Cayuga County NYGenWeb Military & Veterans Page

The Cayuga County NY Veteran Service Agency website is on the Inernet at: https://www.cayugacounty.us/318/Veterans-Service-Agency

The New York in the Revolution as colony and state website resides at: http://www.americanwars.org/american-revolution-new-york.htm
Commendations Of The 27th American Division 1918
Lockwood Post #175 GAR Partial List (Courtesy of Dawn L. Roe)
108th Infantry United States Army ~ 1918
Some newspaper items relating to the 108th Infantry and Col. Edgar S. Jennings (compiled and shared - Courtesy of Deborah Martin-Plugh 2011)
Ledyard In The Civil War Book (Published online courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Civil War Draft List For Cayuga County (Published In The Advertiser & Union Newspaper On July 24, 1863)
Civil War Roster for Company E, 75 Reg NY Vol.
Newspaper items relating to the 75th Regiment (Compiled and shared courtesy of Deborah Martin-Plugh)
History of the 75th NY Vols, written in long hand on Seward Post GAR stationery by Frederick Cossum, Post Commander (Images 1 thru 22-PDF 5.2MB, Images 23-44-PDF 5MB, Complete File-PDF 10.2MB- Individual JPG Image Files (Images courtesy of Sandie Stoker Gilliland)
Images from the GAR report for December of 1897 for Scipio's Selah Cornwell GAR (Images courtesy of Sandie Stoker Gilliland)
Company I, 111th NY State Volunteer Infantry 1862
Company I Reg., 111th NY Vol. Soldier Record - Larger View (Published online courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Newspaper items relating to the 111th Regiment (Compiled and shared courtesy of Deborah Martin-Plugh)
Company H, 75th NY State Volunteer Infantry 1862
Company I, 75th NY State Volunteer Infantry 1861
9th New York Heavy Artillery Roster of Survivors 1902 (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
1903 Roster of Survivors of the 111th Reg't NYS Vol's   (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Moravia NY in the Civil War  (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Port Byron NY Area Hall Of Fame & Veteran's List Website at: www.pbahof.googlepages.com (Link Courtesy of Robert Jones)
Springport Cayuga County 1862 Civil War Enrollment Book (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Springport, Cayuga County, NY 1864 Enrollment Of Persons Liable to Military Duty - 49th Militia (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
1865 Springport NY Civil War Census (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Springport Civil War Records (Courtesy of Bill Hecht)
Two newspaper stories from 1900 and 1908 listing 'Memorial Day Honors' for veteran graves at area cemeteries (Courtesy of Deborah Martin-Plugh)
1908 Roster of the Seward-Crocker GAR Post of Auburn NY via Steve McKay
1908 Seward-Croker GAR Post Roster via Betty
The Civil War Home Page
Civil War Deaths from Scipio

Veterans of Civil War Town of Sennett Honor Roll
Veterans of World War I Sennett Honor Roll
Veterans of World War II Sennett Honor Roll

Military Tract Revolutionary War Bounty Land for Cayuga Co.
Veterans in the North Street Cemetery from the Revolutionary War
Veterans in the North Street Cemetery from the War of 1812

Veterans in the Soule Cemetery in Sennett, N.Y. from the Spanish War, Civil War and World War I
Veterans in the Soule Cemetery in Sennett, N.Y. from the Revolutionary War and War of 1812

World War I Document Archives
History of Memorial Day

Soldiers and Marines buried in the North Street Cemetery in Auburn, New York from the Revolutionary War & War of 1812:

Name of soldier, 		War in which
sailor or marine		he served	Organization			Rank

Baker, James			1776		Dutchess Co. Militia		Private
Buck, David			1776		(Probably Mass Line)		Unknown
Cation, James			1776		Unknown				Unknown
Cumpston, Edward		1776		1st Albany Co. Mil.		Private
Doty, Dorias			1776		Unknown				Unknown
Fleming, George			1776		2nd Regt. N.Y. Line Art.	Captain
Foster, William			1776		Mass Line			Private
Gilbert, Moses			1776		Conn. Troops			Private
Goodrich, Zenas			1776		Conn. Troops			Private
Kilburn, John			1776		Conn. Line			Private
Marshall, Joseph		1776		Rhode Island Continental	Private
Miles, Nathan			1776		Capt. Elisha Jackson's Co. 
						Mass. Troops			Private
Parker, Michael			1776		Gideon Warren's Reg. 
						Vermont Militia			Private
Smith, David			1776		Unknown				Unknown
Stone, Windsor			1776		Mass Line			Private
Thompson, Jesse			1776		4th Regt. N.Y. Line		Lieut.
Tibbels, Solomon		1776		Pawling Levies			Private
Tibbels, Nathan			1776		Unknown				Unknown
Tooker, Levi			1776		Unknown				Unknown
VanValkenburg, Barthelomew	1776		1st N.Y. Regt.			1st Lieut.
Wheadon, Edmund			1776		N.Y. Militia			Private

(The above graves were identified by the Owasco Chapter D.A.R., Auburn, N.Y.

Amerman, Henry				N.Y. Regt. Colonel John Harris	Captain
Brinkerhoff, David, Esq.	1812		Cayuga & Seneca County Militia	Paymaster
Cronk, Jasper			1812		Cayuga County Militia		Private
Cumpston, John H.		1812		Art. Co. 7th Regt. 3rd Bri.	Captain
Fitch, James			1812		Cayuga County Militia		Private
Gates, Jared			1812		N.Y. Militia Regt.		Private
Holmes, Jesse			1812		78th Regt. Renesselaer Co.	Captain
Jankins, Robert			1812		Capt. H.W. Snyder's Co.
						Albany Co. Mil.			Private
Lathrop, Wyllys			1812		158th Regt. Inft. 		Lieut.
Nagel, Philip			1812		Dutchess Co. Militia		Private
O'Harra, John			1812		21st Reg. Cayuga Co.		Major
Olmstead,  Noah			1812		Cay. Co. Regt.			Major
Swartout, James			1812		Unknown				Private
Tracey, Henry			1812		Unknown				Captain
Tibbles, John			1812		Unknown				Unknown
Tuttle, Bradley			1812		Cayuga Co. Light Horse Co.	Captain
Warden, Allen			1812		159th Regt. Onondaga
						County Militia			Adjutant		


  

Soldiers and Marines buried in the Soule Cemetery in Sennett, New York from the 
Spanish War, Civil War and World War I:

Acker, Wilbert			Civil-61-66	Co. H 111th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Acker, William			Civil-61-66	Unknown				Unknown
Adams, John			Civil-61-66	Co. M. 16th Regt. H Art.	Unknown
Allen, Melville			Civil-61-66	Co. M 2nd N.Y. Reg. 
						Mounted Rifles			Private
Allen, Roselle			Civil-61-66	Co. K 1st N.Y. Vol. Art.	Private
Beavers, John M.		Civil-61-66	Co. I 19th N.Y. Inft.		Private
Beebe, Benjamin			Civil-61-66	Co. K 1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles	Private
Bentley, Charles M.		Civil-61-66	Co. L 16th N.Y. Vol. H. Art.	
Berry, Joseph B.		Civil-61-66	Bat. A, 3rd N.Y. Lt. Art.	Private
Bills, Chester			Civil-61-66	Bat. A, 3rd N.Y. Light Art.	Private
Borden, Andrew G.		Civil-61-66	Co. B 75th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Bosworth, Charles		Civil-61-66	Co. C 3rd N.Y. Vol. Cav.	Private
Botsford, Alvah B.		Civil-61-66	Co. A 3rd N.Y. Vol. H. Art.	Private
Boyington, Alonzo R.		Civil-61-66	Bat. A 3rd N.Y. Lt. Art.	Private
Boyington, William H.		Civil-61-66	Co. A 19th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Braumig, N.B.			Unknown		U.S. Army
Brinkerhoff, George W.		Civil-61-66	Co. A. 9th N.Y. H. Art.		Private
Broad, Richard T.		Civil-61-66	Co. L. 5th Kan.Cav.		Bugler
						Co. B 15th Kan. Cav.
				Civil-61-66	Co. F 2nd U.S. Cav.
Brown, Edwin			Civil-61-66	Co. D 141st N.Y. Inft.		Private
Brown, George			Civil-61-66	Co. E 111th N.Y. Inft.		Corporal
Burghduff, George W.		Civil-61-66	Co. B 75th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Cain, Theodore			Civil-61-66	U.S.S. Pinola-Navy Gulf Squad.	
Casey, Frances Perry M.D.	Civil-61-66	8th N.Y. Vol. Art.		Asst. Surgeon
Catton, George B.		Civil-61-66	Co. B 1st N.Y. Dragoons		Private
Chiverton, James		Civil-61-66	Co. F 111th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Christler, N.			Civil-61-66	Unknown
Clapp, Wm. H.			Civil-61-66	Co. B 118th N.Y. Regt. Vol. Inf.Private
Clark, Orson B.			Civil-61-66	Co. A 19th N.Y. Regt. Inft. and
						3rd N.Y. Regt. Light Art.	Corporal
Clifford, Lewis M.		Civil-61-66	Co. F 22nd N.Y. Regt. Vol. Cav.	Private
Colwell, Willard G.		Spanish		Co. I 108th N.Y. Inft.
Congdon, Wm. O.			Civil-61-66	Co. I 3rd N.Y. Regt. Vol. Lt.Art.  Sergt.
Cook, Darius			Civil-61-66	Unknown				Unknown
Cooper, George W.		Civil-61-66	Co. L 9th N.Y. Regt. Vol. Cav.	Private
Cooper, William			Civil-61-66	Co. C 193rd Reg. NY Vol. Inft	Private
Craw, William C.		Civil-61-66	Unknown				Unknown

Davies, J.C.			Civil-61-66	Co. K. 19th N.Y. Vol. Inft.
Davis, Charles			Civil-61-66	Bat. A 3rd Regt. N.Y. Lt. Art.	1st Lieut.
De. St. Croix, Louis P.		Civil-61-66	Co. H 33rd Regt. N.Y. Vol. Inf.	Private
Desmond, Richard		Civil-61-66	Co. I 10th Mass. Vol. Inft.	Private
Drake, James			Civil-61-66	Co. F. 3rd Regt. N.Y. Lt. Art.	Private
Drummond, Robert L.		Civil-61-66	Co. H 111th N.Y. Vol. Inft.	Private
Dyer, James			Civil-61-66	Co. A. 3rd N.Y. Reg. Lt. Art.	Private

Eccles, Fish.			Civil-61-66	Co. H. 33rd Regt. NY Vol. Inft.	Private
Edwards, Dayton S.		Civil-61-65	Bat. B. 3rd NY Regt Vol. Art.	Private
Edwards, Thompson		Civil-61-65	Co. G. 64th Regt. NY Vol. Inft.	Private
Emerick, Jashus (Joshua)	Civil-61-65	Unknown				Unknown
Ennis, George W.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. B. & C. 111th Regt. NY Vol. Inft.
										Private
Eno, Drayton			Civil-61-65	Co. G. 122nd Regt. NY Vol. Inft.	
										Private
						Co. G. 122nd Regt.		1st lieut.
Ferris, James J.		Civil-61-65	Unknown				Unknown
Follett, Harvey			Civil-61-65	Co. C. 9th NY Regt. Vol. Heavy Art.	
										Captain
Forguson, J.C.			Civil-61-65	Co. M. 3rd NY Regt. Lt. Art.	Private
Fredenburgh, Andrew		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 101 Regt NY Vol. Inft.	Private
Freeman, John			Civil-61-65	Co. D. 20th Regt. Colored Troops  Private
French, William			Civil-61-65	Bat. B. 3rd NY Regt. Vol. Art.	Private
Fritts, Curtis M.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 1st NY Regt. Vet. Cavalry   Private
Frye, Dr. Moses M.		Civil-61-65	138th Regt NYV Inf 9th Heavy Art.  2nd Lieut.
						39th U.S. Colored		1st Lieut.

Gardner, George W.		Civil-61-65	Co. D. 137th Regt. NY Vol. Inft. Private
Gaylord, Charles H.		Civil-61-65	1st NY Bat. Art. 6th Corps	Sergt.
Gibbs, William H.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 9th Regt. NY Vol. Art	Private
Goodrich, Daniel W.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 19th NY Regt. Vol. Inft.	Private
Godden, Stephen L.		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 9th NY Regt. Heavy Art.	Private
Graham, John H.			Civil-61-65	Co. I. 3rd NY Regt. Lt. Art	Private
Graves, Dempster		Civil-61-65	Bat. D. 1st NY Regt. Lt. Art.	Private
Gray, Chester E.		Civil-61-65	Co. H. U.S. Co. Vol. Heavy Art.	Private
Hale, James			Civil-61-65	Co. C. 9th Reg. NY H. Art.	Corp.
Haley, Amos			Civil-61-65	Co. G. 2nd NY Regt. Vol. Cal.	Private
Harrington, Martin		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 111th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Harris, Samuel F.		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 9th Regt. NY Vol. H. Art.  1st Lieut.
Hicks, William C.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 135th Reg. NY H. Art.	Private
Hills, Albert E.		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 193rd Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Holcomb. H. Warren		Civil-61-65	Co. M. 16th Regt. NY H. Art.	Private
Hollenbeck, David H.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 149th Regt. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Howland, Thompson P.		Civil-61-65	Co. F. 27th Regt. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Hoyt, Daniel			Civil-61-65	Co. A. 3rd Reg. NY Vol Art.	Private
Hull, Henry L.			Civil-61-65	Bat. H. 3rd NY Lt. Art.		Private
Hunt, Byron			Civil-61-65	Co. D. 111th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private

Impson, Gilbert			Civil-61-65	Co. I. 111th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private

Jackson, Theodore D.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 3rd Reg. NY vol. Lt. Art.Private
Jacobs, William H.		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 9th Reg. NY Vol. H. Art.	Private
Jewell, Harrison		Civil-61-65	Co. G. 3rd. REg. Mich. Cav.	Private
Johnson, Alfred L.		World (A.E.F.) Marine Service			Unknown
Jones, James, R.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 54th Reg. Mass. Vol. Inf.Private

Kaltenborn, Peter		Civil-61-65	Bat. L. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Unknown
Kemp, Andrew G.			Civil-61-65	Bat. A. 3rd NY Lt. Art.		Private
King, Ovediah			Civil-61-65	Co. K. 9th Reg. NY Vol. Art. 	Private
Kirkpatrick, Charles H.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 3rd Reg. NY Vol. Art.	Private

Lewis, Albert S.		Civil-61-65	Co. C. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Lewis, Benjamin			Civil-61-65	Co. A. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Lewis, Joseph W.		Civil-61-65	Co. F. 160th Reg. NY Vol.Inf.	Private

Nagell, Barnett			Civil-61-65	Co. A. 19th Reg. NY Inf.	Sergeant
Naricon, Alba R.		Civil-61-65	Bat. A. 3rd Reg. Lt. Art.	Private
Near, Benjamin W.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 4th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Newell, Samuel T.		Civil-61-65	Co. B. 9th Reg. NY S.V. Inf.	Private
Nickason, James C.		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 75th Reg. NY Inf.	Private
Nickason, James C.		Civil-61-65	Co I. 75th Reg. NY Inf.		Private

Oakley, John			Civil-61-65	Co. C. 184th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
O'Brien, Owen			Civil-61-65	Bat. I. 3rd Reg. NY Vol. Art.	Private
Odgen, Thomas J.		Civil-61-65	Co. D. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Corp.
Olmstead, George W.		Civil-61-65	Co. H. 111th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Osborn, Byron E.		Civil-61-65	1st Reg. Missouri Cav.		Surgeon-Major
Owen, Benjamin F.		Civil-61-65	Co. B. 1st REg. NY Cav.		Private

Parsons, Moses			Civil-61-65	Co. L. 16th Reg. NY H. Art.	Private
Peterson, Charles H.		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 16th Reg. NY H. Art.	Private
Pimm, Jesse			Civil-61-65	Co. K. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Place, James			Civil-61-65	Co. G. 126th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private

Reed, Harrison			Civil-61-65	Co. I. 137th Reg. Penn. Vol. Inf. Private
Reed, J. Wesley			Civil-61-65	U.S. Navy			Unknown
Reed, John W.			Civil-61-65	Co. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Reeve, Fred J.			Civil-61-65	Bat. K. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Reynolds, Nelson		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 19th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Ribey, Robert			Civil-61-65	Co. I. 3rd NY Art.		Private
Rice, Francis M.		Civil-61-65	Co. D. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Roberts, John W.		Civil-61-65	Co. D. 143rd Reg. Vol Inf.	Private
Robinson, John D.		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 9th Reg. NY H. Art.	1st Lieut.
Rogers, William			Civil-61-65	Co. L. 16th Reg. NY H. Art.	Private
Roseboom, Garret P. 		Civil-61-65	Co. C. 108th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private

Salsburry, Edwin E.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 114th REg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Sanford, William E.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 19th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Sawyer, Conant Dr.		Civil-61-65	Co. F. 118th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Schultz, William H.		WWI		NY 304 Repair Unit M.T.C.	Private 1st Cl.
Scott, Edwin M.			Civil-61-65	Bat. E. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Scranton, Francis L. 		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 14th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Shapley, Charles H.		Civil-61-65	1st NY Bat.			Private
Shepherd, Amasa B.		Civil-61-65	Navy				Unknown
Smith, Charles			Civil-61-65	Co. A. Vet. Battalion 75th NY Vol. Inf.
										Private
Smith, Dexter A.		Civil-61-65	Co. C. 193rd Reg. NY. Inf.	1st Lieut. 			
				Spanish		Co. I. 108th REg. Inf. (Co. M. NY Nat.Guard) 
										Private
Smith, Franklin D.		Civil-61-65	Co. B. 19th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Snow, Henry			Civil-61-65	Co. E. 9th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Sperrin, Samuel			Civil-61-65	Co. A. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Stephens, Charles 		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 19th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Stewert, John T. 		Civil-61-65	Co. G. 9th Reg. NY H. Art.	Corp.
Stewert, William H. 		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 19th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Stillson, Horace A.		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Sergeant
Strong, Thomas H.		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 3rd Reg. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Swart, James H.			Civil-61-65	Co. I. 9th Reg. NY H. Art.	Private
Sweet, Thomas B.		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 185th Reg. NY Inf.	Private
Terwilliger, Elisha		Civil-61-65	Co. K. 3rd Regt. NY Lt. Art.	Private
Thomas, James			Civil-61-65	Co. F. 43rd US Colored Vol.	Private
Thompson, Albert		Civil-61-65	Co. G. 8th NY Colored Troops	Corp.
Thompson, William		Civil-61-65	Bat. B. 3rd NY Lt. Art.		Private
Todd, Luther C.			Civil-61-65	Co. C. 6th U.S. Colored Troops	Private
 (Name may have been Luther C. Todd Harris).
Townsend, Eugene P. 		Civil-61-65	Co. A. 3rd NY Lt. Art.		Private
Townsend, William		Civil-61-65	Co. C. 15th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Tucker, William			Civil-61-65	Co. G. 19th NY Inf.		Private
						Bat. K. 3rd NY Lt. Art.		Private
Walker, T. Dewight		Civil-61-65	Co. I. 22nd NY Reg. Vol.Cal.	Private
Waterhouse, William		Civil-61-65	Co. F. 93rd Reg. NY Inft.	Private
Webber, George A.		Civil-61-65	Unknown				Unknown
Webber, John			Civil-61-65	Co. D. 103rd NY Vol. 		Captain
Webber, John G. 		Civil-61-65	Co. C. 104th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Webner, Charles			Civil-61-65	Co. E. 111th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Weed, Gallen O. (Galey)		Civil-61-65	Co. H. 176th Regt. NY Vol. Inft. 2nd Lieut.
Weeks, James			Civil-61-65	Co. E. 75th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Weeks, Charles (B. or R.)	Civil-61-65	Co. F. 75th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Wells, James E.			Civil-61-65	Co. K. 27th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Wescott, Wyinah J.		Civil-61-65	Co. F. 3rd NY Vol. L. Art.	Private
Wheadon (Wheaton) George	Civil-61-65	Co. C. 75th Regt. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Wheeler, William		Civil-61-65	Co. D. 75th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Wheelock, Salem			Civil-61-65	Unknown				Unknown
White, Allanson			Civil-61-65	Co. K. 19th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
White, Lawrence			Civil-61-65	Unknown				Unknown
White, William			Civil-61-65	75th NY Vol. Inf.		Musician
Whitbeck, J. W. (G.W.)		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 111th NY Vol. Inf.	Corp.
Whitfield, Charles		Civil-61-65	Co. E. 19th NY Inf. Co.D.16th H.Art. Private
Whiting, John R. 		Civil-61-65	Co. B. 9th NY Vol. Inf. 	Corp.
Wiggins, William H.		Civil-61-65	Co. G. 9th NY Vol. Art.		Private
Williams, John T. (John C.)	Civil-61-65	Co. H. 19th NY Inf.		Unknown
Wilson, Robert			Civil-61-65	Co. B. 3rd NY L. Art.		Private
Wilson, William H.		Civil-61-65	Co.K. 75th Reg. NY Vol. Inf.	Private
Wimble, James			Civil-61-65	E.J.Hendricks Indept. Co. 
						Florida Mounted Vol. 		Corp.
Witham, Byron R.		Civil-61-65	Co. L. 8th NY Vol. Cav.		Private
Wood, Hiram			Civil-61-65	Co. C. 19th NY Vol. Inf.	Private
						Co. C. 3rd NY L. Art.		Private
Woodruf, John			Civil-61-65	Co. H. 15 NY Vol. Cav.		Private
Young, John W.			Civil-61-65	Co. B. 13trh Iow. Inf.		Private

Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Veterans buried at Soule Cemetery in Sennett, New York:

Curtis, Daniel      		1812     	158th Regt.     		Captain
Gunn, Daniel       		1776     	Mass. Line      		Private
Gridley, Elijah      		1776     	Conn. Militia    		Private
Hunter, Samuel    		1812     	158th Regt.     		Lieut.
Phelps, Ebanezer 		1776     	Mass. Line      		Private
Phelps, Silas        		1776     	Conn. Militia   		Unknown
Willson, Thomas   		1776     	3rd Conn. Regt. 		Private




	

Information on Lt. William Wirt Winegar courtesy of (William S. Hecht)
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM WIRT WINEGAR, winner of the Congressional Medal of
Honor, was born in Springport, Cayuga Co., NY, on
October 20, 1844, the son of Samuel Karner and Cornelia Yawger Winegar.
He was the grandson of Philip Winegar, one of the founders of the
Village of Union Springs, NY. At the age of eighteen he enlisted at
Mount Morris, NY, his residence at the time, in Company B, 19th New York

Cavalry (First New York Dragoons). On June 12, 1864 he was wounded in
the left knee by a musket ball in action at Trevilian Station.

At the April 1, 1865 battle of Five Forks, VA, while advancing in front
ofhis company and alone, he found himself surrounded by the enemy.
He accosted a nearby enemy flag-bearer, demanding the surrender of the
group. His effective firing of one shot so demoralized the unit that it
surrendered with flag.

Lt. Winegar was mustered out June 30, 1865, had been brevetted Captain
for bravery. He was 5’10” tall, with light complexion and hair, and blue
eyes. He died at his home in Bath, NY on September 3, 1916 at the age of
seventy-one.
View the first 100-pages of the National Arcives Civil War Pension Record 
file for William W. Winegar (12.5MB PDF file) The remaining portion of his 
Civil War Pension file can be viewed HERE

History of Memorial Day:
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day.  It is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. The holiday was first proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers. The South refused to acknowledge Decoration Day, honoring their dead on seperate days until after World War I. It is now celebrated in almost every state on the last Monday in May. Nearby Waterloo has the distinction of being known as the birthplace of  Memorial Day.  Prior to General Logan's proclamation, on May 5, 1865, Waterloo decorated the graves of their Civil War deceased veterans with flowers, flags were flown at half-staff while black draperies of mourning were mingled with evergreen boughs.  A parade of veterans, civic, and fraternal groups marched to the three village cemeteries,  where Union General John B. Murray and Dr. Samuel Gridley spoke.  The Village of Waterloo was legally granted the title of Birthplace of Memorial Day on March 7, 1966, by Governor Nelson Rockefeller.  Their claim was upheld by the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate, and finally  proclaimed by President Lyndon  B. Johnnson.