The Roll Call - The State of New York and the Civil War

The Roll Call
The Binghamton Civil War Historical Society
and Round Table
We meet third Tuesdays (except July & August)
at American Legion
Located in Hillcrest, NY at 7 p.m.
Volume 17 Issue 3
www.bcwhsrt.org
725-5654
798-0766
Joe Card
770-7330
John Goodnough
Willis L. Platt
Peg Relyea
Brian Swartz
Willis L. Platt
wlplatt@stny.rr.com
204-0316
759-1513
240-7167
768-1894
759-1513
U. S. Mail Address:
Binghamton Civil War Roundtable
P. O. Box 2435
Binghamton, NY 13902-2435
TREASURER'S REPORT
February
2015
Previous balance:
Dues/Donations: (+)
Expenses:
Current balance:
$5496.11
$209.00
$00.00
$5705.11
Regular Membership – $15.00
Family Membership – $25.00
Student (Junior) Membership – $10.00
Please make out checks to
"Binghamton Civil War Round Table"
Or (BCWHSRT).
Mail your check to
Willis L. Platt, Treasurer,
71 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY 13748
Members Paid for 2015 …………34
*Baker-Duff, Blakeslee, Bogdasarian, Buckley, Bundga, Card,
+Ciringione, Crosby, Cuculich, Dueul, English, +*Gardiner,
+#Gauger, Gillette, Goodnough, Hotaling, *Jordan, Kristek, Marsh,
McDonald, McNerney, Jr., *Messersmith, Miller, Ondreyko, Platt,
*Relyea, Slama, Snapp, White, Young
Note: (+) Denotes New Member
Note: (*) Denotes Family Membership
Note: (#) Denotes Student / Junior Membership
Thank you for paying your dues.
Members paid for 2014........55
Willis L. Platt, Treasurer
YOUR 2015 DUES ARE DO
You can pay at the meeting or use the form at the end
of the newsletter and mail it with your check
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MARCH 17th MEETING
Joe Card
Well—which is it? Did March coming in like a
lion?/or was it a meek little lamb?? Frankly, this
whole winter has been quite a lion, and I am truly
tired of it. The only warmth I seem to have found
this winter has been the warmth of friendship I
have found in our CWRT meetings!!!
Spring does show its face later this month, and I
tell you, I am truly looking forward to our Spring
months: April—Ed Bears, May—Jeff Wert, and
June—John Schildt. If we were a baseball team
and these were our starters, I would be planning
for October post-season activities!! I will be filling
you in a bit more on these visitors prior to our
March speaker on the 17th.
Also, I must thank you all for your help in our
cold winter meetings. All who took part in our
December Show and Tell session, and January’s
Panel Discussion are hereby given a heartfelt
thank you from all of those who attended—and
also a grateful thank you to Peg Relyea for her
talk last month dealing with 1862/1863 Battle of
Stones River! As I have stated so many times, we
would not survive as a group without the help of
our members!!!!!!!!!!!
For March, you will have to put up with a talk
given by your Program Director—little old
me.(Sorry about that) On President’s Day last
month I gave a new talk on Abraham Lincoln to a
group at the Spot Restaurant. Logically, I talked
about Lincoln! I titled it “Lincoln: President,
Commander in Chief and Man”.
That morning, prior to the talk, I went on line to
the MSN news page that comes up on my
computer. Low and behold I found an article
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Cliff Miller
Dick Shiel
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CONTACTS:
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1st Vice President /
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Program Director
Secretary
Treasurer
Trustee
Trustee
Roll Call Editor
Email
MARCH 17th
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PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
Cliff Miller
Chattanooga
This isn't about the battle. This is about the city, a
city worth visiting. There is plenty to see, in case
the family isn't all that thrilled about Civil War
sites, which we'll get to.
The Tennessee Aquarium is great. It's a real gem
for a city of Chattanooga's size. Ruby Falls is a
145-foot waterfall located inside Lookout
Mountain. The cave it's in is interesting. Rock
City, on Lookout Mountain, has a rock trail lined
with gardens and bizarre rock formations. There
is also a waterfall there, 140 feet. And certain
members of our group would like the Tennessee
Valley Railroad Museum. Chattanooga was
important in the Civil War as a railroad town,
and that is reflected at the museum, which also
offers a short and slow ride pulled by a steam
locomotive.
So much for that. Now for our real reason to visit.
The Civil War raged there. Like at Wauhatchie,
at the bottom of the western slope of Lookout
Mountain. The battle land isn't preserved, but
there is a monument to our New Yorkers. The
casualty count shows that our 137th NY was in the
thick of it. That is where Gen. Greene took a
bullet to the face, his jaw crushed and some teeth
gone. That resulted in the 137th's Col. Ireland
getting command of the brigade. Ireland would
have that command for 10 1/2 months, until his
death at Atlanta. He never got his well deserved
Brigadier star.
Then there's the afore mentioned Lookout
Mountain. There is a NPS visitor center there,
with a nice painting of the "Battle Above the
Clouds." In Point Park is a magnificent
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Then there's Orchard Knob. It was taken by the
Union a few days before Missionary Ridge.
Around 14,000 Union soldiers drove out 634
Confederates who held the position. It wasn't a
fair fight, but the rebels fought hard. Gen. Grant
would later set up there, where he watched the
assault on Missionary Ridge.
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Then, Missionary Ridge. A road goes along the
top, with stops at various points of interest, such
as Gen. Bragg's HQ. I've often talked about the
luck of Gen. Grant. That luck was evident here.
Grant gave orders to take out the rifle pits at the
foot of the ridge. This was done, and the troops
there realized that they were sitting ducks.
Without orders, the soldiers started up the ridge,
and the Confederates were driven away. Grant
asked whose troops who they were. They were
George Thomas' boys. Grant said they better
succeed, and they did. At the north end, Gen.
Sherman found out how good of a fighting
General Pat Cleburne was. Despite Sherman's
very superior numbers, Cleburne, on the
defensive, cleaned his clock.
There is also a National Cemetery in Chattanooga,
with over 50,000 internments.
While you're in the area, don't miss out on
Chickamauga. It was the site of Bragg's greatest
victory, a victory he didn't seem to realize that he
had. It predated Chattanooga by around two
months, and it was the end of William Rosecrans
as that army's commander. Rosecrans was
reassigned to command the Department of
Missouri, where he opposed Sterling Price's raid.
That battle is where Gen. Thomas got his famous
nickname, "The Rock of Chickamauga." His
determined stand on Snodgrass Hill saved the
Union from further destruction. The Union army
retreated into Chattanooga after that battle.
For the Civil War traveler, the area is a must-see.
And for the family members who inexplicably
don't share that interest, there are things to do as
others roam the history.
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monument to the NYS troops there. And the view
of Chattanooga from there is legendary. Just
down the hill from the summit is the Craven
House, where the 137th NY fought. There is a nice
monument there, too. I took some time to hike
around the mountain, taking what I thought was
the route the 137th taken. What a thrill!
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dealing with President’s Day, and checked it out.
It was basically entitled something like: Unusual
Facts About US Presidents”. Well I checked
Abraham Lincoln’s fact, and then I put two new
slides into my talk on Lincoln—I’m leaving them
in for you. It is scary how our news media today
can mess up history!! I think you will agree!!! This
talk will cover a variety of things about Lincoln as
President, his family, his religious beliefs and end
with a look at the Second Inaugural Address. I
hope you will find it interesting and informative.
Chair Joe Card or Newsletter Editor Will Platt. In
the meantime, we hope to see all at the meetings!
FROM THE SECRETARY'S TENT,
By John Goodnough
MARCH 1865
by John Goodnough
Last month, we listed many programs we were
aware of to finish out March and April 2015. If
any of you plan on attending one or more of them,
please plan on bringing back some of your
perceptions, photos or other items of the
remembrance exercises to share with those of us
who won't be traveling.
The Executive Board of officers will be meeting
for a business session on the evening of March 24,
2015, in the public conference room at Dunkin'
Donuts, Reynolds Road, Johnson City, NY. We
hope to begin the session at 7 p.m. and be finished
about 9 p.m. Officers and committee chairs,
please have your reports ready to present.
Will things come crashing down, now that the
official sesquicentennial of the Civil War is about
wrapped up? We don't believe so - there are still
likely oodles of history and lore from the 18611865 era still waiting to be uncovered or "hashed
out" to make a more complete record not only of
the war's "big picture," but the roles played in it
by hundreds of soldiers who hailed from the
Broome County era. And we hope to hear from
many more notable historians, researchers and
authors to be enlightened on aspects of our
region's participation in the war.
Spring officially begins on the weekend of March
21st. We look forward to return of milder
weather, and the continued support of the
membership. If you have any ideas on future
topics, or have a craving to submit articles for
publication in this newsletter, please see Programs
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On the same date, over near the entrance to the
harbor at recently evacuated Charleston, SC,
Admiral John Dahlgren's flagship HARVEST
MOON struck a floating rebel mine, which
exploded. The ship sank and Dahlgren had to
transfer to another vessel.
After a heated series of skirmishes near
Chesterfield, SC the next day, some of Slocum's
troops occupied the small town. At about the
same time over in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley,
forces under General Phil Sheridan occupied
Staunton, Va. With able assistance from a portion
of his army under the youthful General George A.
Custer, Waynesboro, Va. was also taken. These
events and others in recent days succeeded in
sapping a large measure of the morale remaining
with southern soldiers lately under General Jubal
Early. The federals captured over 1,000
Confederates and about 200 wagons loaded with
food, munitions and other supplies the
Confederacy would sorely miss, effectively closing
down all major military operations in the Valley.
Back at Washington, D.C. on March 4th,
Abraham Lincoln was sworn in to serve his
second term as the nation's President. During the
event, he gave his Second Inaugural speech,
deemed by many to have been his finest,
surpassing the substance of the famed Gettysburg
Address.
On the 5th, a member of the military from
Broome County, NY passed away with little notice
of others except perhaps the medical people in
attendance at his death. He was Private Justin
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A century and a half ago, the final weeks of the
Civil War were slipping by. For the most part,
the major opposing armies were still often arrayed
in battle order, and there would be many more
killed, wounded, captured or missing. Here in the
early spring, many organizations, municipalities,
government entities and other sponsors are
completing plans for the final commemorative
events regards the War of the Rebellion.
As the month opened, elements of General
Sherman's 60,000 -man army were coming
steadily north through South Carolina in two
major wings, the right commanded by General
O.O. Howard, and the left by General Henry W.
Slocum. As the long lines of men, horses, wagons,
artillery and miscellaneous equipment moved
along, often through some rough territory, roving
groups of Confederate cavalrymen nipped at the
army's flanks. Sporadic skirmishing was almost a
daily occurrence. A sharp encounter took place
on the 1st, for instance, at Wilson's Store, SC.
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We're now well "over the top" with winter, and
Eastern Daylight Savings Time is also coming up
this month. Seems like its way early!
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resident took pity on the deplorable conditions
and procured a GAR Civil War veterans' flag
holder, placing it in the brushy remnant of a
cemetery entrance drive. The cemetery may hold
the gravesite of least one other Civil War veteran
besides Briggs, however more research is ongoing. Justin Briggs was not totally forgotten,
however; his name appears on the tablet at the
Broome County ALL WARS MEMORIAL along
with over 500 other local men who perished in the
Civil War. One glaring error remains in a record
published by someone collecting data for the
memorial - Briggs is mistakenly shown as being a
member of the 109th NY Infantry, but we hope
that now the error will be corrected.
On March 6, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnston
was officially made commander of all Confederate
forces in the Department of North Carolina.
Accounts differ, but with the recent addition of
troops evacuated from the City of Charleston, SC,
and arrival of some fugitive troops from Hood's
former Army of Tennessee, Johnston likely had
around 35,000 men in arms at his disposal. In the
meantime, Sherman's army was being boosted in
number by joining with forces under Generals
Terry and Schofield that were coming into NC
from the Carolina coastal areas, leaving only
token troops to hold captured territory (such was
Wilmington, NC and Charleston, SC). In essence,
Sherman would soon have nearly 100,000 men to
face Johnston's relatively rag-tag army.
On March 11, Sherman's men took Fayetteville,
NC and destroyed a vital rebel arsenal there. As
the men under him advanced toward Averasboro,
NC in the middle of the month, Confederate forces
under General William Hardee collided with a
portion of Slocum's federal columns, causing a
brief delay in the massive Union march. Over the
next several days, significant elements of
Johnston's army either deserted, or were captured
in engagements with Sherman's troops. Hundreds
of rebel soldiers were detailed in a frantic attempt
to quell the large numbers of federal prisoners
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Also early in March, federal forces were
advancing on Mobile, AL. Although the harbor
there had been taken several months previous, the
city itself still remained in Confederate control.
There were numerous skirmishes being fought in
such states as Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Missouri and Mississippi, but the eyes of most
people were on two places - the state of NC and
the war zones before Petersburg and Richmond,
Va.
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Briggs, late of Co. "E," 137th NY Infantry.
Briggs had been born about 1825 in Greene
County, NY, and by the late 1840s was farming in
the Town of Chenango. The names of his parents
have not been found. The 1850 U.S. Census shows
him and wife Clarissa living in the farm household
of Ira and Adelia Scofield in the town. By the
1855 state enumeration they had two children. At
age 36 Briggs answered President Lincoln's recent
call for 300,000 volunteers and was mustered in on
September 3, 1862 at Camp Susquehanna on the
south side of Binghamton. By early October '62
the 137th was on its way south via troop train, and
soon was cleared to take the field in regular duty,
thanks to the diligent basic training rendered by
the regiment's commander, Col. David Ireland.
Company "E" was commanded by (then) Captain
Milo Eldredge of Whitney Point, NY. After
campaigning with the 12th Corps in western
Virginia and Maryland, the regiment spent a
portion of the fall in the pestilential military camp
on Bolivar Heights, overlooking Harpers Ferry.
While there Private Briggs became ill, and as of
January 18, 1863, according to a later report
given by Eldredge, Private Briggs was "sick in
hospital." Apparently during his enlistment he
was in and out of hospitals. As of a roll call held
late in March, '65 he was again reported "absent,
in hospital." One source indicates that he had
been moved to a hospital at Troy, NY, where he
passed away on the 5th. His remains were
brought back to be interred in the little cemetery
at "Dimmick Settlement" off present-day Brooks
Road in the Town of Chenango. Apparently the
grave was unmarked for a time, but records
indicate that in November 1879 a regulation
military headstone was procured from the New
England stone quarry of D.W. Whitney.
Placement was likely in the spring of 1880. In the
decades following, ownership and care of graves
in the little plot became controversial. Some
factions insisted the site was private; others stood
firm that it was the Town's responsibility to
maintain it. Nevertheless some individuals or
small groups rendered care and maintenance on
an intermittent basis. As weeds and brush
invaded the site, volunteers periodically came to
remove the vegetation and clean up the cemetery,
but by the early 1900s it was becoming run down
due to vandalism, action of the elements, and
gross neglect. Fast forward to the late 1900s when
residential development started to encroach on the
small site. Headstones and other markers were
approaching a serious "tumble-down" condition.
Brush and small trees inundated most of it, and it
was all but forgotten. However a Castle Creek
On March 20th, federal troops converging on
Mobile, AL were happy to learn reinforcements
under General Frederick Steele were coming from
Pensacola, FL via naval transport ships.
And as a diversion to worry General Robert E.
Lee, then trying to manage his diminished lines
facing the federals before Petersburg, General
George Stoneman of the Union army was
conducting a series of raids on rebel holdout areas
in eastern TN, southwestern VA and western NC.
Lee could not spare the troops to assist his
beleaguered outposts.
In an act short of desperation, Lee, on the 25th,
ordered General John B. Gordon to make a
surprise attack on federal Fort Stedman in the
contested ground before Petersburg. Side actions
occurred almost simultaneously at Fort Fisher
and the Watkins House in the vicinity. This series
of actions resulted in total casualties of nearly
5,500, with the lion's share suffered by the rebels.
After all was done, the federals regrouped and
recovered most of their lost ground.
By the 26th, Sheridan's troops were back at
Grant's disposal from the Shenandoah Valley
operations; his cavalry crossed the James River on
pontoon bridges provided by Meade's engineers,
and reported to headquarters at City Point.
General Grant immediately sent several troops of
mounted men out on local raids.
Late in the month, the federal campaign for
Mobile, AL was nearing its most important stages.
On the 27th, a siege was launched against Spanish
Fort, AL.
On the same date President Lincoln, who had
traveled down to City Point, Va., met with
Generals Grant and Sherman, and Navy Admiral
David D. Porter aboard the RIVER QUEEN to
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Among the federal troops operating in the vicinity
of Petersburg in late months was the 51st NY
Infantry that contained several men from the
Broome County area. Among local men in its
membership was James C. Brown, born 1837 and
a son of Alonzo Brown, who operated a large farm
in the Southern Tier. James went to New York
City to enlist as a Private in Co. "A" early in
November 1861. A bright young man, he soon
won favor among his comrades and immediate
superiors. The regiment was mostly with the 9th
Corps, Army of the Potomac, but spent part of its
existence briefly under the 23rd Corps when it
was on assignment in the war's western theater.
Brown saw action at many places, including
Roanoke Island and New Bern, NC, Kelly's Ford
and the 2nd Battle of Bull Run in Va., South
Mountain and Antietam in Md. By the end of 1862
he had been promoted to Sergeant. In the spring
of '63 the regiment was in the campaigns for
Vicksburg, MS and also saw some action at Blue
Springs and Campbell Station, TN. While the
regiment was paused briefly at Crab Orchard, KY
on December 1, 1863, Brown reenlisted as a
veteran. In the spring of '64 the regiment
returned to the eastern theater with the 9th Corps
and was assigned to take part in General Grant's
Overland Campaign. On May 3, '64, just prior to
the major clash at The Wilderness, Brown was
made 1st Sergeant. For a time the regiment
served in support of the federal engineers. At
Spotsylvania Court House, Va. on the 12th, he
received a serious gun shot wound to his right
shoulder, taking him out of active duty for several
weeks. While recuperating he went home on a
well-deserved furlough and married Tressa
Truesdell of Vestal. They eventually had five
children.
Back with his regiment early in
September, he was promoted to the rank of 2nd
Lieutenant, Co. "F." to fill a vacancy. The 51st
NY was subsequently rotated in and out of the
war zones during the Siege of Petersburg, Va.
over the ensuing months. In February '65 a
vacancy came up in Co. "K" and he was
promoted to 1st Lieutenant to fill that post, under
Captain George W. Whitman (the brother of
famed poet Walt Whitman). On March 25, '65,
the regiment saw some severe fighting during
Lee's attempt to capture Fort Stedman. Brown
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On the 18th, a major portion of Johnston's forces
attempted to "best" Slocum's wing at Bentonville,
NC. The Battle of Bentonville raged sporadically
over the next three days. Elements of the right
wing arrived in support of Slocum, and the
attackers were driven off at a cost of hundreds
taken captive by the Union troops.
discuss plans for closing operations of the war and
initiating reconstruction. All of them had noted
recent developments indicating the Confederacy
was surely coming to an end. It was here that
Grant expressed strategies to launch what would
become the Appomattox Campaign.
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that were escaping from stockades and thinly
guarded areas in parts of Georgia and South
Carolina. Around this time, many historians say,
over 3,000 federal prisoners were "at large"
trying to reach friendly territory or federal forces.
A substantial portion of the Broome County men
in the ranks had a sense that something very big
was about to happen; no doubt many of them sent
hastily written letters to friends and relatives back
home, as some believed they would not survive the
upcoming ordeal.
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BENJAMIN BROWN
By Jerry Marsh
During the American Civil War, between 188,000
and 196,000 African Americans fought in the
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Early on Benjamin would tell inquiring
northerners he was born "down south." He may
have been purposely vague with that response. It
was some time after President Abraham Lincoln's
formal Emancipation Proclamation of January 1,
1863, that Benjamin asserted he was born in
Montgomery County, Maryland.
Benjamin and his wife Evalena resided in
Binghamton in the 1850s. Their daughter Sara
Frances was born there in 1851. Louisa Jane made
her appearance in Binghamton in 1853, Mary
Elizabeth in 1855, and James Edward Brown in
November 1857.
The family subsequently moved to the town of
Barton, Tioga County, where they were living
when Benjamin enlisted on January 4, 1864, at
Barton in the 26th United States Colored Troops
(U.S.C.T.) regiment of infantry. When he signed
up, Benjamin informed the recruiters he was 43years-old although records, to include the New
York Census of 1865, listed his age as high as 50
years.
Soon after enlisting, Private Brown was
transported to Rikers Island, New York Harbor.
At the end of February 1864, one month after
mustering in, the 26th U.S.C.T regiment was
ordered south to serve in the District of Beaufort,
South Carolina, Department of the South.
Company Muster Roll reports reflect Benjamin
was present for duty each month through the end
of 1864 except for two short absences due to
sickness.
On December 22, 1864, while in a skirmish with
Confederate troops at Grahams Neck, South
Carolina, Private Brown suffered a gunshot
wound that fractured the top of his skull and
caused paralysis of his left side. The brave soldier
died twelve days later at General Hospital in
Beaufort.
Private Benjamin Brown is buried at the National
Cemetery in Beaufort. His widow Evalene and
their four youngest children were living in
Waverly in October 1866, when Evalene was
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On March 29, 1865, several men from the Broome
County area were engaged in fighting at Lewis
Farm/Gravelly Run, Va. as Grant put some of his
plans in motion against the Petersburg defense
lines. Sharp infantry fighting occurred along
Quaker Road on the same day. Swiftly, he
ordered Sheridan to take a large cavalry force and
move on several other local points in hopes of
drawing off some of Lee's men in the Petersburg
defenses. Supported by the 5th Corps under
General Warren, Sheridan engaged Confederate
troops under General George Pickett at Dinwiddie
Court House, Va. and other nearby places on the
last day of the month. Grant instructed Meade to
prepare his Army of the Potomac for a massive
assault along rebel lines deemed in weakened
condition.
Union's armed forces. Several of those soldiers
came from Tioga County. Recent research by
Jerry Marsh of Newark Valley has identified at
least two of the county's black soldiers who gave
their lives for the Union in that long cruel war.
One of the soldiers was Benjamin Brown of the
town of Barton.
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was with his men through the April 2nd final
breakthrough, and the subsequent campaign that
led to the surrender of Lee at Appomattox Court
House, Va. In May, Whitman was promoted to
the rank of regimental Major, and Brown was
moved up to Captain of Co. "K." He was
mustered out with the company near Alexandria,
Va. on July 25, 1865. By 1870 he and wife Tressa
had one infant child, and were living in the farm
household of her parents in the Town of Vestal.
He applied for and received a military pension
and was shown on the federal List of Pensioners
on the Roll as of January 1, 1883, then receiving a
monthly stipend of $6.00 for his wartime shoulder
wound. James C. Brown reported in Vestal
during the 1890 Special Veterans' Census,
confirmed his wartime service in the 51st NY
Infantry and his final rank of Captain, noting he
had suffered "gunshot wound, right shoulder."
According to the epitaph on the family monument
in Vestal Center Cemetery, Brown passed away in
1918, however some sources show his death year
as 1919.
receiving a widow's pension of $8.00 a month plus
a $2.00 monthly stipend for each of the children.
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CIVIL WAR NIGHT
It was another very successful Civil War night
The Binghamton Senators Game. All of the
displays were on the main concourse where they
were in the high traffic area.
The Senators Game Day Manager had a special
Presidential Box that over looked the entire arena
where Mrs. and President Lincoln escorted by
Captain Brain Swartz were introduced to the
crowd of over three thousand spectators.
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
were represented by Bonnie Baker-Duff and
Joanne Thornton. They had a great table display.
We again had authors of Civil War books in
attendance. They included Eileen Patch, David
Clutz, Kurt Lafy and Brian Keator.
The weather prevented some who were planning
to attend not be able to make and we certainly
understand that. We have already started talking
to the hockey representatives to get a later date.
Finally the fund raiser under the direction of
Laurie-Ann Platt was very successful as she was
able to raise a greater amount than was raised last
year.
ALL IN ALL IT WAS A GOOD NIGHT
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Ben Gardiner organized members of the 137th
N.Y. Infantry and the 141st PA Infantry. From the
137th N.Y. were Laura and Ben Gardiner, Therese
and Thomas McEntire, Gail Markstein and James
Duran. From the 141st PA were Kurt Lafy, Jon,
Bud and Jody Fiske. In addition to having table
displays the two regiments were honor to have
presented the colors during the singing of the
National Athum.
Having people in uniform was very important as it
brought people to the historical displays.
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PHELPS MANSION MUSEUM
CIVIL WAR DAYS
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2015
Noon – 4:00 PM
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CIVIL WAR TRUST
The money from our BOOK RAFFLE goes to support
the “CIVIL WAR TRUST”.
If you are not a member of the “Civil War Trust” you
should consider joining. Their web site is
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Your BCWHSRT were represented by Joe Card
and John Goodnough who had many picture
boards and other memorable. Brain Swartz who
dressed in his Captain dress blues who worked the
tables and escorted the Lincolns
Eileen and David Patch were the hit of the show
with their appearance and Eileen was also there as
an author signing her book.
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Directions to Hillcrest American Legion
Coming from Binghamton take the Brandywine (Rte. 7) and then onto I-88. .Take the Chenango Bridge Exit
(the very first exit on I-88). Stay in the left lane of the exit and at the light make a left. At the very next light
make a left—this is almost immediately after the turn,( be careful don’t get back on !-88). Once you are on
this rd., the American Legion is less than a half mile on your right.
From Syracuse, take I-81 South to Exit 6 (Rte. 11), take a left at the first light onto Rte. 12, continue on Rte.
12 for about ½ mile and make a right onto Rte. 12a. Continue for about a mile—at you second light make a
right on to Chenango Street(Labeled Service Road) the American legion will be less than a half mile ahead
on your right.*
The primary income to cover the operational expenses of our Round Table comes from
MEMBERSHIP.
It would be great if each current member would sign up a new member.
Binghamton Civil War Historical Society and Round Table
Annual Dues are $15.00
Student Dues are $10.00
Family Dues are $25.00
Please make out checks to “Binghamton
Civil War Round Table”. (BCWHSRT)
Mail your check and attached form to:
Willis L. Platt, Treasurer
71 Shaw Road
Conklin, NY 13748
USA
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