Individual Details

Charles B. Eddy

(29 Oct 1817 - 7 Aug 1863)

Events

Birth29 Oct 1817Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts
Census1 Jun 1850Wales, Erie, New York
Census26 Jun 1855Wales, Erie, New York
Military1863Civil War
Death7 Aug 1863typhoidic febris - Virginia
BurialArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington, Virginia

Families

FatherAshael Eddy (1778 - 1850)
MotherLucy Mower (1790 - 1855)
SiblingCaleb C. Eddy (1816 - )
SiblingMarshall M. Eddy (1822 - 1825)
SiblingJohn Austin Eddy (1825 - 1892)
SiblingLaura N. Eddy (1827 - 1876)
SiblingCharity Cadogan Eddy (1829 - )

Notes

Census

Charles B. Eddy was enumerated as head of household, age 32, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $600, and was born in Massachusetts. The other members of the household were Lucy Eddy [mother], Charity Eddy [sister], John Eddy [brother], and Laura Eddy [sister].

Census

Charles B. Eddy was enumerated on the state census as head of household, age 57, male, born in Massachusetts, single, resident to the town for 36 years, stone mason, native voter, and owner of land, and dwelling is framed. Other members of his household were Charity Eddy (sister) and Laura Eddy (sister).

Military

Charles B. Eddy enlisted 30 August 1862 in Barre, Orleans County, New York for 3 years, receiving a bounty payment of $75. At the time of enlistment he was single, his parents were listed as Asel Eddy and Lucy Moore, and his occupation was as a sawyer. He was mustered on 9 September 1862 as a Private in Co. D, 151 New York Infantry. Charles was in the Campaign of Western Virginia in 1863. After the Battle of Gettysburg, the Company joined the Army of the Potomac. He was taken sick about 1 August 1863 with fever and diarrhea. He died in the Regimental Field Hospital near Bealeton Station, Virginia.

Endnotes

1. 1850 U.S. Census, Erie County, New York, population schedule, Town of Wales, 247, dwelling 1871, family 1887, Charles B. Eddy household, line 9, Charles B. Eddy; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 May 2020); NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.

2. 1855 State of New York state census, , County of Erie, Town of Wales, 33, dwelling 252, family 254, Charles B. Eddy household, line 19, Charles B. Eddy; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2019); citing Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. Various County Clerk Offices, New York.

3. "U. S. Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 September 2019), digital image, 16; citing ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C..

4. "New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca. 1861-1865," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2019), digital image, "Record of Soldiers and Officers in the Military Service," 22, entry 7; citing Microfilm publication, 37 rolls. New York State Archives. Albany, New York.

5. "U. S. Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 September 2019), digital image, 16; citing ARC ID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. National Archives at Washington, D.C..

6. "U. S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1952," Ancestry.com, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 26 September 2019), digital image, "Interment in the Arlington, VA. National Cemetery," Grave 8390; citing Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.

7. Ancestry.com, Find-A-Grave, database with digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 May 2020), Memorial No. 29791097.