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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
9
A living member of Post 70 G A R recalls enlisting February 25 1864 in Company C First New York Engineers and being discharged July 19 1865 as a Corporal.
John L Street enlisted August 26 1862 in Company A 145th Pennsylvania Infantry and discharged June 12 1865 as Coronet in the Army of the Potomac. He served in major engagements until discharge. Gibbs enlisted April 1861 with the Bucktails First Pennsylvania Rifles and served until June 18 1860? The Bucktails led by General Kane, famed for Shenandoah Valley and Army of the Potomac battles.
The report notes Henry M Adams enlisted August 12 1861 in Company and served through December 26 1863 in key engagements. It mentions a Captain Baker and Post 70 leader affiliated with the Second Army Corps and Army of the Potomac campaigns. It references a September 13 1804 enlistment in Company D of the One Hundred and Twentieth New York and a June 12 1865 discharge, plus Corporal Caldwell of the Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Pennsylvania Reserves noted for prominence in major Potomac campaigns.
The notice details service records of several veterans: J. W. Brightman enlisted July 3 1861 in Company G Seventy Second New York Infantry discharged July 13 1865 as Sergeant. served with the Excelsior Brigade under Gen Sickles and currently residing at Tear Take. Also notes a June 1861 enlistment in Company F Seventh Ohio Infantry later discharged September 29 1861, re enlisting October 23 1861 as part of Company G Seventh Ohio Volunteers discharged October 29 1864, and Merrick who served with Army of the Potomac and Twenty first Corps under Hooker in the Southwest campaign.
Lieutenant Messenger served in Company H of the 112th New York, recruited from Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. He enlisted in August 1862 and was discharged June 5, 1865, as a second lieutenant.
Chil Crandall enlisted in August 1864 and was discharged in May 1865. He is identified with the navy among local veterans in the area.
Enlisted August 1802 in Company 2 112th New York discharged January 1805 as sergeant. Eaton served in the 10 Army Corps at Fort Fisher and took part in several of the war’s heaviest engagements.
Harlan D Hill enlisted August 26 1862 in Company A 145th Pennsylvania Infantry. He was discharged May 31 1865 as a sergeant. He served in the Army of the Potomac and now lives on Carter Hill and visits Post 70 comrades.
James Wallace enlisted October 18 186? in Company 1 Ninth New York Cavalry. Discharged October 25 1864. Wallace rode in Shenandoah Valley and Army of the Potomac campaigns. He resides at French Creek.
The Evening Journal dedicates a Post 70 Grand Army of the Republic edition to living Civil War veterans in Corry and surrounding areas. It lists sixty-two local survivors, notes careful verification by the Post, and honors those still with us alongside the fallen.
James P Ford enlisted August 1861 in the Eighty Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was discharged in September 186? He took an active part in the battles of Gaines Mill and Malvern Hill.
W Harrington enlisted September 19 in the Second Massachusetts Artillery and was discharged June 25 1865. His artillery regiment served actively in campaigns of the Army of the Potomac.
B. R. C. Jones enlisted January 4, 1864, in Company J of the Fifteenth New York Cavalry. He served in the Shenandoah Valley and the Army of the Potomac and was discharged August 9, 1865.
William Mulkie enlisted August 31 1862 in Company G Forty-Ninth New York and was discharged June 17 1865, reflecting three years service during the Civil War.
B H Phelps enlisted August 1861 as a drummer in Company C 29th Ohio. He discharged in March 1863.
Poem honors fallen soldiers and veterans recalling old battles and neighborhood pride. It calls for decorating graves with flags and flowers while offering prayers and gratitude for those who served and preserved the nation’s heritage.
Enlisted September 1 1864 in Company C 211th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Discharged June 4 1865. Maj Brown served in Hartranft's Division of the Ninth Corps and participated in the final assault at Fort Steadman before Petersburg.
E P Jones enlisted July 6 1862 in Company D One Hundred and Twelfth New York. He was discharged December 5 1862 due to illness. Although living in Chicago he remains an active member of the Post.
Theodore Loveless enlisted August 3 1862 in Company F 154th New York infantry. Discharged May 1865 as Sergeant. Served in the Army of the Potomac under General Hooker and resides at Fresch Creek.
J. E. Bell of Company G Ninth Michigan Cavalry served until war end. Also listed is a member of Company C One Hundred and Second Pennsylvania, in the Third Brigade Fourth Division Sixth Army Corps. Frontline service from March 4 1865 to June 24 1865 including the siege of Petersburg.
C W Mason enlisted August 1862 and another Corry veteran who served in the United States Navy. Enlisted September 13 1862 in Company K Fifteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Discharged June 21 1865 as Sergeant. Wilson's regiment the Fifteenth was composed of picked men known as the Anderson Troop.
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