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56th New York Infantry
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Company Unknown
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William Henry Stewart - Unknown
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He was a member of the Regimental Band.
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Contact Name:
Howard E. Norris, Jr.
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Date Added: 10/20/2008
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Company B
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Joseph Francis Budd - Unknown
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Company C
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John Gallagher - Private
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Information taken from copy of discharge papers signed by his 1st Lieutenant, one Francis Might on October 17th, 1865
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Contact Name:
Brian Eibert
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Date Added: 9/15/2010
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Company C
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Jonathan B. Gourly - Unknown
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Jno. B. Gourly, late Co. C, 56th NY died April 31, 1862 of asthma as reported in the newspaper The New South, Port Royal, South Carolina, Vol. 1, No. 33, Saturday, April 18th, 1863.
His status was noted as that of a civilian in the publication.
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Contact Name:
Gilbert Skip Riddle
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Date Added: 1/3/2010
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Company D
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Isaac Beckett - 2nd Lieutenant
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Company F
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John E Hannah - Private
Contact Name:
Walter A Treichel
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Date Added: 9/19/2004
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Company F
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Daniel Hogancamp - Private
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Buried in the Blencoe, Iowa Cemetery.
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Contact Name:
Diane Ballman
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Date Added: 10/15/2005
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Company F
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David Overton Wetmore - Private
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Wounded in Battle of Fair Oaks May 31,1862
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Contact Name:
Richard Wetmore
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Date Added: 9/7/2011
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Company G
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Hugh Galbraith - Corporal
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My great great uncle Hugh Galbraith joined the 56th out of Ellenville at the age of 15. After serving three years he re-enlisted and was promoted to corporal. He was wounded at the Battle of Honey Hill and died from his injuries on Dec 1st 1864. He is buried in Beaufort National Cemetery.
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Contact Name:
Paul Galbraith
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Contact Homepage: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=2949269
Date Added: 11/26/2011
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Company K
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John Whipple - Private
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John Whipple volunteered for the 56th NY mustered in under Asa Hodge in Oct. 1861. Led by Col. Charles Van Wyck his journey took him from the mountains of Sullivan County, NY all the way to Harrison's Landing were he endured the diseases of the south which led to his death in the summer of 1862. His is buried in The Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York along with scores of others who never made it home. He left behind his wife Elizabeth Decker Whipple and 2 children Cynthia and Lawrence.
Cynthia lived to be 92 years old.
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Contact Name:
Laura Smith
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Contact Homepage: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=41&GSvcid=83932&GRid=2600569&
Date Added: 2/15/2009
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Company L
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Squire Nathan Barnhart - Private
Contact Name:
Jeremy Button
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Date Added: 7/29/2011
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Company L
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George Washington Hallock - Private
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Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 November 1864 at the age of 31
Enlisted in Company L, 56th Infantry Regiment New York on 20 November 1864.
Mustered out Company L, 56th Infantry Regiment New York on 17 October 1865 in Charleston, SC
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Company L
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William Martin Hickok - Private
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Company L, or the sharpshooters company, was recruited by Rockwell Tyler, from the whole of Sullivan County, N.Y., with headquarters at Cochecton. The members were selected for their superior marksmanship,
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Contact Name:
Randy Williamson
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Date Added: 1/11/2010
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