Ancestry
Kady Brownell Tent #36 DUVCW:
Our Ancestors Are Diverse
Our heroic ancestors joined a wide range of Union regiments and companies. Their experiences brought them to Gettysburg, Andersonville, Fredericksburg, Honey Hill and Appomattox Court House, among other places.
They represented several states and came from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds. Some were immigrants recently arrived from Germany and Ireland. Others were born in the U.S. and came from long established American families. They were both white and black.
Our ancestors were regular army and volunteers. They served in infantry, cavalry, light and heavy artillery, elite units and as drummer boys.
They came from all walks of life. There was a tailor, a clerk, a pharmacist, a cooper, a cartman, a farmer, a grocer, a paperhanger, and a former slave, to name but a few. At least one was paid to serve as a substitute. Some remained in the military after the Civil War.
Many survived the War with no physical injuries. Others were wounded in action or injured in service. Some were prisoners of war. Still others paid the ultimate price with death in combat.
All of our ancestors received honorable discharges. One was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
Whatever their background or experiences, we remain proud of our ancestors' commitment and bravery.
Edward Wyer's Creole Cornet Band photo credit: The State Archives of Florida/Florida Memory
Other photos courtesy of the National Archives. All photos used with permission.
OUR PATRIOTS:
Daniel Arnold, 138th IN Infantry
Christian Frank Becker, 150th IL Infantry
Seeley Bovier, 80th PA Cavalry
Joseph Braxmeier, 41st NY Infantry
John Tyler Brewer, 7th KY Infantry
Herman Brower, 2nd NY Heavy Artillery
William Buckingham, Luther's Independent Co., PA Infantry Militia
Charles F. Burger, 21st & 98th PA Infantry
Henry Burr, 97th NY Infantry
Joseph Buser, 52nd NY Infantry
Cornelius C. Cady, 1st CT Heavy Artillery
Charles Pitman Camburn, 9th NJ Infantry
John Collins, 140th OH National Guard
Benjamin Lyman Cowles, 1st CT Cavalry
Emanuel Cox, 24th & 95th PA Infantry
Henry Dike, 6th MA Infantry & 1st MA Sharp Shooters
Michael Dolan, 116th PA Infantry
Timothy Donaghue, 69th NY Infantry
Martin Dott, 7th NY Heavy Artillery
Stephen Eismann, 46th NY Infantry and 2nd Brigade Headquarters
Alfred Fairhurst, 8th NY State Militia
Johnson Foster, 5th NY Cavalry
Daniel Gildersleeve, 165th NY Infantry
Abraham Hayes, 70th NY Infantry
Samuel Hearn, 5th US Infantry
Charles Hess, 39th NJ Infantry
Sgt. Christian Hofsass, 15th NY Heavy Artillery
Andrew Holland, 21st CT Infantry
James G. Jones, USN
John Levens, 99th Regular Army
James Little, 81st NY Infantry
John P. Lounsbury, 6th NY Heavy Artillery
John Norton Luce, Jr., 3rd MA Heavy Artillery
Alfred Thomas Lukens, 184th OH Infantry
James Francis Meagher, 47th NY Infantry
Moses Middleswarth, Purnell's Legion, Co. F, MD Infantry
John Murphy, 4th Artillery, US Army
James Murray, 4th US Infantry
Henry Orthofer, 4th NY Cavalry
Ezra Pearsall, 127th NY Infantry
Henry Philipson (a.k.a. Alexander Phillips), USN
Adolph H. Schumann, 1st NJ Light Artillery
James A. Scott, 2nd NY Light Cavalry (Harris's Light Brigade)
Theodore Winifred Scott, 39th NJ Infantry
Christopher J. Sheridan, 96th NY Infantry
Henry B. Simmons, Co. F, 6th Ohio Cavalry
Charles R. Smith, 48th IN Infantry
August Speer, 70th NY Infantry
Ludwig Stamm, 5th PA Cavalry
Thomas Stanley, 28th CT Infantry
William Strouse, 18th NY Cavalry
Silas P. Titus, 122nd NY Volunteer Infantry
William Wells, USN
Daniel Weyandt, 170th OH Infantry
Walter Cole White, 148th OH Infantry
Charles G. Williams, 1st NY Lincoln Cavalry
Edward Wyer, 6th & 78th Corps d’Afrique