships on this list were Merchant ships and were captured  by the British between the years of 1779 and 1807.I will only list the ships name and it's owner, and Master, if listed.  However there is information on the ship captured and what they were carrying, and what happened to the ship.

Below you will find a example of the kind of information you may receive.  If you would like the information on a ship, give the name and page number.

Example.

Cutter Crocodiel; of New York, owned by Scott and Seaman, from Curacon to New York, taken April 5, 1800, by ship of war Amiable; carried into Kingston ( Jam.; ) part of the cargo was Dutch, the remainder American property.  The captors, immediately on the capture, made a privateer of the Crocdile, and sent her on a cruise. .

Author Use only.  Foreign Relations, Volume 2., 1779-1807.

American Vessels Capture by the British.

1. Ship Gadsen, Frederick Kohn, p. 345.
2. Ship Genet, Nathaniel Fellows, p. 345.
3. Brigantine Polly, John L. Clark,p. 345.
4. Schooner Susanna, Jonathan Harrison, p. 345.
5. Ship Charlotte, Henry A. & John G. Castor, p. 346.
6. Brigantine Sally, Stephen Girard, p. 346.
6. Brigantine Ruby, Chandler Price, p. 346.
7. Schooner George, William Patterson, p. 346.
8. Sloop Little Charlotte, Charles D. Wolfe, p. 346.
9. Brigantine Sea Nymph, Louis Tarrascon, p. 346.
10. Brigantine Peacock, Master David Crafts, p. 346.
11. Brigantine King Solomon, Master James Hewett, p. 346.
12. Brigantine Susannab, Master J. K. Spencer, p. 346.
13. Brigantine  Hind, Master, Daniel Ropes, p. 346.
14. Brigantine  Sea Nymph, Master James Mc. Kiver, p. 346.,  

Joseph B. Alter.

Joseph B. Alter. 

Birth: Aug. 21, 1825, Mississippi...
Death: Feb. 17, 1910.

Wife: Julia B. Peterson Alter (1836 - 1900).

Children: Harry, William, Clara, James.

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, McLean County, Illinois.

According to official roster of the 75th OVI he mustered in on September 26, 1861 at age 36. He was appointed 1st Sgt from Sgt on January 20, 1863. Promoted to 1st Lt to date June 11, 1863. Wounded at the battle of Gettysburg, Pa. Promoted to Captain of Co. F on April 31, 1864. Captured August 17, 1864 at Gainesville, Fl. POW for 7 months at Camp Asylum, South Carolina.

Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War Of The Rebellion.

Ohio Seventy-Fifth, Infantry, Co. F.

Joseph B. Alter, Captain; Age 36; Enlisted September 26, 1861, for 3 years.  Promoted from First Lieutenant Co. A., April 13, 1864; Mustered out March 16, 1865.

Joseph B. Alter statement as a prisoner of war.

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Samuel A. Sullivan

Samuel A. Sullivan.

Birth: Feb. 24, 1842, Berrien County, Michigan.
Death: Mar. 28, 1907, Dolliver, Emmet County, Iowa.

Parents: Thomas Sullivan (1795 - 1857), Rebecca Goble Sullivan (1809 - 1889).

Wife: Sarah Aurelia Adams Sullivan (1843 - 1907). Children: Charles Eugene Sullivan (1869 - 1920), Zoe Sullivan (1874 - 1880).

Siblings: Alexander A. Sullivan (1835 - 1896), Martha Jane Sullivan Roe (1838 - 1884), Samuel A. Sullivan (1842 - 1907), Joel Edwin Sullivan (1844 - 1905), Thomas W Sullivan (1850 - 1916).

Burial: Rock Grove Township Cemetery, Nora Springs, Floyd County, Iowa.

A US Postmaster in Dolliver, Iowa at the time of his death, this Civil War soldier's body was returned to the Rock Grove Cemetery so he could rest beside his wife Sarah, young daughter Zoa and his mother, Rebecca. Following his wife's death in 1902 he lived with his son, Charles, in Dolliver. War related injuries made it impossible for Samuel to continue life as a farmer. He had some of his land added to the village of Nora Springs where a street still carries his name and he operated a general store in the village.

Iowa Twenty-First Infantry, Co. A.

Iowa State Records.

Sullivan, Samuel. Age 19. Residence Floyd,.nativity Michigan. Enlisted Feb. 18, 1862. Mustered June 11, 1862. Mustered out June 10, 1865, Shreveport, La.

Samuel Sullivan Statement as Prisoner of War.

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Wilkins Bloodgood

Wilkins Bloodgood.

Birth: 1840, Albany, Albany County, New York.
Death: 1862, Washington,  District of Columbia, District Of Columbia.

Parents: William Bloodgood (1801 - 1874), Caroline Frances Whistler Bloodgood (1810 - 1893).

Siblings: Edward Bloodgood (1831 - 1914), Wilkins Bloodgood (1840 - 1862), John Bloodgood (1847 - 1874), William Bloodgood (1852 - 1910)..

Burial: Nashotah House Cemetery, Summit Township, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Michigan First Infantry, Co. A.

Michigan State Records.

Bloodgood, Wilkins. Enlisted in company A, First Infantry, May 1, 1861, at Detroit, for 3 months, age 2o. Mustered May 1, 1861. Mustered out at Detroit, Aug. 7, 1861. Re-entered service as Second Lieutenant, company F, First Infantry. Commissioned Aug. 17, 1861. Commissioned First Lieutenant and Adjutant May 5, 1862. Reported as First Lieutenant, company F, July, 1862. Commissioned Captain, company K, June 27, 1862. Died at Cliffbourne Hospital, Washington, D. C, Sept. 23, 1862, from wounds received in action at Bull Run, Va., Aug. 30, 1862.

Alexander H. Spierre.

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New York Sixteenth Heavy Artillery.

New York State Records.

SPIERRE, ALEXANDER H., Age, 26 years. Enrolled, January19, 1864, at Elmira; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. F, January 19, .1864, to serve three years; as first lieutenant, March 4, 1864; appointed A. A. D. C. on staff of Generals Hawley and J. C. Abbott, December 21, 1864; relieved, March 4, 1865; mustered out with company, August 21, 1865, at Washington, D. C; three months, prior service in Eighth Xew York State Militia; commissioned second lieutenant, February 2,*1864, with rank from January 4, 1864, original; first lieutenant, May 23, 1864, with rank from March 4, 1864, vice B. Gardner, resigned.
Author.  I was unable to find any personal Information on him.

Henry L. & Herbert E. Larrabee.

Left Henry, right Herbert.
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Henry L. & Herbert E. Larrabee, father was Benjamin Larrabee, His first wife was Sally, his second wife was Maria.  Their Children was as following; George B., David A, Mary A., Caroline P., Herbert E., Henry L., Benjamin F., Larrabee. 

Henry L. Larrabee.

Birth: 1840.
Death: December 8, 1904.

Wife: Arabella "Curtis" Larrabee.
Married June 3, 1866.

Children: Nettie Maria Larrabee.

Burial, Massachusetts.

Herbert E. Larrabee.

Birth: 1837.
Death: 1895.

Wife: Sarah E. Larrabee.

Children: Frederick M. Larrabee.

Burial: Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Seventeenth Infantry, Co. B.

State Records.

Henry Luther Larrabee, Private, Residence South Danvers;  Occupation Shoemaker; Ag3 21; Enlisted July 10, 1861; Mustered in July 22, 1861; Mustered out August 3, 1864.

Herbert E. Larrabee; First Sergeant; Residence South Danvers; Occupation Morocco Dresser; Age 24; Enlisted May 10, 1861; Mustered in July 22, 1861; Discharged for disability, April 5, 1863, at Newbern North Carolina.

Morocco Dresser.

The person in this trade was some sort of a shoemaker or dealt with leather. 
"Morocco" was a type of goat skin leather that was much lighter in weight than what those of the days had been wearing.The "dresser" was the person who actually tanned or softened the leather.

Maj Ferdinand F. Boltz.

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Maj Ferdinand F. Boltz. 

Birth: 1840, Germany.
Death: Jun. 4, 1926.

Wife: Cornelia A. "Siddie" Sowers Boltz (1841 - 1915).
Married September 4, 1864, Allen County.

Children; Non found.

Burial: Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana

Indiana 12th., Infantry, Field & Staff.

One year, Service.

Ferdinand F. Boltz, Sergeant Major;  Residence Fort Wayne Enlisted on 5/15/1861 as a Sergt Major, On 5/15/1861 he mustered into Field & Staff. He was Mustered Out on 5/19/1862

Indiana 88th., Infantry, Co. F

State Records.

Ferdinand F. Boltz, Captain; Residence Fort Wayne; Commission September 22, 1863; Mustered in February 9, 1864; Mustered out with Regiment.

Indiana 88th., Infantry, Co. F.. 

( History of Allen County.)

Publish date, 1880.

On the 20th of January, 1865, the Eighty-eighth loll Savannah, moving up the Georgia side of the Savannah River, by way of Springfield, and crossed the river with great difficulty, owing to the "bottom" being three miles in width. The command then moved on in a northerly direction, destroying railroads and everything that could be of advantage to the enemy, and reached Lverysboro N. C, on the 16th of March, and was engaged in the battle near that' place.' From there it moved on, and on the 19th, while marching in advance of its corps, encountered the enemy in a strong position near Bentonville. Capt. Fred F. Boltz, with a part of the regiment, was ordered to reconnoiter the position of the enemy and report;  it not being supposed possible that there was any force of the enemy in that vicinity fro amount to anything. The duty was promptly and faith- fully performed, and while troops were being placed in position, an overwhelming attack was made upon the Captain's command. The rest of the regiment, and a few other troops that happened to be at hand, were sent to his support and they held the enemy in check until the rest of its corps (the Fourteenth) could reach supporting distance. That was the last engagement in which the regiment took part, and it was one of the most severe. 

Herman Werner, Wisconsin.

Herman Werner, he was born in Gross Carbetha, Saxony, Prussia, March 22, 1839, and his parents, Godfried and Maria Rosina (Ziemer) were natives of the same place in " Der Faderland." The family, including himself, father and mother and three sisters, came to America in 1856 and they located at Maple Grove, Wis. A brother, Charles, is a resident of Paris, France, where he was married previous to the removal of his father to America. Amelia married Christian Horn in Briilion in 1857; her children are named Henry, Herman and Carolina. Hannah Rosina was married in 1857 to Hugo Jugeland she is the mother of 12 children. Carolina Sophia married C. Schoeffler of Chicago and has two children.

Sept. 21, 1861, Mr. Werner enlisted in Company B, 9th Wisconsin Infantry, at Manitowoc, Wis for three years and received honorable discharge at Milwaukee, December 1864, his term of enlistment having expired. The "9t.h" is known to the history as the German regiment of Wisconsin and, from Milwaukee, the command went to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. They marched 160 miles to Fort Scott and, in June, went to Baxter's Springs. Many skirmishes took place and, in July, the command went to Flat Rock Creek. Later, it did heavy marching in Missouri and, on the organization of the "Army of the Inoutier", the 9th was placed in the command of General Blunt.  Newfonia was the first battle in which Mr. Werner took part, although he was involved in considerable skirmishing.

He did an immense amount of marching in Arkansas, chasing rebels who evaded battle and, later, he was occupied in guarding trains. He marched to Prairie Grove and back to Rheas' Mills and, afterwards, to Van Buren, returning to the Mills. In patrol, picket guard, forage and march, a large amount of time was passed and, in 1864, the regiment was attached to the Red River expedition. April 2nd,. Mr. Werner was in heavy skirmishing with rebels, fighting Marmaduke's band near the junction of the Washington and Camden road.

The expedition proving a failure before the 9th made connection, the regiment returned to Little Rock. On tlje route, the battle of Jenkin's Ferry occurred, in which the "9th" won its honors. Afterwards Company B was engaged in the construction of forts at Little Rock. On the 3rd of December, Mr. Werner was mustered out at Milwaukee and returned to Wisconsin.

After the war, he went to Maple Grove and has since engaged in farming with success, such as industry, thrift and integrity secure to those who put these traits into ftractical operation. In 1865, Mr. Werner was married to Anna Hieckey and they have 10 children as follows : Mary Ann, Charles Frederick, Daniel Godfried, Herman, John, Henry, William, Dennis, Robert and Phillip. Joseph died when a few- weeks old.

Author.  Death: November 26, 1909.

Height: 5'4 ". Eye Color: blue. Hair Color: light.

Burial: Brillion Community Cemetery (Old Section), Calumet County, Wisconsin.

William F Bower or Bowers.

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William F Bower 

Author. Some records say it was Bower others say Bowers.

Birth: Apr. 6, 1840.
Death: Jun. 12, 1897.

Wife: Rachel A. Swisher Bowers,
(( 1844-1924.).

Children: Nora A. Bowers Williamson, ( 1862-1942. )

Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio.

He was a Civil War Veteran.

Ohio Twenty-First, Ohio Infantry, Co. B.

William F. Bower, Private; Age 22; Enlisted September 1, 1862, for 3 years.  Mustered out June 5, 1865, by order of the War Department.

Confederate Soldiers of Tennessee.

The following information was taken from ( The Military Annals of Tennessee ), there is not a lot of first names just the surnames.  However if you know your ancestors Regimentand and Company, you should be able to tell if one is your ancestor.

Fourth, Tennessee, Infantry.

Private Havwood, of Company B, was shot through the breast with an iron ramrod, which being stopped by its swelled head, he caught hold of this and drew it out.

Tip- Allen, of Company I, was shot in the neck by a Mime-ball, which he in a short time coughed up. Both of these men walked back to Knoxville without missing a roll-call.

Fifth Tennessee, Infantry.

In Capt. Forrest's company (C) private Samuel Evans displayed great coolness | and courage. After being severely wounded, the ball passing through the cheeks, he refused to go to the rear, but remained and fought for a considerable length of time, cheering on the men, and loading and shooting as last as he could. 

Private John Roberts company ( D. ), a very young- soldier, behaved with the greatest coolness and bravery throughout the whole ac- tion. He was frequently in advance of his company, was knocked down twice by spent kalis, and hail his gun shattered to pieces. He was but fifteen years old, but displayed the coolness and courage of a veteran.

Sixth Tennessee, Infantry.

When the last of the guard fell, the tattered banner, red with the blood of the brave guard that lay dead and dying around it, was seized by private Posey, of Co. A, and brought off in gallant style. Posey was promoted to be Color-bearer, with the rank of Lieutenant, for his bravery, and later in the war fell bearing it to the front in battle

Ed. Quinn, private in Co. II, threw down his gun and grasped the fallen banner, and running about fifteen paces in front waved i: fu- riously, and shouted : "Come on, my brave patriots; follow your dag!'' Inspired with renewed impulse by this gallant example, the line rushed forward with an impetus invincible, and drove the enemy in great confusion. But the brave Qinn only went a short distance before his work was done. He fell dead leading the regiment, and so firm was his grasp that il was with difficulty the flag-staff was wrenched from his nerveless hands.

When the main works were reached and the terrible struggle for possession took place, Clay Barnes, private in Co. E, Sixth Regime:::, was the first to mount the parapet. He instantly seized the United States ri;:g that proudly waved from die rampart, and a desperate struggle between him and its bearer took place. In the struggle Barnes killed the Federal with the butt of his gun, and tore the flag from its staff, and with a shout of triumph crammed it in his bosom and cheered his comrades to the rescue. As before descried, the works were carried, and Clay Barnes, of the Sixth, was the first man upon them, and captured the first flag. He still live near Spring Creek, in Madison county, and is as quiet and industrious in peace as he was gallant in war. 

Twenty-Fifth, Tennessee, Infantry.

Capt. Austin Smith, a Methodist minister who had been made Commissary of the regi ment took his gun as a private and accompanied the regiment, and while bravely discharging his duty was pierced through the body by a Minie-ball, but miraculouslv recovered after a long illness. He returned to the discharge of his duty as Commissary.

Twenty-Ninth, Tennessee, Infantry.

During a momentary pause that was made for the purpose of adjusting the line, private Clarkson Brewer mounted a large rock within fifty yards of the Federal Line, and cursed them for cowards. He fell literally riddled with balls.

Sixty-Third Tennessee, Infantry.

Adam Harr, a brave private of Co. F, was shot in the head and in the left side, and as he called for help he was asked, " Where are you shot, Adam?" In response he said, " Right through the heart and right through the brain." He still lives.

First Tennessee Cavalry.

Capt. Thos. Puryear, of Co. G. Here he received his death-wound at the head of his company, with drawn saber urging forward to victory. We were righting superior numbers, which he knew, and just as he received his wound the regiment was temporarily forced back. Private John P. Mills and myself rushed to him, determined he should not fall into the hands of the enemy, when he urged us to leave him and save ourselves, as we could not save him; but we carried him back where he was taken to the hospital

Second Cavalry Tennessee.

We had some warm fighting, and our loss was heavy at Memphis, among the number killed being that bright and promising young- soldier, Perry Marks, who had distinguished himself as a private in storming the works at Fort Pillow. 

Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry.

The regiment suffered some casualties on the 19th, among which may be men- tioned private Wm. Ballantine, a gallant soldier of Rivers's company, who was killed by a cannon-bail.

Capt. Cannon, of Brownlow's regiment, a very brave officer, led the advance, and was killed by private J. B. Ezell, of Miller's company, when within a few feet of each other. At the same time has comrade, another man of the same company, shot Cannon's horse, and horse and rider fell together to the ground. Private Jerome P.. Podson, of Capt. Martin's company, who was temporarily on Col. Holman's staff, was shot through the heart and instantly killed within a few feet of Col. Holman.

Private Edward H. Pointer, a young man of intelligence and promise, was murdered by the Federal troops after he had. surrendered. They took his own pistol and shot him. 

Holman's Battalion-"Partisan Rangers".

Among the killed were Lieut. A. S. Chapman and private Hill Roy, of Capt. Martin's company, and Lieut. Henry Collins, of Capt. Gordon's company. Private Roy was at the time acting as Orderly for Maj. Holman, and fell in the charge within a few feet of the Federal breastworks.

John T. Lawler, Tenn., C.S. A.

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John T. Lawler, First Lieutenant Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, Co. C.; Promoted Captain, wounded at Medon, Tenn., August 31, 1862; again wounded at Britton's Lane, Tenn., September 1, 1862; again wounded dangerously in four places while leading the Regiment on breastworks at Colliersville, Tenn., October 11, 1862; Later he fell into the enemy's hands while wounded.

Military Annals of Tennessee.

John T. Lawler, the senior officer present, being in command of the Seventh Tennessee, which took a conspicuous part in every charge, and especially in the initial one which captured the train. During one of the fiercest charges made by this command many of the regiment were killed and wounded, Capt. Lawler being among the latter. He received four wounds, one of which shattered his arm, while leading his men. Being unable to travel, he subsequently fell into the hands of the enemy.

Hiram J. & William H. Gripman.

Left Hiram j., Right William H.

Hiram J. Gripman. 

Birth: Sep. 26, 1845, Michigan.
Death: Aug. 1, 1914, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Parents: Harvey Gripman (1803 - 1880).

Wife: Ella Bell Gripman (1868 - 1868).

Children: Orville Mason Gripman (1890 - 1956).

Sibling: William H Gripman (1843 - 1913)*, Hiram J. Gripman (1845 - 1914).

Burial: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa.

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William H Gripman. 

Birth: 1843, Michigan..
Death: 1913.

Parents: Harvey Gripman (1803 - 1880), Cathern Gripman..

Wife: Lueina A. Barr Gripman, ( 1843-1922.)

Children: William H. Gripman.

Sibling: William H Gripman (1843 - 1913), Hiram J. Gripman (1845 - 1914), Hannah, Francis, William.

Burial: Phelps Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa.

These brothers were Civil War Veterans.

Minnesota Third Infantry, Co. I.

Left, Hiram J. Gripman; Private; Age 18; Mustered in November 6, 1861; Mustered out September 2, 1865; Re-enlisted January 1, 1864.

Right, William H. Gripman; Private; Age 18; Mustered in October 11, 1861; Discharged for disability January 28, 1863.