137th New York Infantry

Enlisted as a Private on 27 August 1862 at the age of 21. Mustered in Company B, 137th Infantry Regiment New York on 4 September 1862. Mustered out on 9 June 1865 at Bladensburg, MD.

Born 1841 in Delaware County, N.Y.; Died 1928 in Afton, Chenango County, N.Y. Brother of my great-great grandfather, John Everett.

My 2nd great grand uncle: Born to Horace Wheeler Nichols and Abigail Chloe (Holt) Scarritt Nichols in 1832 at Naugatuck, CT. Married Clarinda Ainsworth on 06 AUG 1856 in Colesville, New York. Enlisted in Company F, New York 137th Infantry Regiment on 03 SEP 1862in Windsor, NY . Died on 03 JUL 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. His brothers Henry, Edward (my 2nd great grandfather) and George also served the Union in other regiments in Connecticut and New York.

I am not a relative. I have letters written by William to his family in Candor, NY dated Mar 17, 1863, May 21, 1863 and Sept 19th, 1863. The May 21st letter was written for Mr Barto by William H Wood. Willam Barto was mortally wounded in Tenn.

The older half-brother of my 2nd-great-grandfather, Charles Frisbe Strong, Ambrose served with his brother, George Washington Strong, in the same company. Ambrose died 28 February 1864 in Stevensville, Alabama from disease contracted during the War.

An older half-brother of my 2nd-great-grandfather, Charles Frisbe Strong, George served in the same company as his brother Ambrose J. Strong. George died from wounds sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg on 27 July 1863.

Enlisted at Windsor. Died of disease at Stevenson,Alabama,March 9th 1864. Wounded July2/3 1863 at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.

Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862 at the age of 25. Mustered in Company K, 137th Infantry Regiment New York on 2 September 1862. Transferred into Company 81st, 2nd Battalion Regiment U.S. Veteran Reserve Corps on 1 July 1864. Transferred into 86th Infantry Regiment New York on 29 July 1865.

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