Arthur H. Rugg.

Arthur H. Rugg.

Birth: 1843, Illinois.
Death: 1916.
Burial: Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
Father: Henry Ide Rugg.
Mother: Celia Akeman Rugg.
Wife: Annie M. Bryan Rugg. Marriage: 10 Jun 1869 Peoria, , Illinois.
Children: None.

Service.

Arthur H. Rugg, Rank Corporal, Company A. 77th Illinois United States Infantry, Residence PEORIA, PEORIA CO, IL Age 19, Height 5' 10, Hair LIGHT, Eyes HAZEL, Complexion LIGHT, Marital Status SINGLE, Occupation CLERK, Nativity FARMINGTON, FULTON CO, IL, Joined When AUG 12, 1862, Joined Where PEORIA, IL, Period 3., years, Muster In SEP 2, 1862 Muster In Where PEORIA, IL. Remarks PROMOTED SERGEANT DISCHARGED DEC 18, 1863
Was also part of the Signal Corps.
For a time he lived at 5006, Madison Ave. Chicago, Illinois.
In the 1880, census he was 37, and a Grain Merchant, his wife was 33, and kept the house. No children.

Peoria City Directory 1883-1884.

Arthur H. Rugg & George Bryan, Secretary Advance Elevator Co., Residence 505 N. Monroe.

Arthur H. Rugg and George Bryan, Grain Commission, rooms 7 & 8 S. Washington.

Pension And Relief Acts.

Most all the men here were found through their wifes petitions to Congress.
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William M. Simpson.

CHAP. LXIII. —An Act granting a Pension to William M, Simpson.

Be it enacted by the Senate and house of Representatives of the United
States of America ‘in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and lie is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of William M. Simpson, late a private in company E, seventy-first regiment of Illinois volunteer infantry, and pay hum a pension, commencing October twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
APPROVED, March 1, 1869.

Name SIMPSON, WILLIAM M., Rank PVT Company E Unit 71 IL US INF.
Residence NEWTON, JASPER CO, IL Age 25, Height 5' 10, Hair LIGHT, Eyes BLUE Complexion LIGHT Marital Status SINGLE Occupation SADDLER, Nativity NEWTON, JASPER CO, ILL. Joined When JUL 4, 1862, Joined Where NEWTON, ILL., Period 3 MO. Muster In JUL 22, 1862, Muster In Where CHICAGO, ILL. Muster Out OCT 29, 1862.
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Alexander Foster Pratt.

Birth: Sept. 4, 1813, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.
Death: Nov. 30, 1874.
Burial: Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

Mr. Pratt, was a very noted man in Wisconsin history, and more can be read on him at the site call ( Find a Grave ), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=pratt&GSfn=alexander&GSmn=f.&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=24880734&df=all&

, But here is a piece of information you may not know about him.

CHAP. XLIX. — An Act for the Relief of Alexander F. Pratt.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to pay to Alexander F. Pratt three hundred dollars, in full for pursuing and capturing one Elijah K. Jauner, convicted of counterfeiting United States coin, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
APPROVED, February 18, 1867.
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Dr. James W Fitzpatrick.

Birth: 1828.
Death: May 6, 1864.
Wife: Mary A. Ahern Fitzpatrick.
Burial: Old Saint Johns Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

Commission Asst. Surg. 9th. Massachusetts Volunteer, Aug. 14, 1862, Surg.
U. S. volunteers, Jan. 7, 1863.

CHAP. CXXII. — An Act granting a Pension to Mary A. Fitzpatrick.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Mary Fitzpatrick, widow of James W. Fitzpatrick, late an acting assietant surgeon United States army, who died at Harwood Hospital on or about May sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, on the pension rolls, at the rate of seventeen dollars per month, commencing at the death of her husband, subject to the provisions of the pension laws.
APPROVED, February 28, 1867.
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Isabella Morrison Fogg.

Birth: 1823
Death: Dec. 23, 1873
Burial: Forest City Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine.

In 1861, when Isabella Morrison Fogg's son, Hugh, left Calais, Maine for Washington as a member of the 6th Maine Regiment, she decided to go with him and volunteer for the Maine Camp & Hospital Association. Then, after the battle of Antietam, she traveled from battlefield to battlefield bringing wounded soldiers much needed medical supplies. She was horrified to find these soldiers neglected and left in barns and sheds on the battlefields when they were supposed to have been long since removed.

For reasons unclear, her relations with the Camp & Hospital Association ended. Isabella went on to volunteer in the US Christian Commission. In 1865 she accidentally fell through an open hatch aboard a boat upon the Ohio River, forever injuring her spine. She was awarded a Federal Pension as a result of efforts made by officers and surgeons on her behalf by the Potomac Army, such as Grant, Chamberlain and Meade.

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CHAP. LI. — An Act granting a Pension to Mrs. Isabella Fogg, of the State of Maine.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be. and is hereby, authorized and directed to place the name of Mrs. Isabella Fogg, of the State of Maine, on the pension roll, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence from and after the passage of this act, and to continue during her natural life; she, the said Isabella Fogg, having been totally disabled while acting as nurse on board the United States hospital boat near Louisville, in the State of Kentucky.
APPROVED, April 17, 1866.
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John W. Galloway.

Birth: Unknown
Death: May 2, 1863.

Service: 7th., Missouri, State Militia, Cavalry, Company C., enlister as a private on February 28, 1862, at Henry Co., Missouri. Mustered in same day at Sedalia, Co. Missouri. Was promoted Corpora, on March 20, 1863. He was killed while on furlough at home by guerillas on May 2, 1863.

CHAP. XCI. —An Act granting a Pension to Lucretia B. Galloway.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lucretia B. Galloway, widow of John W. Galloway, late a corporal in company C of the seventh regiment of Missouri militia, to take effect from the passage of this act.
APPROVED, February 1, 1873.
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Abel Francis Mechem.

Birth: Aug. 20, 1836.
Death: Jul. 14, 1871.
Father: Richard Mechem.
Mother: Lucretia Naomi Alderson Mechem .
Wife: Susan W. Mechem.
Burial: Old Brick Cemetery, Jarrettsville, Harford County, Maryland.

CHAP. CXIII. — An Act granting a Pension to Susan W. Mechem.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place upon the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Susan W. Mechem, widow of Abel F. Mechem, late a surgeon in the United States army.
APPROVED, February .5, 1873.
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William Erwin.

Birth: Unknown.
Death: Unknown.
Burial: Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery, Loudon County Tennessee.
Service: (Co., A., 2nd Tenn. Inf.)

CHAP. LXXXIII. — An Act granting a Pension to William Erwin.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Intenor be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of William Erwin, of Kingston, Tennessee, late a private in company A, second Tennessee volunteers, and to pay him a pension from and after the passage of this act.
APPROVED, February 27, 1871.
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Thomas J. Fiss.

Birth: Feb. 19, 1835.
Death: Dec. 11, 1910.
Burial: Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton County, Nebraska.

CHAP. LXXXIX..—An Act granting a Pension to Thomas J. Fiss.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Thomas J. Fiss, of Freeport, Illinois, late a private in company D, forty-sixth regiment Illinois volunteers, and to pay him a pension from and after the passage of this act.
APPROVED, February 27, 1871.
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Daniel S. ( T. ?) Webb.

Birth: 1823, Marble, Cherokee County, North Carolina.
Death: Jul. 12, 1864, Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia.
Wife: Eliza Derreberry Webb.
Children: Julettie Brewer , Benjamin Ballard and Docia Webb Mizel
Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville (Sumter County), Georgia.

The last time Daniel saw Eliza he was a Yankee prisoner being marched toward Chattangooa. The weather was very cold with snow on the ground. Daniel was bare footed, and his feet were bleeding. Eliza took off her shoes, and gave them to him. The style allowed him to wear her shoes. Eliza later found out Daniel had died or been killed. She had to find his grave in order to receive her OMI War widow's pension.

CHAP. XCIL — An Act granting a Pension to Eliza Webb, Widow of Daniel S. Webb, late a Private in Company G, eighth Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Eliza Webb, widow of Daniel S. Webb, late a private in company G., eighth Tennessee cavalry, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence from and after the passage of this act.
APPROVED, February 27, 1871.
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Abel S Chase.

Birth: 1821.
Death: Nov. 19, 1897.
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.
Service: Enlisted as a Private on 29 November 1862.
Enlisted in 24th Light Artillery Regiment Indiana on 29 Nov 1862.
Transferred into Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 Jan 1864.
Transferred out of 24th Light Artillery Regiment Indiana on 1 Jan 1864.

CHAP. CLXXXIII. —An Act granting a Pension to Abel S. Chase.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Abel S. Chase, late a private in the twenty-fourth battery, Indiana artillery, and to pay him a pension from and after the passage of this act.
APPROVED, March 3, 1871.
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Edward D. Baker.

Birth: Feb. 24, 1811, London, England.
Death: Oct. 21, 1861, Loudoun County, Virginia.
Wife: Mary A. Baker.
Burial: Balls Bluff National Cemetery, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia.

Cnn’. CXXXIII. — An Act for the Relief of Mary A. Baker, Widow of Brigadier.
General Edward D. Baker.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to place the name of Mary A. Baker, widow of Brigadier-General Edward D. Baker, on the pension roll, at the rate of fifty dollars a month, from the twenty-first day of October, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to continue during her widowhood.
APPROVED, March 3, 1865.
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Hiram Gregory Berry.

Birth: Aug. 27, 1824, Rockland, Maine
Death: May 3, 1863.
Burial: Achorn Cemetery, Rockland, Knox County, Maine.
Photo provided by ronald deavy

Civil War Union Major General. Killed in Action at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. Entered war as Colonel of the 4th Maine Volunteer Infantry, and was with the regiment at the Battle of First Bull Run, Virginia. Promoted to Brigadier General, US Volunteers and commanded a brigade in the Army of the Potomac during the Peninsular Campaign and the Battle of Fredericksburg. Promoted to Major General, US Volunteers on November 29, 1862. Commanded the Second Division in the III Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville. He was leading his command in trying to regain ground lost by the Army by the celebrated flank march of Stonewall Jackson when he was mortally wounded while delivering orders to his men. He died in Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker's (the AOP commander) headquarters in the Chancellors House.

CHAP. CXXXV. — An Act granting a Pension to the Widow of the late Major-General Hiram G. Berry.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the interior be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to place the name of Eliza Berry, widow of Major-General Hiram G. Berry, on the pension roll, at the rate of fifty dollars a month, from the third day of May, anno Domini eighteen hundred and sixty-three, to continue during her widowhood.
APPROVED, March 3, 1865.
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Peleg W. Morgan.

Birth: Aug. 25, 1828,
Death: Jul. 14, 1865.
Wife: Elizabeth H. Chadwick Morgan.
Burial: Old North Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.

Peleg was the son of Dudley Morgan and Anna West, and the wife of Elizabeth Chadwick, daughter of Charles Chadwick and Margaret Smith. After his death in the Civil War, Elizabeth married Benjamin Sheffield.

CHAP. LXIX. —An Act granting a Pension to Elizabeth H. Morgan.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Elizabeth H. Morgan, widow of Peleg W. Morgan, late an ensign in the United States navy, and to pay her a pension from and after the passage of this act, during her widowhood.
APPROVED, March 27, 1872.
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Frederick A Garlick.

Birth: 1838.
Death: Feb. 23, 1892.
Burial: McGraw Rural Cemetery, McGraw, Cortland County, New York.
Service: Co. K. 76th Reg't., N.Y.S. Vol.

CHAP. XCII. — An Act granting a Pension to Frederick A. Garlick, of’ Cortland County New York.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to place the name of Frederick A. Garlick, of Cortland county, New York, upon the pension roll, at the rate of fifteen dollars per month, to commence from the passage of this act.
APPROVED, April 9, 1872.
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William H. Bridges.

Birth: Mar. 27, 1838, Virginia or Kentucky.
Death: Jan. 20, 1901, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.
Burial: Maple Ridge Cemetery , Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana.
Service: Enlisted as a Corporal on June 7, 1861 in Company A, 14th Infantry Regiment Indiana. Received a disability discharge January 26, 1862. Enlisted as a Private on April 17, 1862 in Company K, 60th Infantry Regiment Indiana. Promoted to Full Lieutenant 1st Class on December 6, 1863 effective May 24, 1864. Mustered out on March 21, 1865 in Indianapolis, IN.

CHAP. XCIII. An Act granting a Pension to William H. Bridges.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of William H. Bridges, late a private in company A, fourteenth Indiana volunteers, and to pay him a pension from the passage of this act.
APPROVED, April 9, 1872.
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Ripley A,. Arnold.

Birth: Jan. 17, 1817, Pearlington, Hancock County, Mississippi.
Death: Sep. 6, 1853, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
Burial: Pioneers Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

Major Ripley A. Arnold graduated West Point Academt in 1838, and fought in the
Seminole Indian War and in the War with Mexico. He served as major under
General William J. Worth and participated in the capture of Mexico City. Major Ripley Arnold was killed by Dr. Josephus M. Steiner in a duel in Fort Graham in Hill County, Texas when he went to arrest the doctor for drunkenness or disturbing the peace. He was originally buried at Fort Graham and then was brought back to Fort Worth for a second burial in Pioneers Rest Cemetery.

Side note. Arnold was killed at Fort Graham on September 6, 1853, by Josephus Murray Steiner, in an exchange of shots. Civil and military authorities disputed jurisdiction in the case, and Steiner was ultimately acquitted by both court-martial and a civil jury. He was represented by future governor Richard Coke and future Confederate general William H. Parsons,qqv who established that Arnold had been procuring United States government horses under questionable circumstances and selling them for his own profit. Steiner's attorneys claimed that their client had known of this practice and planned to expose it. One witness swore that Arnold had threatened, "I will put him out of the way; he shall not give evidence against me." Arnold was first buried at Fort Graham, then disinterred and removed to Fort Worth, where he was buried in the Pioneer's Rest Cemetery, within a mile of old Fort Worth and near the graves of his two infant daughters. He was said to have received the first Masonic rites ever performed in Fort Worth. His diary and personal papers were destroyed by fire at the Fort Worth home of one of his granddaughters.


CHAP. LXV.— An Act for the Relief of Catherine B. Arnold.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to place the name of Catharine Bryant Arnold, widow of the late Major Ripley A. Arnold, upon the list of pensioners, and to pay to her a pension at the rate of one half the pay per month to which
her said husband was entitled at the time of his death; said pension to commence on the sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, and continued during her natural life or widowhood.
APPROVED, February 10, 1855.
Side Note. Catharine Bryant Arnold, married at the age of 14, on August 26, 1839) and were married in Pass Christian, Mississippi. They had five children.
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Captain, Thomas Machin.

Birth: Mar. 20, 1744, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.
Death: Apr. 3, 1816, Charleston (Montgomery County), Montgomery County, New York.
Wife: Susannah Machin.
Burial: Carlisle Cemetery, Carlisle, Schoharie County, New York.

ARREARS OF PENSION.
COMMUNICATED TO THE HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES, DECEMBER 31, 1816.

Mr. Chappell, from the Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Susannah Machin, reported:

That the petitioner states that, in the year 1808, her late husband, Captain. Thomas Machin, applied to Congress for a pension; that the Secretary of War reported on his case, and recommended him to be placed on the pension roll of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per month; but that the physician who certified disability committed a mistake, purely unintentional, by reason of which he was placed on the roll at only ten dollars, instead of twenty dollars per month; that, in the year 1814, he applied again, and was placed On. the pension roll at twenty dollars per month, but that, from some reason unknown to her, the increase of pension did not relate back to the date of the first pension. She states that her husband is since dead; that she is old and nearly destitute. She asks Congress to allow her the difference between the two sums from 1808 till 1814, namely, ten per month.

On application to the proper Department, it has been found that the certificates and evidence taken in the first case have been destroyed, so that the committee cannot say whether there should have been a greater allowance made than there was; but they presume that justice was done him, and that he received the full amount to which he was entitled. The certificates, &c. in the second case establish a total disability, and he was accordingly placed on the roll as a full pensioner.

The rule prescribed, and the one which it is believed has been uniformly pursued, is, to allow the pension to commence from the time at which the evidence is closed, by which the right is established, and not before. In this case, the committee see no reason to deviate from it. They therefore recommend the adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner ought to be rejected.
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Revolutionary Soldiers & Family Pensions.

Here is a list of men who were either killed or died from their wounds in the revolutionary war. I have also list the amount of the pension each pensioner families would received, over the seven and half year pension.
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List of officers belonging to the continental army, who died in the service, or who were killed in action, previous to the 28th May, 1778, and to whose widows or orphans seven years’ half-pay was granted, taken from the returns of the respective States, on file in the War Office of the United States.

New Hampshire.

1. Adams, Winborn (N. H). Captain 2d New Hampshire, 23d May to — De cember, 1775; Captain 8th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; Major 2d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776: Lieutenant-Colonel, 2d April, 1777. Killed at Bemus' Heights 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $2,520 00.

2. Colburn, Andrew (N. H.) Major 4th Continental Infantry, 1st January. 1776; wounded at Harlem Heights, 12th October, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel 3d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776; died 20lh September, 1777, of wounds received at Stillwater, 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $2,520 00.

3. Beale or Beall Zachariah (N. H.). 1st Lieutenant 2d New Hampshire, 18th June to — December, 1775; 1st Lieutenant 8th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; Captain 3d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776. Died 27th October, 1777, of wounds received at Fort Mercer 22d October, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

4. BeU or bell, Frederick Mordaunt (N. H.). 1st Lieutenant 2d New Hampshire, 23d May to — December, 1775; Captain 8th Continental Infantry, 1st January, 1776; Captain 2d New Hampshire. 8th November, 1776; wounded at Stillwater, 19th September, 1776, and died from his wound 9th October, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

5. Short ridge, Richard or Benjamin, (N. H.). Captain 2d New Hampshire, 23d May to December, 1775; Captain 8th Continental Infantry. 1st January, 1776; killed at Gwynn's Island, 8th July, 1776. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

6. Thomas, Joseph M. (N. H.). Lieutenant and Adjutant of Tash's Regiment New Hampshire Militia, August to November, 1776; 2d Lieutenant 3d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776; 1st Lieutenant, 14th July, 1777; killed at Bemus Heights, 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

7. Wait, Joseph (N. H.). Lieutenant Colonel of Bedel's Regiment New Hampshire Rangers, 22d July, 1775. Died 28th November, 1776, of wounds received at Valcour Island 28th September, 1776. Pension paid: $2,520.00.

8. Fay, Joseph (N. H.). Ensign 3d New Hampshire, 8th November, 1776; died 2d November, 1777, of wounds received at Stillwater, 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $840.00.

Massachusetts.

1. Thomas, John (Mass). Colonel of a Massachusetts Regiment, April, 1775Major General Massachusetts Militia', 20th June. 1775; Lieutenant-Genera Massachusetts Militia, Januarv 1776, Brigadier General Continental Army, 22d June, 1775: Major-General Continental Army, 6th March, 1776. Died 2d June. 1776. Pension paid: $3,150.00.

2. Cranston, Abner (Mass). Captain of Whitcomb's Massachusetts Regiment. May to December, 1775; Captain 6th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Major 13th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777. Died 29th May, 1777. Pension paid: $2,100.00.

3. Goodridge, Ezekiel, Amesbury (also given New Boston). Lieutenant, Capt. Eliphalet Bodwell's CO., Col. Edward Wigglesworth's regt. ; pay abstract for mileage from Albany home in Dec, 1776 ; warrant allowed in Council March 12, 1777 ; also, Lieutenant, Col. Michael Jackson's regt. ; Continental Arm.y pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to Oct. 7, 1777; reported killed Oct. 7, 1777; also, ac- count of the 7 years half pay allowed agreeable to resolve of Aug. 24, 1780, to widows and orphans of officers who were killed or died in service ; half pay allowed to Oct. 7, 1784. Pension paid: $1, 120.00.

4. Williams, Edward Payson (Mass). Captain of Heath's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain 24th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Major 3d Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 25th May 1777. Pension paid: $2, 100.00.

5. Steel, Aaron (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; 2d Lieutenant of Danielson's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; 2d Lieutenant 25th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 24th November, 1777, of wounds received at Fort Mifflin 14th November, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

6. Town, Ebenezer (Mass). Ensign 4th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 11th February, 1778. Pension paid: $840.00.

7. Bryant, David (Mass). 1st Lieutenant of Knox's Regiment Continental Artillery, 13th December, 1775; Captain Lieutenant, — August, 1776; Captain Lieutenant 3d Continental Artillery, 1st January, 1777; Captain, 10th May, 1777. Died 12th September, 1777, of wounds received at Brandywine, 11th September, 1777. . Pension paid: $2,100.00.

8. Kingman, Edward (Mass). Ensign 2d Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 1st October, 1777, of wounds received near Saratoga, 26th September, 1777. Pension paid: $840.00.

9. Jackson, Ephraim (Mass). 1st Lieutenant of Thomas' Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Lieutenant-Colonel 10th Massachusetts, 6th November, 1776; died 19th December, 1777. Pension paid: $2,520.00.

10. Allen, Jacob (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; 1st Lieutenant of Thomas' Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Captain 23d Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; Captain 2d Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777. Killed at Bemus' Heights, 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

11. Perry, William (Mass). Ensign 14th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 10th October, 1777, of wounds received at Germantown, 4th October, 1777. Pension paid: $840.00.

12. Wiley, Aldrich or Aldridge (Mass). Corporal and Sergeant of Sargent's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Ensign 16th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 8th Massachusetts. 1st January, 1777; killed at Stillwater, 7th October, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

13. Skillings, John (Mass). Captain 11th Massachusetts, 6th November, 1776: died 2d April, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

14. Francis, Ebenezer (Mass). Lieutenant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Captain of Mansfield's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Colonel 11th Massachusetts, 6th November, 1776; killed at Hubbardton, 7th July, 1777. Pension paid: $3,150.00

15. Roundy, Luke (Mass). Ensign 27th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December. 1776; 2d Lieutenant 11th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 22d October, 1777. Pension paid: $840.00.

16. Bragdon, Josiah York. 1st Lieutenant, Capt. Abel Moulton's co.. Col. Lemuel Rob- inson's regt. ; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Feb. 21, 1776; also, Capt. Samuel Leighton's co.. Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt.; return of officers; marched to join regiment Aug. 9, 1776; also, Capt. Leighton's co.. Col. Francis's (York Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; commissioned Aug. 14, 1776; marched to Dorchester Heights ; company raised for defence of Boston ; also, re- ceipts for wages for service in same co. and regt., for Aug. -Nov., 1770, dated Dorchester; also, same co. and regt. ; pay roll for rations, etc., from Dorchester Heights liome ; allowed in Council, Nov. 29, 1776 ; credited with 5 days allowance ; also, Capt. Daniel Wheelwright's co.. Col. Ehenezcr Francis's regt. ; list of officers of Mass. Line ; commissioned Feb. 3, 1777 ; also, same co. and regt. ; petition asking for subsistence for 36 men belonging to Col. Francis's regt. on the road to Bennington; allowed in Council, March 14, 1777; also, same co. and regt.; pay abstract for rations from date of enlistment, Dec. 3, 1777, to date of marching, March 22, 1777; also, petition dated Van Schaick's Island, Aug. 31, 1777, asking that Lieut. Col. Littlefield ha appointed Colonel in place of Col. Francis, deceased ; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Wheelwright's co., Col. Benjamin Tupper's regt. ; muster return dated Jan. 2"), 1778; residence, York; enlisted for town of York; mustered by Col. Varrick ; also, list of officers whose widows or orphans received half pay for 7 years, agreeable to resolve of Aug. 24, 1780 ; reported died April 30, 1778. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

16. Read or Reed, Benjamin (Mass). 2d Lieutenant and Adjutant 13th Continental Infantry, 1st January to 31st December, 1776; 1st Lieutenant 7th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; killed at Stillwater 19th September, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

17. Turner, Edward (Mass). Sergeant in Lexington Alarm, April, 1770, and in Doolittie's Massachusetts Regiment, April to December, 1775; 1st Lieutenant 5th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 26th December, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

Rhode Island.

1. Carpenter, Benajah (R. I.). Captain Lieutenant of Knox's Regiment Continental Artillery, 10th December, 1775; killed at Long Island, 27th August, 1776. Pension Paid: $1,120.00.

2. Waterman, John (R. I.). Regimental Quartermaster 2d Rhode Island 11th February, 1777; died 20th April, 1778. Pension Paid: $1,120.00.

Connecticut.

1. Wooster, David (Conn). Major-General Connecticut Troops, April, 1775; Colonel 1st Connecticut. 1st May, 1775; Brigadier-General Continental Army, 22d June, 1775; died 2d May, 1777, of wounds received at Ridgefield 27th April, 1777. Pension paid: $5,250.00.

2. Dimon, David (Conn). Captain in the Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Cap tain 5th Connecticut, 1st May to De cember, 1775; Brigade-Major to Gen eral Wooster, 13th June to 18th Sep tember, 1775, and to General Schuyler. 18th September, 1775, to December, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel 6th Connecti cut, 1st January, 1777; died 18th September, 1777, of wounds received at Brandywine, 11th September, 1777. Pension paid: $2,520.00.

3. Davenport, Hezekiah (Conn). Lieutenant Connecticut Militia. ; killed
at Ridgefield, 27th April, 1777. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

New York.

1. Montgomery, Richard (N. Y.). Brigadier-General Continental Army, 22d June, 1775; Major-General, 9th December, 1775; killed in the assault on Quebec, 31st December, 1775. McMires, Andrew (N. J.). Captain 1st New Jersey, 15th December, 1775, to 10th November, 1776; Captain 1st New Jersey, 29th November, 1776; killed at Germantown, 4th October, 1777. (Name also spelled McMyers.)

New Jersey.

1. McMires, Andrew (N. J.). Captain 1st New Jersey, 15th December, 1775, to 10th November, 1776; Captain 1st New Jersey, 29th November, 1776; killed at Germantown, 4th October, 1777. (Name also spelled McMyers.) . Pension paid: $1,680.00.

2. Neil, Daniel (N. J.) Captain Lieutenant Eastern Company New Jersey Artillery, 1st March, 1776; Captain, 9th May, 1776; killed at Princeton, 3d January, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

Delaware.

1. Holland, Thomas (Del). Adjutant 4th Pennsylvania Battalion, 8th January, 1776; resigned 15th March, 1776; 2d Lieutenant Delaware Regiment, 25th April, 1776; 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant, August, 1776; Captain, 4th December, 1776; died 13th October, 1777, of wounds received 4th October, 1777, at Germantown. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

Virginia.

1. Hawkins, Moses (Va). Captain 14th Virginia, 6th February, 1777: killed at Germantown, 4th October, 1777. Pension paid: $1,680.00.

2. Humphries, John (Va). 1st Lieutenant of Morgan's Company Virginia Riflemen, September, 1775; killed at Quebec, 31st December, 1775. Pension paid: $1,120.00.

3. Mercer, Hurt or Hugh (Va). Colonel 3d Virginia, 13th Februarv, 1776; Brigadier General Continental Army. 5th June, 1776: died 12th January, 1777, of wounds received at Princeton, 3d January, 1777. Pension paid: $5,250.00.

4. Sayres, John (Va). Captain 1st Virginia, 18th September, 1775; Major 4th Virginia, 13th August, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel 9th Virginia, 30th January," 1777; killed at Germantown, 4th October, 1777. (Name also spelled Seayres.) $2,520.00.

General Theophilus Hunter Holmes.

A gentleman had asked me to look into General Theophilus Hunter Holmes. I told this gentleman I had very little on him. However after I looked over the information I found I had more then thought, I was about to delete the information, then I thought that some of my readers may also be interested in the info, so I decided I should make a page out of the information. Those of you looking into him may find the information interesting.
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Theophilus Hunter Holmes.
Birth: 1804.
Death 1880.
Father: Gabriel Holmes
Mother: Mary Hunter
Wife: Laura Jane Wetmore, marriage: 16 JUN 1841,Cumberland,North Carolina.

Children:

Elizabeth Wetmore Holmes, birth: 16 MAY 1842 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Mary Maria Holmes, birth: 25 DEC 1843 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Theophilus Hunter Holmes, birth: 17 DEC 1844 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Gabriel Holmes, birth: 25 JAN 1848 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York..

Wetmore Holmes, birth: 02 MAR 1850 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Laura Lydia Holmes, birth: 18 NOV 1851 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Hardy Lucien Holmes, birth: 15 JUN 1855 Of Governor'S Island, , New York, New York.

Burial: MacPherson Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Fayetteville, Cumberland County
North Carolina.

1830--Cadet Theophilus H. Holmes, to be Brevet Second Lieutenant, 7th Regiment of Infantry, 1st July, 1829.

1831--Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
Br. 2d Lt. Theophilus H. Holmes to be 2d lt., 1 July, 1829

1834--Appointment, Dragoons.
Theophilus H. Holmes, late of the 7th Infantry, to be 2d lieutenant, 4 March, 1833.

1835--Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lt. Theophilus H. Holmes to be 1st lt., 26th March, 1835.

1836--First lieutenants.
Theophilus H. Holmes, of North Carolina.

1839--Seventh Regiment of Infantry.
First Lieutenant Theophilus H. Holmes to be captain, 9th December, 1838.

1847--JAMES K. POLK.
Washington, 2d March, 1847.
To the Senate of the United States:

I communicate herewith a report of the Secretary of War, with the accompanying documents, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 27th ultimo, requesting to be informed "why the name of Captain Theophilus H. Holmes was not sent in for brevet promotion amongst the other officers who distinguished themselves at the military operations of Monterey." The report of the Secretary of War discloses the reasons for the omission of the name of Captain Holmes in the list of brevet promotions in my message of the -- ultimo. Upon the additional testimony in Captain Holmes's case which has been received at the War Department, and to which the Secretary of War refers in his report, I deem it proper to nominate him for brevet promotion. I therefore nominate Captain Theophilus H. Holmes, of the 7th Regiment of Infantry, to be major by brevet, from the 23d September, 1846, in the Army of the United States.
JAMES K. POLK.

1856--Eighth Regiment of Infantry.
Captain Theophilus H. Holmes, of the Seventh Regiment of Infantry, to be major, March 3, 1855.

1861--Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865.
To be brigadier-generals.
Theophilus H. Holmes, of North Carolina.

1861--Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865.
Colonels.
Theophilus H. Holmes, North Carolina.

1862--Lieutenant-generals.
Maj. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes, to be lieutenant-general to date October 10, 1862, North Carolina.

Holmes, Theophilus Hunter. N C. NC. Cadet Mal. Sept l825, (44) out of class ;bvt. 2 1t, and 2 It., 7 inf. 1 July 1829; 1 It 26 Mar 1835; adjt.,9 Aug to 9 "Dec 1838; capt., 9 Dec 1838; maj. 8 inf., 3 Mar 1855; bvt. Maj. 23 Sept 1846 for gal con in the several conflicts at Monterey Mex; resd 22 Apr 1861; It gen C S A war 1861 to 1865; died 20 June 1880.

Numbers 14. Report of Lieutenant General Theophilus H. Holmes, C. S. Army, commanding District of Arkansas.


LITTLE ROCK, ARK., August 14, 1863.


GENERAL: I have the honor to submit to the lieutenant-general commanding the following report of the attack made by me upon Helena on July 4, 1863:

In the month of June, 15, 1862, the Federal forces under General Curtis, from the attempted invasion of Arkansas, betook themselves to the city of Helena and there fortified. Since that time it has been constantly and heavily garrisoned by Federal troops. The possession of this place has been of immense advantage to the enemy. From it they have threatened at all times an invasion of Arkansas, thereby rendering it necessary that troops should be held in position to repel such invasion. From it they have controlled the trade and sentiments of a large and important scope of country.

It has been to them a most important depot for troops in their operations against Vicksburg. In view of these great advantages to them, of the great embarrassment to my movements elsewhere, arising from the proximity of a large and threatening army, and of the deleterious effect on that portion of the State cursed by their presence, it was deemed of very great importance that they should be driven from this their only stronghold in Arkansas. As a means of raising the siege of Vicksburg, and of keeping the Mississippi River closed, in the event of the surrender of that city, the policy of the move was perfectly apparent. Move over, from information considered reliable in my possession, the capture of Helena by the forces at my disposal seemed perfectly practicable.

On June 14, 1863, I telegraphed to Lieutenant-General Smith that I believed I could take the place, and asked his permission to attack it. Two days after, I started to Jacksonport, there to consult with Generals Price and Marmaduke and to make the necessary preliminary arrangements. The result of this interview was the following orders: Price's command, consisting of General McRae's Arkansas and General Parson's Missouri brigades of infantry, constituting Price's division of Missouri cavalry, Marmaduke's division, to rendezvous at Cotton Plant, and Brigadier-General Fagan's Arkansas brigade of infantry at Clarendon, on June 26 (Friday) whence, by converging roads, the two columns would move in the direction of Helena. I also informed General [L. M.] Walker, commanding brigade of cavalry in the vicinity of Helena, of my intention, and directed him to allow no ingress to the place.

Upon my return to Little Rock, I found that General Smith had fully sanctioned my proposed attack, and that the Secretary of War and written a strong letter suggesting, advising, and urging it. Thus encouraged, on June 26 I proceeded to Clarendon and assumed command of the expedition. From unavoidable necessity, consequent on rain, high water, and wretched roads, General Price's command did not reach its rendezvous for four days after the date fixed, thus giving the enemy abundant notice of my approach. General Fagan arrived at his place of rendezvous (Clarendon) on the 26th. As soon as the troops were in position, I proceeded toward Helena, on the morning of July 3.

Having received full, accurate, and reliable information of the forces and fortifications of the enemy in Helena, and the topography of the surrounding country, I here made the final dispositions for the attack. That information disclosed that the place was very much more difficult of access, and the fortification very much stronger, than I had supposed before undertaking the expedition, the features of the country being peculiarly adapted to defense, and all that the art of engineering could do having been brought to bear to strengthen it. The fortifications consisted of one regular work heavily armed with siege guns, and four strong redoubts mounted with field pieces and protected by rifle-pits, on suburban hills (see the map).

The disposition for the attack was as per following order:

The attack on Helena will be made to-morrow morning at daylight, and as follows:

1st. Major-General Price, in command of McRae's and Parsons' brigades, will proceed by the best route, assume position, assault and take Graveyard Hill at daylight.

2nd. Brigadier-General Walker, with his cavalry brigade, will in like manner, proceed to the Sterling road, where he will hold himself in position to resist any troops that may approach Rightor Hill; and when that position is captured, he will enter the town and act against the enemy as circumstances may justify.

3rd. Brigadier-General Fagan will proceed by the best route, assume position, and take the battery on Hindman Hill at daylight.

4th. Brigadier-General Marmaduke will proceed with his command by the best route, assume position, and take Rightor Hill at daylight.

This plan of attack was fully concurred in by all my general officers, and the part assigned to each accepted with alacrity.

Between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, the troops began to move to their respective positions, whence to assault in the morning. General Fagan detached a regiment from his brigade and sent it forward to the right on the lower Little Rock road, to occupy the attention of the enemy in the rifle-pits below the city, and to protect his flank in case of an attack from that quarter. Three detached companies of cavalry, under Captain [W. B.] Denson, were ordered to act as vedettes in the plain south of the city, and to transmit to General Fagan rapid information of any attempt to flank him. His artillery was also sent forward on this the only practicable road, with the hope that it might assist in creating a diversion and thereby aid the general movement. I took position a little after daylight on the graveyard ridge, one-half mile from the fortifications (a central point), there to await the development of the attack.

Soon after daylight, Brigadier-General Marmaduke drove in the pickets of the enemy in his front and assaulted Rightor Fort. It is believed that a strong, vigorous, and sudden attack on this fort would have been successful, but some delay occurring, a heavy force of the enemy appeared on his left flank and rear, and held him perfectly in check during the whole day. It was the peculiar duty of Brigadier-General Walker to have prevented this movement on the part of the enemy, and, as represented by General Marmaduke, the same could have been easily accomplished. No satisfactory reason has been given by General Walker why this service was not rendered. This attack, being most remote, was not under my personal supervision, and was too distant for me to give specific orders.

The assault on the first line of rifle-pits in front of Hindman Hill was made a few minutes after daylight. General Fagan, at the head of his brigade, charged gallantry over four lines under a deadly fire from the rifle-pits and guns on his front, and a most disastrous enfilading fire from Graveyard Hill, on the left, previous to the attack by General Price. Having driven the enemy from and carried the fifth and last line of rifle-pits, the brave men who had followed him thus far, overcome by sheer exhaustion, resulting from the inordinate exertion of their difficult charge and the intense heat of the day, were unable to proceed farther. A charge upon the fort was, nevertheless, attempted, and failed. The brigade thereupon took shelter behind the inner line of breastworks, anxiously awaiting assistance. This assistance never arrived. Major-General Price did not make his attack till after sunrise, and more than an hour after the time named in the order. As an explanation of this delay, his report states that, finding when he had gotten within 1 1/2 miles of the position he had been ordered to take, his division would arrive upon the ground prematurely, he ordered a halt, and resumed his march at dawn of day. His troops, when brought into position and ordered forward, behaved magnificently, charging rifle-pits and breastworks without a falter, and taking the hill without a halt.

As soon as the works were carried, I rode rapidly into them. Finding the guns in the fort had been rendered useless by the enemy before being abandoned, I at once dispatched one of my staff to the rear to bring up some artillery. Owing to the impracticability of the roads, this could not be effected in time.

Perceiving the position of the gallant Fagan and his command, I ordered Brigadier-General Parsons, the only general officer present, to proceed at once to attack the Hindman fort in the rear. Everything was in confusion, regiments and brigades mixed up indiscriminately, and the order was not attended to. Immediately afterward I sent an order to General Price to the same effect, and then returned to my headquarters. Two or three hundred yards in the rear I passed Brigadier-General McRae, who had not joined his brigade since the assault. I ordered him at once to the fort. It seems that General McRae was the officer designated by General Price to go to General Fagan's assistance. After much delay he proceeded on this duty, but utterly failed to render the slightest aid, making no attempt to assault the hill. Not having been advised of this order for General McRae, and being impatient of the delay, I proceeded again to the fort on graveyard Hill, where I found General Parsons with only 300 or 400 men of his brigade. He informed me that General McRae had been ordered to the relief of General Fagan. That officer was nowhere to be seen, while General Fagan, with greatly reduced force, was being assaulted and driven back by the enemy, largely re-enforced. Under these circumstances, at 10.30 a. m. I ordered the troops to be withdrawn. My retreat from Helena was effected in the most perfect order and without the slightest demoralization of any kind.

May whole force engaged in this expedition amounted to 7,646. My loss, as near as is ascertained, is 173 killed, 687 wounded, 776 missing; total, 1,636. See reports of division and brigade commanders, forwarded herewith.

I write this report with a deep pain. I commanded brave, gallant, and willing troops, and should have succeeded in the capture of Helena, for though the difficulties were very great, they were not insurmountable, and the misfortune of a failure was in a very great measure consequent on the men not being well in hand after success. Most of my los in prisoners resulted from not restraining the men after the capture of Graveyard Hill from advancing into the town, where they were taken mainly without resistance. If instead of this the regiments and brigades had been reformed instantly, the capture of Hindman Hill and consequently of the town would have been of easy occurrence.

I cannot close this report without expressing my obligations to His Excellency Harris Flanagin, Governor of Arkansas, who accompanied me and had my confidence during the whole campaign. I owe to his cool, discriminating judgment many valuable suggestions. His presence, confidence, and zeal had no little influence on the spirit and energy of the Arkansas troop. He and Colonel Gordon N. Peay, adjutant-general of the State, acted as volunteer aides-de-camp on my staff during the battle.

As the expedition failed, which should have succeeded, I refrain from all expressions of commendation, believing that the brave officers and men who distinguished themselves will willingly forego the applause due to them in consideration that our beloved country reaped no benefit from their exploits.
I have the honor to be, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
TH. H. HOLMES.

They were Brothers Peter Rummel & John Sloan Keck.

Peter Rummel Keck.

Birth: Nov. 21, 1836, Pennsylvania.
Death: Mar. 5, 1907, Bentonsport, Van Buren County, Iowa.
Burial: Bentonsport Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa.
Photo provided by: Jean Wenke
Father: Henry KECK
Mother: Mary KLINGSMITH
Wife: Mary L. Green, Married: 5 Sept. 1869.
Children: Leroy M. KECK, Clayton W. KECK, Edna W. KECK, Leslie KECK, Hugh B. KECK, Bertha C. KECK and Bessie KECK.

Keck was 25, and living in Bentonsport, when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on Oct. 6, 1861. He was mustered into federal service on Nov. 27, 1861.

During his term of service, he was promoted to Commissary Sgt. on Oct. 1, 1862; to Quartermaster Sgt. on May 1, 1864; and finally to 2nd Lieutenant on Dec. 5, 1864.

He was mustered out of the service with his company on Aug. 8, 1865, in Atlanta.
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John Sloan Keck.

Birth: Oct. 12, 1834, Pennsylvania.
Death: Nov. 29, 1892
Burial: Bentonsport Cemetery, Van Buren County, Iowa.
Photo provided by: Jean Wenke
Father: Henry KECK
Mother: Mary KLINGSMITH
Wife: Mary HANCOCK
Children: Lewis KECK, Harry KECK, Una KECK, Paul KECK, Fred KECK, Joseph KECK, Carl KECK and Katie KECK.

Keck was 27, and living in Bentonsport, when he enlisted as a Private in Co. G of the 4th Iowa Cavalry on Oct. 6, 1861. He was mustered into federal service on Nov. 27, 1861.

During his term of service, he was promoted to 3rd Sgt., then to 2nd Sgt., and finally to 1st Lieutenant on June 25, 1863. In that rank, he served as Adjutant.

He mustered out of the service with his company on Aug. 8, 1865, in Atlanta.
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Here are some battle reports which gave their names.

Note. These will be only parts of the reports, if you would like a full report you can request one, my address can be found in my profile.

April 18 at 8.30 a.m. the division marched for Macon via Double Bridges and Thomaston, arriving and going into camp at East Macon on the evening of the 21st. The march was through a rich country and the distance marched ninety-eight miles. Here official information of the armistice between Generals Sherman and Johnston having been received, the campaign closed. The conduct of the officers and men during the campaign is deserving of the highest commendation. Whether mounted or dismounted, but one spirit prevailed, and that was to run over the enemy wherever found or whatever might be his numbers. Nothing but the impetuosity of the charges, whereby the enemy was not given time to defend himself, can account for the small list of casualties amounting to ninety-eight killed and wounded. In every conflict the troops actually engaged were vastly outnumbered.

At Ebenezer Church General Alexander routed Forrest's command with less than 1,000 men, while General Winslow carried the formidable works at Columbus with but 1,100. From the members of my staff-Bvt. Major James W. Latta, assistant adjutant-general; Captain Thomas C. Gilpin, acting aide-de-camp, Lieutenant J. Sloan Keck, acting aide-de-camp, and Lieutenant Peter R. Keck, ordnance officer-I received on all occasions prompt and gallant assistance. The division arrived at Macon in good fighting condition. I respectfully refer you to the accompanying reports of the brigade commanders in which the charges of the regiments under their command are minutely described; also mentioning the names of officers and men distinguishing themselves for gallantry and soldierly conduct.

In conclusion, I desire to ascribe the success of the division in the first degree to the zeal, energy, and ability displayed by Generals Winslow and Alexander, commanding First and Second Brigades. They have shown in every battle great skill andd gallantry, and, possessing in an eminent degree all the qualities of a cavalry officer, I respectfully urge their immediate promotion for the good of the service. In closed is a list of officers and men who have distinguished themselves and are entitled to promotion.

HEADQUARTERS FOURTH DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS,
MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Atlanta, Ga., May 24, 1865.
Major E. B. BEAUMONT,
Asst. Adjt. General, Cavalry Corps, Mil. Div. of the Mississippi:

Second Lieutenant Peter R. Keck, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, acting ordnance officer, for his habitual good conduct on the field throughout the campaign, and especially for gallantry in a charge near Montevallo on the 31st of March, 1865, to be brevet captain.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 4TH DIV., CAVALRY CORPS, MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Numbers 1.
Gravelly Springs, Ala., February 10, 1865.

II. Until further orders the following-named officers are hereby announced as the staff of the general commanding, and will be obeyed nd respected accordingly, viz: Major George W. Carter, Third Iowa Cavalry, surgeon in chief; Major M. H. Williams, Tenth Missouri Cavalry, acting assistant inspector-general; Captain Tom C. Gilpin, Third Iowa Cavalry, acting assistant adjutant-general; First Lieutenant T. H. Brown, Third Iowa Cavalry, acting commissary of subsistence; Lieutenant F. W. Morse, One hundred and twenty-first New York Infantry, aide-de-camp; Lieutenant P. R. Keck, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, acting ordnance officer. Subject to the approval of the corps commander, Captain A. Rogers, Fourth Iowa Cavalry, will act as provost-marshal while his company is on duty as escort.

Side Note. Keck, John S. (Veteran.) Age 97. Residence Bentonsport, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 6, 1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861 Promoted Third Sergeant; Second Sergeant; First Lieutenant June 25, 1863. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.

Keck, Peter R. (Veteran.) Age 25. Residence Bentonsport, nativity Pennsylvania. Enlisted Oct. 6, 1861. Mustered Nov. 27, 1861. Promoted Company Commissary Sergeant Oct. 1, 1862; Company Quartermaster Sergeant May 1, 1864; Second Lieutenant Dec. 5, 1864. Mustered out Aug. 8, 1865, Atlanta, Ga.

Brigadier General Joseph B. Plummer.

Joseph Bennett Plummer.

Birth: Nov. 15, 1816.
Death: Aug. 9, 1862.
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery.
Photo provided by John "J-Cat" Griffith

Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Barre, Massachusetts, he graduated from West Point in 1841, was commissioned an officer in the 1st US Infantry assigned to garrison and frontier duty. At the start of the Civil War, he commanded a battalion at Wilson's Creek and was appointed Colonel of the 11th Missouri Volunteer Infantry in September 1861. In March 1862, he was promoted Brigadier General and commanded the 5th Division, Army of the Mississippi at New Madrid. In August 1862, while commanding a brigade during the Siege of Corinth, Mississippi, he was killed in action.

His death: He was wounded at the Battle of Wilson's Creek while commanding a battalion of Regulars. He commanded the 5th Division of Pope's army at New Madrid and the Island Number Ten campaign. He subsequently commanded a brigade of Stanley's division at Corinth and died in camp at Corinth on August 9, 1862 (exactly one year after Wilson's Creek) from lingering effects of his wounds and prolonged exposure in the field.

AN ACT
FEBRUARY 7, 1863.

Granting a pension to Frances H. Plummer, widow of the late Brigadier General Joseph B. Plummer, of the United States army.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representaives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to place the name of Frances H. Plummer, widow of the late Brigadier General Joseph B. Plummer, of the United States army, on the pension roll, at the rate of fifty dollars a month, from the ninth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, for and during her widowhood. Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 1863.
Attest: E. M. ETHERIDGE, Clerk.

The Name Of The Starr's From Connecticut.

A while back I was asked to look up some information on the Starr’s of Connecticut while I was researching I found that there were a lot of Starr’s in Connecticut so I decided to do this page on them. Most of the information will be military only. This information will cover the years of 1776-1865, with some Miscellaneous information from time to time.
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Starr, Jehosaphat (Conn). Quartermaster-Sergeant of Webb's Additional Continental Regiment, 25th March, 1777; Regimental Quartermaster, 19th November, 1777; taken prisoner on the Long Island Expedition, 10th December, 1777; exchanged — August, 1778; Ensign 2d Connecticut, 6th January, 1779; resigned 29th March, 1780.

Starr, Josiah (Conn). Captain 4th Connecticut, 1st May to December, 1775; Lieutenant-Colonel of Swift's Connecticut State Regiment, July to November, 1776; Leiutenant-Colonel 7th Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; Colonel 1st Connecticut, 27th May, 1777; retired 1st January, 1781. (Died 1813.)

Starr, Thomas (Conn). Ensign 7th Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; wounded in Danbury Raid, 27th April, 1777: 2d Lieutenant, 25th January, 1778; 1st Lieutenant, 12th March, 1780; retired 1st January, 1783. (Died 21st April, 1806.)

Starr, Thomas (Conn). Captain Connecticut Militia, 1776 and 1777; wounded at Danbury, 27th April, 1777. (Died 1806.)

Thomas Starr, was a Captain of the Alarm company, he was wounded by a party of British horse, very badly, at the time when the town of Danbury was being brunt by the enemy, the year was April 27,1777, His home was in Danbury, for his wounds he received a one-third pension.

Starr, William (Conn). Ensign 7th Connecticut, 1st January, 1777; 2d Lieutenant, 3d November, 1777; resigned 25th May, 1780; Captain Connecticut Militia in 1781: wounded at Groton Heights 6th September, 1781. (Died 6th June, 1823.)

Lists and Returns of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, Vol. 12.

1. Connecticut Line, 1777-1781.
Colonel, Josiah C. Star, New Milford.

2. Connecticut Line, 1781-1783.
Captain, David Starr, Middletown.

3. Middletown.
Continental Regiments.
Tim Starr Jun, his tax was abated for the service of two persons.

4. 16th., regiment, Robin Starr.

5. 16th., regiment, Thad. Starr.

6. Connecticut Line, 1777-1781.
Groton.
Jesse Starr.

7. Connecticut Historical Society.
Elected Vice President, May 26, 1908.
Frank Farnsworth Starr.

8. Farmington.
Captain, David Starr.

9. 16th., regiment, Joseph Starr.

10. New Milford.
Colonel Joseph Starr.

11. Goshen.
Lieutenant, William Starr.

The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol. 15 May 1775 - June 1776.

1. This Assembly do appoint Colonel Josiah Starr, Esqr, Lieutenant-Colonel.

2. This Assembly do appoint Daniel Starr to be Major of the third regiment of horse established as aforesaid.

3. This Assembly do establish Comfort Starr to be Cornet of the troop of horse in the 16th regiment in this Colony.

4. Josiah Starr of New Milford, Esqr, to be Lieutenant-Colonels of the battalions of foot now to be raised in this Colony

5. Ordered, That Richard Christophers, Esq', pay out of the country bills in his hands, unto Benjamin Starr, for riding post on her Majesties service to Menneck, the sum of three pounds and ten shillings.

6. 1710.
To Thomas Starr, for his horse to Hartford ridden by Mr. Adams who preached the election sermon, 0. 8. 0.

The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, October 1776 - February 1778.

1. A Meeting Of The Goveknob And Council Of Safety, April 28th., 1777.
William Starr of Goshen is appointed Ensign in Capt. Chapman's company in Col. Swift's battalion.

2. A Meeting Of The Goveknob And Council Of Safety, April 28th., 1777.
Thomas Starr 3'1 is appointed Ensign in Capt. Woodbridge's company in Col. Swift's battalion.

3. Voted, To raise a company of matrosses to be stationed at New London in the service of this State until the first day of February, A.D. 1778 unless sooner discharged.
Daniel Starr Lieutenant company of matrosses.

4. David Starr, to be Second Lieutenants in the eight battalions, now ordered to be raised in this State.

5. Josiah Starr, to be Lieutenant Colonels of the eight battalions now ordered to be raised in this State.

6. Ezra Starr to be Captain of the 4th troop of horse in the 3d regiment of light-horse in this State.

7. Mathew Starr to be Ensign of the ninth company or trainband in the 16th regiment in this State.

8. Thomas Starr to be Captain of the alarm list company within the limits of the 9th company or trainband in the 16th regiment in this State.

The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, May 1778 - April 1780.

1. Upon the memorial of Amos Ranney, Charles Plum and Daniel Starr, shewing to this Assembly that on the first day of December, 1777, they severally enlisted into the service of this State on board the ship Oliver Cromwell for the term of six months, and that they served on board said ship more than said term of six months, during which time they assisted in capturing two rich prizes the Admiral Kepple and the Cyrus, which have arrived in port and been condemned, and that after the expiration of their time of service, as aforesaid, they made application to Capt. Parker, the commander of said ship, for their discharge, which was refused them, whereupon they left the ship and were afterwards returned by Capt. Parker as deserters, and were thereby debarred from receiving their wages and prize money, as per memorial on file


2.. Daniel Starr, shewing to this Assembly that on the first day of December, 1777, they severally enlisted into the service of this State on board the ship Oliver Cromwell for the term of six months, and that they served on board said ship more than said term of six months, during which time they assisted in capturing two rich prizes the Admiral Kepple and the Cyrus, which have arrived in port and been condemned, and that after the expiration of their time of service, as aforesaid, they made application to Capt. Parker, the commander of said ship, for their discharge, which was refused them, whereupon they left the ship and were afterwards returned by Capt. Parker as deserters, and were thereby debarred from receiving their wages and prize money, as per memorial on file 3. Maj. Ezra Starr, lately promoted from a captaincy in the light-horse in the 3d regiment, certifies that his late company is destitute of a captain, cornet and quarter-master, that he has led the said troop to the choice of said officers, and that they have chosen.

4. This Assembly do establish William Starr to be Lieutenant of the first company of the alarm list in the 23d regiment in this State.

5. This Assembly do appoint Ezra Starr, Esqr, Major of the third regiment of light-horse in this State in the room of Jabez Hill, Esqr, who has resigned.

The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, January 1782 - December 1782.

Last Will and Testament of Daniel Starr, 1782.

Note. ( LMoney )- Leagl money.

Upon the Memorial of Ezra Starr of Danbury Shewing to this Assembly That his Father Maj"" Daniel Starr late of said Danbury Dec'' did some Time in the Month of Septemb"" 1776 when in full Life and free exercise of Reason make his last Will and Testament well executed according to Law by which he disposed of his Estate in the following manner viz He gave to his Wife Rachel £ 300 LMoney out of his Personal Estate for her use forever and the Improvement of the one third Part of his real Estate as Dower during her natural Life to Mary the Wife of Eliphalet Barnum formerly the Wife of his Son Eli Dec"' the Sum of £ 100, LMoney, to the Memorialist his only surviving Son a certain Home Lott in said Danbury on which he now Lives containing about Seven Acres and an half with the Dwelling House and other Buildings standing thereon, and then Ordered all the remainder of his Estate both real and Personal except a few spicific Legacies of no great value to each of his Children to be divided into five equal Parts two of which equal Parts he divised to the Memorialist, and one equal Part to each of his two Daughters & Rebecca, and the other to his Grand Daughter Abigail Starr only Child of his eldest Son Daniel Starr Deceas^ who were the only Children or legal Representatives of said Major Starr Deceas*^ with this Proviso that in Case the said Abigail should die without Issue of her Body before she should arrive at the Age of twenty One Years her Share should be divided among his own Children in the Same Proportion as he had ordered the remainder of his Estate to be divided and constituted the Memorialist Sole Executor of said Will. That in the Month of April following the British Troops made an inroad into Danbury at which Time the said Major Starr lost his Life in a very sudden manner his dwelling House and almost every Thing therein were consumed to Ashes that some Time after this unhappy Event he examined all the Papers which he had been able to save, but never could find said Will, and supposes the Same was burnt in the House, but that in looking over said Papers he found a Will of his Fathers of an Older Date by which he had disposed of his Estate in a very different manner and of which he also was appointed Sole Executor, which Will he exhibited to the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury, which being proved was by said Court approved, That al- though said Will is much in his favour yet as he verily thinks it was not that by which his Father meant to have his Estate Settled, he has not yet proceeded to any Settlement, And that although he might Settle with his two Sisters agreeable to the last Will and be by them discharged Yet his Neice Abigail Starr abovementioned is incapable and will be so for many Years to come by reason of her Alinority of giving any discharge, and when she arrives at the Age of twenty One Years may Appeal from the Judgment of the Court of Probate approving said Will, and should the same be disapproved, the Estate will then be Intestate, and she by Law be entituled to a double Portion which he Supposes would be unreasonable, and thereupon Prays that said Estate may be Settled according to the Tenor of the W'ill that was burnt as that would be agreeable to the rest of the Family as Per Memorial on File.

Resolved by this Assembly that the said Ezra Starr be and he is hereby authorized directed and enjoined within a reasonable Time to pay out of the personal Estate of the said Maj'' Daniel Starr Dec'' to Rachel Starr the Widow of the said Dec'' the Sum of three hundred Pounds lawful! Money and to Mary Barnum the Wife of Eliphalet Barnum the Sum of One hundred Pounds L. Money And the Court of Probate for the District of Danbury is hereby Impowered and directed to Order one third part of the real Estate of the said Dec'' to be distributed to the said Widow as Dower during her natural Life and to the said Ezra Starr only Son of said Dec'' the Home Lott on which he now lives containing about seven Acres and an half with the Dwelling House and other Buildings Standing thereon and also two Fifth Parts of the remainder of said Estate to him his Heirs and Assigns forever and the other three fifth parts to Rachel Starr & Rebecca Starr the Daughters of said Dec"^ and to Abigail Starr Grand Daughter of said Dec'' to them their Heirs and Assigns forever in severally and in equal Proportion, Provided nevertheless That in Case the said Abigail shall Die before she Arrives at the Age of twenty one Years leaving no Issue of her Body her part and Share in said Estate shall be divided the one half to the said Ezra, and the other half to the said Rachel & Rebecca equally and the Distribution being thus made and approved by said Court of Probate and Registered in the Records of said Court shall vest each of said Heirs with a full and ample Title to the Estate thus distributed according to the Tenor of said Distribution and all the Heirs of said Estate shall be forever concluded thereby.

Pension Rolls of the United States.

1. William Star, was from the State of Connecticut, County on New London, was a Quarter Master of the 8th. Regiment Connecticut, his allowance $6., dollars, the sums received was $120.86, dollars, was placed on the roll on September 26, 1788, Commencement of his pension was on September 26, 1788, he was to get a increase in pension on November 18, 1808, his amount was now $45., dollars, the sums received was $334.50., the reason for the increase Militia, Disabled.

2. Thomas Starr, A invalid, was from the state of Connecticut, his rank was Captain, his allowance was $80, dollars, the sums he received was $970.66, when placed on the roll is unknown, Commencement of his pension was on March 4, 1794, Died in 1808.

3. Robin Starr, of the state of Connecticut, county of Litchfield, was a private of the Connecticut Line, his allowance was $96, dollars the sums he received was $1,334.88, he was placed on the roll on October 29, 1818, Commencement of his was on April 9, 1818, his age was 81, died in April of 1832.

4. Thaddeus Starr, from the state Connecticut, county of Fairfield, was a private of the Connecticut militia, his allowance was $96, dollars, the sums he received was $126, dollars, the date he was placed on the roll is unknown, commencement of his pension was on February 16, 1819, his age was 74, Paid to March 4,1820, and suspended.

The Civil War.

1. Starr, Augustus W., private, co. A, of the 7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

2. Starr, Augustus W. or Augustus, private, co. D., of the 15th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

3. Starr, Benjamin, private & First Sergeant, co. B, of the 7th, Connecticut Infantry.

4. Starr, Charles, private, co. C., of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored).

5. Starr, Charles H. or Charles, private, Co. C., of the 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

6. Starr, David A., private, co. K., of the 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

7. Starr, David A., private, co. K., of the 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

8. Starr, Edward C., private, co. A., of the 20th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry .

9. Starr, Eli, private, co. I., of the 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery .

10. Starr, Elisha R., Sergeant & Lieutenant, Co. K, of the 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

11. Starr, Frederick, First Lieutenant, c. B., of the 23rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

12. Starr, George, private, co. F., of the 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

13. Starr, George, private, co. E., of the 11th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

14. Starr, George, private, co. D., of the 22nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

15. Starr, George H., private, Co., unknown, of the 1st Independent Battery, Connecticut Light Artillery.

16. Starr, George H., private, co. C., of the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

17. Starr, George H., private, co. I., of the 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

18. Starr, George W., private, co. I., of the 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

19. Starr, George W., private, co. G., of the 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

20. Starr, Grosvenor, Adjt. & 1st. Lieut. & Adjt, co. F & S., of the 7th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

21. Starr, Henry, private, co., B., of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored).

22. Starr, James M., Corporal & Sergeant, co. G., of the 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

23. Starr, Josiah, private & sergeant, co. c., of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored).

24. Starr, Lafayette W. or Lafayette, private & sergeant, co. F., of the 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

25. Starr, Lewis H., private & corporal, co. C., of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry (Colored).

26. Starr, Nathan or Nathan A, private, co. C., of the 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

27. Starr, Samuel, private, co. C., of the 16th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

28. Starr, Samuel A., private, co. E., of the 5th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

29. Starr, Samuel A. or Samuel, private, co. I., of the 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

30. Starr, William E., private, co., B., of the 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry.

The Frontier Wars 1790-1796.

I have a new source for the militia, it covers the frontier wars, and covers the years of 1790-1796. The Indians were causing a lot of trouble at this time and for this reason the militia was on the frontier a lot. There were many militia regiments on the frontier at this time to many to put here. This page will be about one Kentucky regiment. Kentucky had many men on the frontier and like I stated to many to put here.

If you didn’t see a ancestor in this regiment, you can request a look up for a name, in the many other Kentucky regiments. My source covers many states and I will list them here so you well have a chance to find some information on your ancestor.

Note. As I have thousands & thousands of names at this web site, I must have the ( Title ) of this page for without the ( Title ), I may not be able to help you, My address can be found in my profile.

The index for my sources it covers the following States.

1. Kentucky.
2. Ohio Territory.
3. Southwest ( Tennessee ) Territory.
4. Virginia.
5. Pennsylvania.
6. Georgia.
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Major General Charles Scott’s Command.
Major Notley Conn’s Battalion.
Captain David Davis Company.

Mustered Roll of a Company of Mounted Volunteers under the Command of Captain David Davis, Major Notley Conn’s Battalion in the service of the United States, Commanded by Major General Charles Scott, from July 10 ( When last mustered ) to October 22, 1794.

1. David Davis, Captain, Commissioned June 13.

2. John Dunkin, Lieutenant, Commissioned June 13.

3. William Owens, Sergeant, Enlisted July 10.

4. James Thompson, Sergeant, Enlisted July 10, Horse died October 17.

5. Blank.

6. Blank.

7. Joseph Moore, Corporal, Commissioned June 13, served to October 20, died October 20.

8. Blank.

9. Blank.

10. Blank.

11. James Brown, Private, Horse died September 3.

12. John Brown, Private.

13. James Brown, Sen., Private, Horse lost September 3.

14. John Carpenter, Private.

15. Peter Comer, Private, Horse lost September 4.

16. Joseph Cox, Private, Horse lost September 4,Wounded August 20, left at fort Washington; Discharged November 9.

17. Michael Dougherty, Private.

18. Edward Dayle, Private, Deserted from Fort Recovery.

19. Robert Ellison, Private, Deserted from Fort Recovery.

20. Moses Flower, Private, Deserted from Fort Recovery.

21. William Gorman, Private.

22. William Gable, Private, Horse sold September 25.

23. James Hannah, Private, Horse lost October 14.

24. Charles Key, Private, Horse lost October 14.

25. Samuel Leming, Private.

26. John McIntyre, Private, Horse lost September 4.

27. John Mills, Private.

28. Charles McMillen, Private.

29. Archibald McFarland, Private, Horse lost October 14.

30. John McCutchin, Private, Horse lost September 22.

31. Isaac Peede, Private, Horse lost September 20.

32. Elijah Railey, Private.

33. Benjamin Rankin, Private.

34. William Rankin, Private.

35. Aaron Rodgers, Private.

36. John Smith, Private, Horse died August 4.

37. Edward Walling, Private, Horse lost July 21.

38. Clement Walters, Private, Horse lost September 1.

39. Thomas Wells, Private.

40. James Ward, Private.

Certification: E. W. Butler, Captain, October 22, 1794.

( NA, RG. 94:54, Box 3. )

Colonel Thomas W. Sweeny & Private Murry.

Thomas William Sweeny.

Birth: Dec. 25, 1820
Death: Apr. 10, 1892
Photo provided by John "J-Cat" Griffith.

Civil War Union Brigadier General. Born in Ireland, he moved to America in 1832 and settled in New York City. He joined the Baxter Blues, militia company in 1843, his unit fought in the Mexican War and his right arm was amputated after being wounded. After he recuperated, he fought against Native Americans in the Southwest and on the Great Plains. When the Civil War began, he was stationed in St. Louis, Missouri and became Brigadier General of Missouri's volunteers. While fighting at Wilson's Creek, he was wounded, carried off the field and returned to action in January of 1863. He led troops at Fort Donelson, was wounded at Shiloh, fought at Corinth and led a division in the Atlanta Campaign. After the war, he remained in the Army and retired a Brigadier General of Regulars in May, 1870.

Colonel Sweeny, give a battle report on the operations of October 3-6, 1862, in this report he made this statement about private (? ) Murry.

Private Murray, of Company E, Fifty-second Illinois, when the regiment fell back from the redan, he refused to retire, saying "it was Colonel Sweeny's orders to hold the fort to the last." He was ordered by a rebel captain to surrender, and upon his refusing to do so was fired at and wounded in the captain's revolver; whereupon Murray shot him dead. He was then attacked by a private, whom he also dispatched. He brought off the captain's revolver as a trophy of his bravery. By this time our troops rallied, came to his rescue, and drove the rebels out of the redan.

Note. If you know who this Murry was I would like to know, so I can add the information to this page. My address can be found in my profile.

Update 11-15-2012.

I was given this information by Tood Theiste who I would like to thank.

He was Charles Murray, a 21 year-old, single, Irish-born laborer who was living in Rockford when he enlisted in Company E.  His exploits were described in a portion of the _New York Times_ article "Personals" published in the November 8, 1862 edition.  He died on January 8, 1864 at the army hospital in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

On October 4, the Fifty-second was posted to the battery's immediate south (left), with the rest of their division stretched along the railroad to their left.  After the division on the battery's right was swept away and the battery captured, the Confederates appeared behind the Fifty-second's right flank.  LTC John Wilcox then ordered the regiment to retreat--with the rest of the division following suit.  Falling back about 200 yards, the regiment (and division) rallied, lost their color bearer, and then counterattacked.  They recaptured the battery and used the battery's cannon to fire some rounds at the retreating Confederates.

In Rosecrans' after-action reports and press releases he castigated Davies Division for this retreat, as he happened to be nearby and saw it--having not seen any of their excellent fighting the rest of the battle.  As a result, it makes sense for the division's reports to highlight the valor and courage displayed by the men throughout the battle.  It worked too, for when the various reports came in, Rosecrans later apologized for his rash statements.

Learn To Think Outside The Box.

Many times when researching we find a pieces of information here and a piece there, then we try to put it all together, and a lot of times important information is left out. This is mostly because the ever day researcher, is made up of daughters, sons or grand-children looking into their family. The enemy for these researchers is time, most work or go to school during the day, and in the evenings,there are other family activities that cut down on their research time. As their time is short, they usually start with a surname, as we all do. But after finding little they are not to sure were to go from there.

They have yet learn how to think out side the “Box”, lets say for example his names is John Willis, and you found very little, where to you go from there, well try; John Willis Civil War, or any other wars he was in or any battles he may had been in. Try the registry of Deeds, Probate court, County genealogy societies, County Libraries, States Historical and County Historical societies, and the list goes on. You just have to learn to think out side the “Box.” And always remember to record where you found the information so you can back your information as fact, and if you can get a copy of the real document the better.

I know there are some that are saying, “But I can’t go to all those places.” That’s true many of us can’t but this is the computer age, and all the places can be found on the internet. Now that’s not to say you won’t have to send a few letters or pay a few fee’s but that goes with researching. Now to be fair I have been doing this for eight years and spend about sixteen hours a day on the computer, so I have learn to think out side the “Box,” Does this mean I learn it all?, far from it, I learn something new every day.

Below you will find two examples on Samuel Duffield, the first example well be the original information. The second example well be mine, now it’s true there is not a lot of information here. However with the added information I was able to add I make the document more important and interesting to read. Now too be fair to the original researcher, this may have been all the research they had, or they may have done some research but found nothing. That’s why it’s so important to learn to think out side the “Box.” By knowing were to look and by thinking outside the “Box,” I was able to find this added information in less then ten minutes.
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Example-1.

Samuel Duffield.

Birth: Unknown.
Death: Aug. 10, 1899.
Burial: Geuda Springs Cemetery, Geuda Springs, Sumner County
Kansas,

Civil War, Corpl, 1st Missouri, Company F. State Militia Cavalry.
Aged 62 years 10 months 18 days.
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Example-2.

Samuel Duffield.

Birth: 22 Sep 1836, Braxton Co., W. Va.
Death: 10 Aug 1899, Gueda Springs, Ks.
Burial: Geuda Springs Cemetery, Geuda Springs, Sumner County
Kansas.
Aged 62 years 10 months 18 days.
Father: George Duffield
Mother: Mary Givens

Samuel Duffield, enlisted in the 1st., Missouri State militia, cavalry, on March 24, 1862, at Gallatin Missouri, he was mustered in on April 8, 1862, at Gallatin Missouri. He was a private of company K., his age was 25. He mustered out from company F., on March 11, 1865. On his discharge from company F., he held the rank of Corporal.
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Important note. Some of you may whish to use this information and that’s ok, however some errors may have been made, so do some more research before stating this information as fact.

The Cooley Families in War & Peace

This page is all about the Cooley families. This page is to help you learn something new about your family, or find that lead you been looking for. The information on this page is in no kind of order, so you may want to do a name search. Some of this information will be long while others will be short I call them (One Liners), some of this information may lead you in a new direction of researching. This information is divided into four parts: Revolutionary War, Civil War-Army & Navy and Cooley's Miscellaneous.
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Revolutionary War.

Abel Cooley, (Mass). Private in Lexington Alarm, April, 1775; Sergeant in Danielson's Massachusetts Regiment, May to December, 1775; Lieutenant 4th Massachusetts, 1st January, 1777; died 13th June, 1778.

Samuel Cooley, (N. C). Surgeon, 5th., North Carolina, 17th April, 1776; retired 1st June, 1778; Surgeon Virginia Militia in 1780.

William Cooley, (Mass). Captain Massachusetts Militia; wounded at White Plains 28th October, 1776. (Died 1825.)

Reuben Cooley, Private, Connecticut, Connecticut Line.
Aaron Cooley, Private, New Hampshire, Massachusetts Line.
Ithamer Cooley, Private, Connecticut, Connecticut Line.
John Cooley, Corporal, New Hampshire, New Hampshire line.
Azariah Cooley, Sergeant, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Line.
James Cooley, Fifer, New York, Massachusetts Line.

Connecticut.

Asael Cooley-----------------------------------------------
Nathan Cooley, Private-----------------------------------
William Cooley, Captain--------------------------------
Noah, Cooley----------------------------------------------
Wm. Williams Cooley-----------------------------------
Elihu Cooley, Private,------------------------------------

To be Justices of the peace in and for the county of Fairfield, 1775.
Daniel Cooley
David Cooley

1775-1776.

Upon the memorial of George Cooley, shewing that he was at much extraordinary expence in taking care of his son, a sick soldier, last summer in the service of this Colony; praying for relief
1776-1777.

This Assembly do establish Asahel Cooley to be Lieutenant of the fourth company or trainband in the tenth regiment in this State.

This Assembly do establish Daniel Cooley to be Ensign of the alarm list company within the limits of the 8th company or trainband in the 16th regiment in this State.
1778-1780.

This Assembly do establish Asahel Cooley to be Captain of the 4th company or trainband in the 10th regiment in this State.
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Upon the memorial of David Cooley junr, of Fairfield in the county of Fairfield, shewing to this Assembly that some time in the month of Feb'y., 1778, he was committed to goal in Fairfield by George Burr, Esqr, justice of the peace for said county, to be held for tryal before the then next superior court, for inimical conduct against the State for joining the enemy when on their return from Danbury in April, 1777, and giving them intelligence; praying this Assembly to give orders to the sheriff of said county to take bail for his appearance at the next superior court, as per memorial on file may appear: Resolved by this Assembly, that the sheriff of the county of Fairfield be and he is hereby impowered and directed to take bond of the said David Cooley together with sufficient surety for his appearance at the next superior court to be held in said Fairfield county to answer to such matters as shall then be alleged against him and abide the final judgment of said court.

Maryland.

Robert Cooley, Private, Enlisted May 20, 1778, Discharged October 6, 1778, Remarks died.

Joseph Cooley, Private, Enlisted January 8, 1779, Discharged November 1, 1780, Remarks present.

Joseph Cooley, Private, Enlisted 16 April 1778, Discharged 16 Nov 1778, Remarks deserted.

James Cooley, Enlisted January 20, 1779, Discharged April 5, 1779.

John Cooley, 8th., Maryland regiment.

Mordecai Cooley, Private, Enlistment 26 April-----, Discharged 16 Aug. 1780, Remarks missing.

Marriage Licenses.
Jane Cooley married Earley Benjamin on January 27, 1798.

Massachusetts.

Cooley, Aaron, Petersham. Return of men enlisted or drafted into Continental Army from Capt. Asa How's and Capt. Wing Spooner's cos., 7th Worcester Co. regt., dated Petersham, Dec. 30, 1777; residence. Petersham; engaged for town of Petersham; joined Capt. Benjamin Gates's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Gardner's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's regt.; Continental Army i)ay accounts for service from Maj' 15, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, Ca])t. Benjamin Gates's co.. Col. Rufus Putnam's (4th) regt. ; muster re- turn dated Albany, Feb. 9, 1778; mustered by Thomas Newhali, Muster Master, June 28, 1777; also, Colonel's co., Col. Putnam's (5th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to June 17, 1780.

Cooley, Amel, West Springfield. Private, Capt. Enoch Chapin's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 8 days; also, Capt. Enoch Chapin's co., Col. Timothy Danielson's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 mos. 10 days; also, company return dated Camp at Roxlmry, Oct. G, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury, Oct. 26, 1775.

Cooley, Abel. Lieutenant, Col. "William Shepard's regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to June 13, 1778; reported died June 13, 1778; also, order for clothing dated Camp Valley Forge, May 1, 1778; also, (late) Capt. Caleb Keep's co., Col. Shepard's regt.; return of men in service on or before Aug. 15, 1777, dated Feb. 1, 1779.

Cooley, Abxer, Palmer. Private, Capt. Sylvanus Walker's co., Col. Timothy Daniel- son's regt.; nwister roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 29, 1775; service, 3 mos. 1 week, 3 days; also, company return [probably Oct., 1775].

Cooley, Abxer, Springfield. Private, Maj. Andrew Colton's co. of Minute-men, which inarched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days; reported enlisted into the army April 29, 1775; also, Capt. Gideon Burt's CO., Col. Timoth}' Danielson's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 2 mos. 25 days; also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Oct. 6, 1775; reported discharged July 11, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Dec. 22, 1775.

Cooley, Abner. Private, Capt. Nehemiah May's co., Col. David Leonard's regt. ; en- listed May 16, 1777; discharged July 8, 1777; service, 2 mos. 2 days, travel in- cluded, at Ticonderoga; enlistment, 2 months. Roll dated South Brimfield.

Cooley, Ariel. Private, Capt. Caleb Keep's co., Col. Israel Chapen's regt.; enlisted Oct. 25, 1779; discharged Nov. 21, 1779; service, 1 mo. 4 days, travel included, at Claverack ; regiment raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months.

Cooley, Asahel, Springfield. Private, Maj. Andrew Colton's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days ; reported enlisted into the army April 29, 1775.

Cooley, Asher, Palmer. Private, Capt. David Speer's co.. Col. Pynchon's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 11 days.

Cooley, Azariah, Brimfield. Private, Capt. James Sherman's co.. Col. Pyncheon's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 2 days.

Cooley, Azariah, Brimfield. Return of men enlisted or hired to serve in the Conti- nental Army dated Brimfield, March 29, 1779; residence, Brimfield; engaged for town of Brimfield ; joined Capt. Toogood's co.. Col. Nixon's regt. ; term, 3 j-ears, to expire in 1780 ; also. Private, Capt. William Toogood's (5th) co.. Col. Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt. ; Continental Army paj' accounts for service from March 1, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, dated Camp near Peekskill, Feb. 16, 1779; also, (late) Capt. Toogood's co.. Col. Nixon's regt.; muster roll for May, 1779, dated Highlands; enlisted March 31, 1777; also, Capt. Benjamin Hey wood's co.. Col. Nixon's regt.; pay abstracts for Nov. and Dec, 1779 ; also, Capt. Heywood's co.. Col. Nixon's (5th) regt. ; Conti- nental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to March 31, 1780; re- ported discharged March 31, 1780; also, (late) Capt. Toogood's co., 6th regt.; return for clothing for 1780, dated Peekskill.

Cooley, Caleb (also given Jr.), Springfield. Private, Maj. Andrew Colton's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days; reported enlisted into the army April 29, 1775; also, Capt. Gideon Burt's co.. Col. Timothy Danielson's regt. ; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775 ; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 mos. 11 days ; also, company return dated Rox- bury Camp, Oct. 6, 1775 ; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Dec. 22, 1775.

Cooley, Charles, Ludlow. Private, Capt. Paul Langdon's co., Col. Timothy Daniel- son's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 15, 1775; service, 2 mos. 22 days ; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury, Nov. 27, 1775.

Cooley, Daniel, Granville. Private, Capt. Lebbeus Ball's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 9 days ; also, Capt. Ball's co.. Col. Timothy Danielson's regt. ; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 29, 1775; service, 3 mos. 10 days; also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Oct. 6, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Roxbury, Nov. 25, 1775.

Cooley, Earl. Private, Capt. Samuel Burt's co., Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 22, 1779; discharged Aug. 25, 1779; service, 1 mo. 7 days, ti-avel included, at New London, Conn. ; also. Sergeant, 2d co.. Col. Gideon Burt's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; marched June 12, 1782, to retake Samuel Ely who was rescued from Springfield jail, also June 16, 1782, to oppose the rioters at Northampton ; service, 7 days.

Cooley, Ebenezer. Private, Capt. John Kirkland's co., Col. John Dickenson's regt. ; marched to Bennington on an alarm Aug. 16, 1777; service, 8 days.

Cooley, Elihu. Private, Capt. John Morgan's co.. Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt. ; enlisted Sept. 10, 1777; reported deserted Oct. 27, 1777; roll endorsed "in Northern department."

Cooley, Ephraim. Private, Capt. Asa Danforth's co. of volunteers, which marched from Brookfield Sept. 23, 1777, to join army under Gen. Gates ; service, 22 days.

Cooley, Gaius. Private, Capt. Ephraim Chapin's co.. Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt.; enlisted Aug. 12 (also given Sept. 1), 1777; discharged Nov. 30, 1777; ser- vice, 3 mos. 26 days, travel included, under Gen. Gates at the Northward. Roll sworn to in Hampshire Co.

Cooley, George. Private, Capt. James Shaw's co. ; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777 ; discharged Oct. 18, 1777; service, 32 days, travel included, with Northern army; company detached from Col. Charles Pynchon's regt. and ordered to join army under Gen. Gates for 30 days unless sooner discharged.

Cooley, Gideon, Springfield. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Maj. Peter Harwood of 6th Mass. regt., at Springfield, July 5, 1780; age, 17 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 5 in.; complexion, light; residence, Springfield ; marched to camp July 6, 1780, under command of Lieut. Taylor of 2d Mass. Line; also, payroll for 6 months men raised by the town of Springfield for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 5, 1780; discharged Jan. 5, 1781; service, 6 mos. 7 days; also. Private, Capt. Eliphalet Thorp's co., Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt. ; muster roll for Jan., 1781, dated West Point.

Cooley, Jabez, Springfield. Private, Capt. Gideon Burt's co.. Col. Timothy Daniel- son's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 mos. 11 days; also, company return dated Roxbury Camp, Oct. 6, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Dec. 22, 1775 ; also, Capt. James Shaw's co.; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777; discharged Oct. 18, 1777; service, 32 days, travel included, with Northern army ; company detached from Col. Charles Pynchon's regt. and ordered to join army under Gen. Gates for 30 days unless sooner discharged.

Cooley, Jacob. Private, 2d co.. Col. Gideon Burt's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; marched June 12, 1782, to retake Samuel Ely who was rescued from Springfield jail, also June 16, 1782, to oppose the rioters at Northampton ; service, 7 days ; reported as belonging to the alarm list.

Cooley, James, Monson. Fifer, Capt. Aaron Charles's co., Lieut. Col. Timothy Rob- inson's detachment of Hampshire Co. militia; mnstcr roll dated Garrison at Ticonderoga, Fel). 24, 1777; enlisted Dec. 25, 177G; enlistment to expire March 25, 1777; also, return of men enlisted or liired to serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Josliua Shaw's (15th) co., Col. John Bliss's rest., dated Monson, March 29, 1779; residence, Monson; engaged for town of Monson; joined Capt. Day's CO., Col. Alden's regt. ; term, during war ; also, Fifer, Capt. Lulie Day's co., Col. John Brooks's (late Alden's) regt. ; Continental Army pay accounts for ser- vice from March 9, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; reported mustered by Ruggles Wood- bridge, Muster Master; also, Capt. Day's CO., (late) Col. Ichabod Alden's regt.; return of men in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, certified at Cherry Valley, Feb. 24, 1779^ also, Capt. Day's co.. Col. Brooks's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; reported prisoner in Canada from May .30, 1778; also, list of men discharged from Lieut. Col. John Brooks's (7th) regt.; discharged Nov. 21, 1782, by Gen. Washington, term of enlistment having expired.

Cooley, Joel, Township No. 7. Private, Capt. Gideon Chapin's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 19 days; also, Capt. Benjamin Pliillips's co., Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson's detachment from Hampshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 27, 1776; discharged April 1, 1777; service, 96 days, at Ticonderoga; enlistment to expire March 23, 1777.

Cooley, John, Springfield. Descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months, agreeable to resolve of June 22, 1778 [1780] ; 3d co.. Col. Bliss's (1st Hampshire Co.) regt.; age, 16 yrs. ; stature, 5 ft. 1 in.; complexion, light; hair, light; eyes, blue; occupation, farmer; residence, Springfield ; mustered by Lieut. Col. Jonathan Hale; also, Private, Capt. Joseph Browning's co., Col. Seth Mur- ray's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 17, 1780; discharged Oct. 10, 1780; service, 3 mos. 1 day, travel included ; company raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months ; roll sworn to in Sutfolk Co. ; also, same co. and regt. ; order for wages for 3 months service in 1780 dated Springfield, Feb. 25, 1782; also, Pri- vate, Capt. Francis Stebbins's co.. Col. David Mosley's regt.; enlisted June 16, 1782; discharged June 20, 1782; service, 4 days; company raised for support of government at Springfield and Northampton.

Cooley, John. Private, Capt. Nathan Rowley's co., Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson's detachment of Hampshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec. 25, 1776; discharged April 3, 1777 ; service, 99 days, at Ticonderoga ; enlistment to expire March 25, 1777.

Cooley, John. 2d Corporal, Capt. William Cooley's co.. Col. John Mosley's (Hamp- shire Co.) regt.; enlisted Oct. 21, 1776; discharged Nov. 17, 1776; service, 28 days ; company marched under command of Lieut. Col. Timothy Robinson to reinforce Northern army; roll dated Granville; also, Corporal, same co. and regt.; enlisted Aug. 17, 1777; discliarged Aug. 19, 1777; service, 4 days; com- pany marched toward Bennington on an alarm ; roll dated Granville ; also, Capt. Aaron Coe's co.. Col. John Moseley's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted Sept. 21, 1777 ; discharged Oct. 23, 1777 ; service, 33 days ; company marched by order of Gen. Gates to reinforce Northern army on an alarm.

Cooley, John. Drummer, Capt. Samuel Burt's co.. Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 22, 1779; discharged Aug. 25, 1779; service, 1 mo. 7 days, travel included, at New London, Conn.

Cooley, Jonah, Springfield. Private, Maj. Andrew Colton's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 20, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 15 days.

Cooley, Jonathan, Springfield. Descriptive list of enlisted men raised agreeable to resolve of Dec. 2, 1780; age, 16 yrs.; stature, 5 ft.; complexion, light; occupation, farmer; residence, Springfield; enlisted April 13, 1781; enlistment, 3 years.

Cooley, Jonathan, Wilhraliain. Private, Capt. James Warriner's (Wilbrahain) co., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 10 days.

Cooley, Josiah, Springfield. Corporal, Lieut. David Burt and Lieut. Jonathan Hale's CO., which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Brookfield; service, 3 days; also, Corporal, Capt. James Shaw's co. ; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777 ; discharged Oct. 18, 1777 ; service, 32 days, travel included, with Northern army ; company detached from Col. Charles Pynchon's regt. and ordered to join army under Gen. Gates for 30 days unless sooner discharged.

Cooley, Lutnku, Springfield. Private, Lieut. Enoch Cooper's co.. Col. David Leonard's regt. ; enlisted May 16, 1777 ; discharged July 15, 1777 ; service, 2 mos. 1 day, on ex- pedition to Ticonderoga; enlistment, 2 months; roll sworn to in Hampshire Co.; also, Capt. James Shaw's co. ; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777; discharged Oct. 18, 1777; service, 32 days, travel included, with Northern army ; company detached from Col. Charles Pynchon's regt. and ordered to join army under Gen. Gates for 30 days unless sooner discharged ; also, Capt. Samuel Burt's co.. Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt. ; enlisted July 22, 1779; discharged Aug. 25, 1779; service, 1 mo. 7 days, travel included, at New London, Conn. ; also, descriptive list of en- listed men raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months, agreeable to resolve of June 22, 1778 [1780] ; 3d co., Col. Bliss's (1st Hampshire Co.) regt. ; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 6 in.; complexion, ruddy; hair, dark; eyes, blue; occupation, far- mer; residence, Springfield; mustered by Lieut. Col. Jonathan Hale; also, Pri- vate, Capt. Joseph Browning's co.. Col. Seth Murray's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 17, 1780 ; discharged Oct. 10, 1780 ; service, 3 mos. 1 day, travel in- cluded ; company raised to reinforce Continental Army for 3 months ; roll sworn to in Suffollv Co. ; also, same co. and regt. ; order for wages for 3 months service in 1780 dated Springfield, Feb. 25, 1782.

Cooley, Martin, Sunderland. Private, Capt. Noadiah Leonard's co.. Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 ; service, 7 days ; also, Capt. Leonard's co.. Col. Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge's (25th) regt.; re- ceipt for advance pay dated Cambridge, June 24, 1775; also, Corporal, same co. and regt. ; company return [probably Sept., 1775] ; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Cambridge, Oct. 31, 1775.

Cooley, Noan, Township No. 7. Private, Capt. Gideon Chapin's co. of Minute-men, which marched April 21, 1775, in response to the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 21 days.

Cooley, Rinnah (also given Pinah). Private, Capt. Moses Harvey's co.. Col. David Wells's regt.; enlisted May 10, 1777; discharged July 10, 1777; service, 2 mos. 10 days, travel included, in Northern department; roll dated Montague; also, Capt. Joseph Slarrow's co.. Col. David Wells's regt. ; enlisted Sept. 24, 1777; dis- charged Oct. 5, 1777; service, 16 days, travel included, on expedition to the Northward; roll dated Leverett; also, Capt. Daniel Pomeroy's detachment from Gen. Danielson's (Hampshire Co.) brigade; enlisted Jul}' 1, 1778; service to Oct. 31, 1778, under Gen. Stark in Northern department ; also, Capt. Elihu Lyman's CO., Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt.; enlisted July 25, 1779; dis- charged Aug. 31, 1779; service, 1 mo. 12 days, travel included, at New London, Conn.

Cooley, Roger, West Springfield. Private, Capt. Preserved Leonard's cc, Col. Elisha Porter's (Hampshire Co.) regt. ; enlisted July 28, 1779; discharged Sept. 2, 1779; service, 1 nio. 10 days, travel included, at New London, Conn. ; also, descriptive list of men raised to reinforce Continental Army for the term of 6 months, agree- able to resolve of June 5, 1780, returned as received of Justin Ely, Commissioner, by Brig. Gen. John Glover, at Springfield, July 8, 1780; age, 19 yrs.; stature, 5 ft. 8 in.; complexion, light; residence, West Springfield; marched to camp July 8, 1780, under command of Ebenezer Kent, Esq. ; also, list of men raised for the 6 months service and returned by Bri?. Gen. Paterson as having passed muster in a return dated Camp Totoway, Oct. 2.5, 1780 ; also, pay roll for 6 months men raised by the town of West Springfield for service in the Continental Army during 1780; marched July 8, 1780; discharged Dec. 8,1780; service, 5 mos. 6 days.

Cooley, Samuel, Conway (also given Springfield). Private, Capt. Robert Oliver's CO., Col. Israel Doolittle's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 9, 1775 ; service, 2 mos. 2 days ; also, company return dated Winter Hill, Oct. 6, 1775 ; reported transferred to the train July 6, 1775 ; also, Matross, Capt. Joseph Chadwick's co.. Col. Richard Gridley's (Artillery) regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted July 6, 1775; service, 26 days; also, same co. and regt.; com- pany return dated Fort No. 3, Charlestown, Sept. 30, 1775; also, same co. and regt. ; order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Fort No. 3, Nov. 21, 1775; also, list of men enlisted into Continental Army from 3d co., 1st Hamp- shire Co. regt., as returned by Capt. Walter Pynchon and Capt. David Burt, sworn to in Hampshire Co. April 6, 1779; residence, Springfield; enlisted for town of Springfield ; joined Capt. Asa Coburn's co., Col. Alden's regt. ; enlistment to ex- pire Jan. -, 1780 ; reported adjudged to Conway by residence and indenture ; also, list of men enlisted into Continental Army from 5th Hampshire Co. regt. [year not given] endorsed " Col. David Field's return ; " enlisted for town of Conway ; joined Capt. Coburn's co., Col. Alden's regt. ; enlistment, 3 years ; also, list dated Northampton, April 16, 1779, of men returned by a committee for settling dis- putes between towns in Hampshire Co. as to soldiers credited to them ; said Cooley credited to Springfield; allowed to Conway; also, Corporal, Capt. Asa Coburn's CO., Col. Brooks's (late) Alden's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for ser- vice from Feb. 1, 1777, to Sept. 4, 1777; reported died Sept. 4, 1777; also, Capt. Coburn's co., Col. Alden's regt. ; muster return dated Albany, Jan. 12, 1778 ; mus- tered by Col. Woodbridge.

Cooley, Solomon, Ludlow (also given Wilbraham). Private, Capt. Paul Langdon's CO., Col. Timothy Danielson's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted May 3, 1775; service, 3 mos. 6 days; also, company return dated Oct. 6, 1775; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Roxbury, Nov. 27, 1775.

Cooley, Stephen, Springfield 2d Parish (also given Longmeadow). Private, Capt. Reuben Munn's co.. Col. Nicholas Dike's regt.; return for travel allowance, etc., dated Roxbury, Sept. 17, 1776; also. Corporal, Capt. Reuben Munn's co.. Col. Nicholas Dike's regt. ; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., dated Boston, Nov. 26, 1776; also. Private, Capt. Gideon Burt's co.. Col. David Leonard's regt.; en- listed March 2, 1777; discharged April 10, 1777; service, 1 mo. 10 days; company marched to reinforce Northern army at Ticonderoga.

Cooley, Timothy. Private, 2d co.. Col. Gideon Burt's (Hampshire Co.) regt. ; marched June 12, 1782, to retake Samuel Ely, who was rescued from Springfield jail, also June 16, 1782, to oppose the rioters at Northampton ; serv'ice, 7 days.

Cooley, William. Captain, 9tli (also given 5th) co., Col. John Mosley's (3d Hampshire Co.) regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia; ordered in Council April 26, 1776, that a commission be issued; reported commissioned April 2G, 1776; also. Captain, detachment from 3d Hampshire Co. regt. commanded by Lieut. Col Timotliy Robinson ; marched Oct. 21, 1776, by order of Gen. Schuyler to reinforce army at Ticonderoga; also, Col. John Mosley's regt. ; engaged Sept. 23, 1776; discharged Nov. 16, 1776; service, 2 mos. 1 day, travel included; roll dated North Castle; also, Col. John Mosley's (Hampshire Co.) regt. ; engaged July 9, 1777; discharged Aug. 12, 1777 ; service, 39 days, travel included ; company marched to reinforce Northern army ; also, same regt.; engaged Aug. 17, 1777; discharged Aug. 19, 1777; service, 4 days; company marched toward Bennington on an alarm ; roll sworn to at Granville.

North Carolina.

Doctor Samuel Cooley.

Note. There will be six letters.

Letter from Samuel Cooley to Cornelius Harnett
Cooley, Samuel
July 13, 1776
Volume 10, Pages 667-668

[From MS. Records in Office of Secretary of State.]
Letter from Doctor S. Cooley to the Council of Safety.

Camp at Wilmington, July 13th, 1776.
Sir:
I beg the favor of you to let me know whether there is any provision made by Continental Congress for supplying the regiments in this Province with Medicines; I have hithertoo used my Own, but unless I have a new supply shall soon be out of some of the most principle Articles. I could have supplied myself had I been supplied with money, but the Pay master refuses to advance any money for that purpose. The consumption of medicines is very great; for 3 weeks Past I've had from 20 to 30 in the Hospital belonging to the 5th regiment. The sickly season is now coming on fast, and unless I'm speedily supplied I shall be distitute of such medicines as I find of most service here. I furthermore beg the favor of you, Sir, to let me know what a Surgeon's Pay is, how many rations he is allowed, whether there's any mate allowd, if so, what his Pay is to be, and who appoints Him. Your compliance will much oblige,
Sir Your most Obedient Huml Servant,
S. COOLEY.
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Letter from Lachlan McIntosh to Richard Caswell
McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
March 1778
Volume 13, Pages 67-68

GEN. LACKN. McINTOSH TO GOV. CASWELL.
[From Executive Letter Book.]
Sir:
I had the honor of writing to your Excellency the 9th January pr Lieut. Col. Dawson of your State which I hope you received. I am sorry I have to inform you the men of my Brigade here have suffered severely this winter for want of clothing and other necessaries. Fifty of them died in and about Camp since the beginning of Janry last, and near two hundred sick here now besides as many more reported sick absent in different Hospitals of this State and Jersey, a most distressing situation! and only Dr. McClure of the second Regiment to attend the whole of them until a few days ago. I fortunately got another young man, to assist him, but cannot tell how he will turn out yet.


I cannot with propriety or Justice on this occasion avoid complaining of Doctor Cooley of the 5th Regiment to his State, which I think he has been ungrateful to, and cannot help charging him with inhumanity, also in leaving so many of his brave Country men to perish without assistance. When I was first informed of him, I ordered him in the most positive terms to stay with the Brigades. He attempted to make a plea, that in consequence of a former order for the Staff of the six vacant Regiments to go home with the other officers, he had sent off his Baggage, therefore could not stay and at last went without leave, for which I stopt his pay for January February and an extra Bounty & 6 months given by Congress to the Army with General Washington's approbation, and dare say your Excellency will think with me, he deserves still further marks of Resentment from his Country.

This season produces nothing worth mentioning to you save little skirmishes between foraging parties of no account.
I hear Col. Shepperd's 10th Regiment is under Inoculation at George Town Maryland, but have no account from himself.
I have the honor to be respectfully
Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
LACKN. McINTOSH.
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Letter from Willis Wilson to Richard Caswell
Wilson, Willis
June 26, 1778
Volume 13, Pages 171-172

CAPT. WILLIS WILSON TO GOV. CASWELL.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

Caswell, Ocracock 26th June 1778.
Sir:
I sent a Pilot and Crew to Beaufort, after our Tender, and have received her at this place, but in a most wretched condition, in so much that she has drove from her anchors twice, and once had near been lost. I got her along side the Caswell, having her down to stop her leaks.

The enemy (one ship, two sloops and a brig) take a peep at us every now and then, but are not disposed to venture in. Some few arrivals since last I wrote your Excellency. The Pilots of Ocracock have finally stopped bringing in or carrying out vessels, having entered into an association to that purpose, the reasons they give me for this extraordinary step is, that having no branches, they are liable to a penalty for taking charge of any vessel, and that they will not take branches because the Legislature have rated their pilotage at too low a price, being all in a clan. I fear our trade will be hurt by the infamy of these people. Pursuant to your Excellency's recommendation I have wrote to Richd Ellis, Esqr., to know if he will accept the agency for the ship as our Crew are beginning to be taken down very fast with scurvies attended with fluxes, and fish (the only fresh provision to be got here) Doct Cooley does not approve of in the latter disorder. I hear there is fresh beef to be purchased at Marmashite (?) which will be much cheaper, as well more wholesome for the crew. I have wrote to Mr. Ellis for a Barrel Brown Sugar a bag coffee, a Hogshead Rum, and a ditto Molasses, being quite out of those articles; will be exceedingly obliged to your Excellency to hurry the paymaster with our money, as we are all destitute of that necessary article at present and the whole in great want.
I am your Excellency's mo. ob. Servt.
WILLIS WILSON.

P.S. I am distressed for Commissioned officers having only Mr. Cheshire the Master of the ship on Board at present and not another officer I can depend upon, as a seaman. If your Excellency knows of any, that would make a good second Lieut, will esteem it a favor if you'l commission him, otherwise please send a commission of Lieut. for Mr. Cheshire who is now Master and a good officer. Doctor Cooley waits on your Excellency, in want of medicines, he is an assiduous Gentleman in his duty to the sick; if Mr. Ellis declines to furnish us, I hope your Excellency will appoint, or order us the things wrote for to Mr. Ellis.
Your Excellency's ob. huml servt.
W. WILSON.
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Letter from Richard Caswell to Willis Wilson
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
June 30, 1778
Volume 13, Page 181

GOV. CASWELL TO CAPT. WILSON.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

Dobbs 30th 1778.
Sir:
Your favor of the 26th Instant I have before me, am sorry the Tender was not delivered you in better fix. Capt. Easton informed me, that at the time he purchased her, she was much out of repair, but that he intended to have her properly overhauled and fixed.
Your Pilots I fear are not governed by the best principles in their combinations; they have other views, than honest men ought to have, but nothing can be done respecting them 'till the meeting of the Assembly.

I have written to Mr. Ellis from whom I received a letter on the subject of the agency of your ship. I imagine he will accept it and supply you whenever the pay master can be supplied with money. He shall be ordered to attend and pay off your Crew.
I sent you Commissions for all the officers you required from NewBern, and without information whether the persons who were named in them refused to accept them or have conducted themselves unworthily, I cannot think of snperceding their appointments.
I at present consider Dr. Cooley as a Surgeon in the service of the United States, if he is so, of course he cannot be appointed to your ship. However I shall lay your request regarding him before the Council who meet two days hence and inform you their Resolutions thereon.
I am Sir,
Your mo. ob. sesvt.
R. CASWELL.
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Letter from Richard Caswell to Samuel Cooley
Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789
June 30, 1778
Volume 13, Page 183

GOV. CASWELL TO DR. COOLEY.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

Dobbs 30th June 1778.
Sir:
Your letter of the 28th Inst. I received, in answer to which, I must observe that at present I consider you as a Surgeon in the service of the United States, if you are so, of course, you cannot receive the appointment now applied for, and in that case I recommend it to you to go on immediately to Head Quarters where Surgeons are much wanted and indeed were so when you left Camp. If you are discharged from that service, I shall glad to be informed, your letter shall be laid before the Council who meet two days hence and what resolution they take respecting the appointment and medicines you shall be informed of.
I am, Sir,
Your mo. ob. Servt.
R. CASWELL.
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Letter from Willis Wilson to Richard Caswell
Wilson, Willis
July 28, 1778
Volume 13, Page 202

CAPT. WILLIS WILSON TO GOV. CASWELL.
[From Executive Letter Book.]

New Bern 28th July 1778.
Sir:
I left the Caswell at the Bar last Sunday, and got to this place yesterday, hoping to see your Excellency in Town. Doctr Cooley is desirous to know whether he is to be continued or not, in the Caswell, respecting which I will be proud to have orders, by the return of the bearer, I have lately been acquainted with Mrs. Wilson's being very unwell. Chief of my business to this place was to obtain leave of absence for a short time from your Excellency to pay her a visit, which I should not request on any other account but the above, I therefore hope to receive permissions from your Excellency by return. Mr. Cheshire, my Master, is a trusty Gentleman to whom I shall leave the charge during my absence, which shall be short. Shall be proud to know when the Paymaster may be expected, as I may have my pay rolls properly made out to the time. Nothing has happened at the Bar worth notice. I am with great respect, your Excellency's Ob. huml. Servt.
WILLIS WILSON.
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Pennsylvania.

George Cooley, Seaman, Penn., Navy, Served July 1, 1777-August 1, 1777, Served on the Lydia.

James Cooley, 5th., Penn.
John Cooley, 2nd., Penn.
Owen Cooley, Enlisted March 5, 1777, under Captain Selin Shott’s Corps.
Robert Cooley, Private, Enlisted March 1, 1777.

List of recruits who joined subsequent to the foregoing, for whom Capt.
Johnston claimed subsistence from the time of enlistment until
they joined the company.

Cooley, Isaac, March 1, 1777.
Cooley, Robert, March 1,1777.
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James Cooley, Private, 1st., Pennsylvania.
John Cooley, January 1, 1777-1781, Private, 2nd., Pennsylvania.
James Cooley, Private, 9th., Pennsylvania.
William Cooley, January 1, 1777, Private, 3rd., Pennsylvania.
James Cooley, Private, 5th., Pennsylvania.
James Cooley, Philadelphia, Private, 5th., Pennsylvania, taken November 16, 1776.

Vermont.

Benjamin Cooley, Captain, Co. 9., 2nd., regiment militia, Pittsford, Vermont.

Virginia.

Thomas Cooley, Private, regiment not stated, He has Bounty Warrant, but I could not find a copy.
Thomas Cooley, birth unknown, death October 3, 1857, Wythe County.
Thomas L. Cooley, Spouse: Hill, Fannie. Gen. note Place of residence at time of marriage: North Carolina. Note Place of residence at time of marriage: Richmond, Virginia. Note Daughter of Henry.

Civil War-Army.

There were 1,123, Cooley’s enlisted in the civil war, the following list of men were killed between 1861 & 1865.

Thomas Cooley.
Birth: Unknown
Death: Oct. 29, 1861
Burial: Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery.
Thomas Cooley, Private, La., 16th., Infantry, Co. E., C. S. A.

George W. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown.
Death: Sept. 14, 1862.
Burial: Antietam National Cemetery.
George W. Cooley, Private, Wis., 7th., Infantry, Co. F. Was killed at South Mountain, MD.

Stephen B. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown
Death: Sept 17, 1862, Richmond City, Virginia.
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery.
Stephen B. Cooley, Private, Georgia, 35th., Infantry, Co. D. Died of wounds.

Nathan M Cooley.
Birth: 1839.
Death: Mar. 15 or 16, 1863.
Burial: Fredericksburg National Cemetery.
Nathan M Cooley, Private, Maine., 7th., Infantry, Co. B.

Oscar T. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown.
Death: Jun. 8, 1863.
Burial: Vicksburg National Cemetery.
Oscar T. Cooley, Private, Illinois 124th, Infantry, Co. B.

Wesley Allen Cooley.
Birth: Oct. 4, 1838.
Death: Sept. 20, 1863.
Burial: Union Grove Cemetery.
Wesley Allen Cooley, Private, La., 16th., Infantry, Co. E., Killed at Chickamauga.

Amos B. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown, Jackson County, Indiana.
Death: Jul. 2, 1864, Macon County, Georgia.
Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery.
Amos B. Cooley, Private, 38th., Indiana, Infantry, Co. C., Captured at the Battle of Chickamauga in Sept. 1863; died of pneumonia at Andersonville Prison.

James Cooley.
Birth: Unknown.
Death: Jul. 3, 1864.
Burial: Marietta National Cemetery.
James Cooley, Private, Indiana, 63rd., Infantry, Co. A. Died during the Summer 1864 Atlanta Campaign.

John J. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown
Death: Jun. 17, 1864.
Burial: Poplar Grove National Cemetery.
John J. Cooley, Sergeant, Mass, 57th, Infantry Co. A.

Joshua J. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown
Death: Sept. 18, 1864, Georgia.
Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery
Joshua J. Cooley, Private, Tennessee, 7th., Cavalry, Co. L.

Justin H. Cooley.
Birth: Unknown.
Death: Jan. 2, 1864.
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery.
Justin H. Cooley, Private, 126th New York Infantry Co. H.

Civil War-Navy.

Cooley, Charles M., Mate, 17 September, 1861. Resigned 28 July, 1862.
Cooley, E. F., Acting Assistant Paymaster, 1861. Resigned 24 July, 1862.
Cooley, Henry P., Mate, 17 September, 1861. Resigned 19 May, 1862.
Cooley, Mortimer E., Cadet Engineer, 1 October, 1874. Graduated 20 June, 1878. Assistant Engineer, 20 June, 1880. Resigned 1 January, 1886. Chief Engineer (Spanish-American War), 10 May, 1898. Honorably discharged 6 February, 1899.

Cooley's Miscellaneous.

Ebenezer Cooley.

A Bill
December 31, 1828.
For the relief of Ebenezer Cooley, of Louisiana.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled, That there be, and is hereby, granted to Ebenezer Cooley, two thousand acres of land, to be located in tracts conforming to the public surveys, upon any of the public lands that may have been, or may hereafter be, proclaimed for sale, under the authority of the United States, the same being in lieu of the same quantity of land, claimed by said Cooley, in the parish of Point Coupee, in the State of Louisiana, which was located by General La Fayette, and recovered by his assignee in the Su11 preme Court of said State: Provided, That said Cooley shall not make such location upon any inhabited or improved tract of land, and shall first relinquish, in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct, all his right, interest, and title, to the laud so located by said La Fayette, and of which said Cooley has been dispossessed by the decision of said Court.
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February 4, 1837.

William Cooley, a soldier in the revolutionary army, on the roll of revolutionary pensioners, and allow and pay him a pension at the rate of forty dollars a year, during his natural life, commencing on the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.
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Benjamin Cooley, carried mail from Washington, District of Columbia, to Poolesville, Maryland, from 1861-1864.
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1844-Levi I. Cooley to be deputy postmaster at Elmira, in the State of New York
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1826-James Cooley, of Ohio, to be Chargé d'Affaires of the United States to the Republic of Peru.
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1864-D. N. Cooley to be commissioner of taxes in the insurrectionary district of South Carolina
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1865-Captain James C. Cooley, of the One hundred and thirty-third New York Volunteers, to be aide-de-camp with the rank of captain, for the 19th Army Corps, to date from February 13, 1865.
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1849-The petition of Henry W. Barnes and Randolph M. Cooley, praying compensation for clothing furnished to a regiment of New York volunteers mustered into the service of the United States during the war with Mexico.
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1870-The memorial of Aaron B. Cooley, asking damages for losses incurred while removing Rock Bar in the James River
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1861-Samuel A. Cooley, of Connecticut, to be a paymaster in the Navy, from the 22 January, 1861
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1866-Dennis N. Cooley, Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
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1863-the memorial of J. W. Cooley, of Frederick County, Va., relating to the impressment of his cattle.
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1867-James C. Cooley, to be captain by brevet U. S. Army.
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1865-Francis M. Cooley (as major and lieut. colonel by brevet.)
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1870-The memorial of Aaron B. Cooley, praying compensation for damages sustained by the loss of certain machinery and property employed in removing "rock bar" in the harbor of Richmond, Virginia, at the beginning of the late war.
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Thirteenth Regiment of Infantry.
Second Lieutenant John Cooley to be first lieutenant, February 23, 1866.
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Fifth Regiment of Cavalry
Sergeant James C. Cooley, of Company G, to be second lieutenant, May 3, 1865.
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Fifth Regiment of Cavalry.
Second Lieutenant James C. Cooley to be first lieutenant, July 28, 1866.
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1840-A claim of William Cooley, of the Territory of Florida, for remuneration for property destroyed by the Indians, in said Territory, in January, 1836.
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1864-To be lieutenant-colonels by brevet.
Brevet Major Francis M. Cooley, United States Army, for gallant services at the battle before Petersburg, Virginia, August 1, 1864.
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Eleventh Regiment of Infantry.
Francis M. Cooley, of the Volunteers, to be captain, May 14, 1861; age 27; born in New York.