As we celebrate Memorial Day by honoring those who died while serving in the U.S. military, I would like to take today to honor my ancestors who served for the Union during the civil war.
Washington Marion Crawford
- Sergeant in Company H of the 2nd Regiment New York Cavalry Volunteers
- Enlisted 3 Aug 1861
- Captured 22 Sept 1863 at Liberty Mills
- Imprisoned at Belle Isle until March 1864
- Imprisoned at Andersonville Mary 1864 to Nov 1864
- Imprisoned at Charleston, South Carolina Nov 1864
- Paroled 7 Dec 1864
- Mustered out 8 Apr 1865
Richmond Fisk Hammond
- Company E 17 Illinois Volunteers
- enlisted 25 May 1861 as a private
- honorably discharged 21 Aug 1861 in Missouri
- 1st Illinois Cavalry Volunteers
- Enlisted 1 March 1862
- Discharged from 1st Illinois Calvary Volunteers
- Company H of the 102nd Infantry
- Enlisted 26 Jul 1862
- Deserted 2 Sep 1862
- Company D of the 14 Illinois Cavalry
- Enlisted as a private 29 Sep 1862
- Appointed Sergeant 1 Mar 1863
- Captured near Atlanta 3 Aug 1864
- Imprisoned at Andersonville
- Imprisoned at Charleston, South Carolina
- Paroled May 1865
- Mustered out 12 May 1865
Hiram M. Currey
- Company B of the 12th Regiment Kansas State Militia
- Mustered in 8 Oct 1864
- Discharged 27 Oct 1864
Albert Hutchinson
- Company D of the 1st Regiment of the Iowa Cavalry Volunteers
- Enlisted 30 Sept 1862
- Mustered out 31 Dec 1863
- Reenlisted 1 Jan 1864
- Mustered in as a private
- Discharged 15 Feb 1866 in Austin Texas
Noah Washington Briles
- Company I of the 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry Volunteers
- Enlisted 13 Jun 1861
- Reenlisted 1 Jan 1864
- Mustered out 16 Feb 1866 in Austin, Texas
Alexander Briles
- Company I of the Kansas State Militia
- under captain John Douglas
- served 1864
James Marshall Ricketts
- Private in Company K 7th Regiment Indiana Cavalry Volunteers
- enlisted 18 Aug 1863
- Mustered in 17 Sep 1863
- Reported absent Nov 1863
- Discharged 19 Sep 1865 in Hempstead, Texas
George Mentzer
- Company C 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers
- Enlisted 15 Sep 1861
- Mustered in 25 Sep 1861
- aboard bote “Vidette” contracting measles
- Discharged 15 Sep 1864 in Petersburg, Virginia
As I compiled this information, I realized that two of my ancestors, Albert Hutchinson from my father’s side of the tree and Noah Briles from my mother’s side of the tree, served in the same regiment.