The Civil War
Gon Ellison : entered from Rochester, New York, the 13th NY Infantry, Co. K on September 1862. He was transferred to the 140th NY Infantry, Co. I about May 1863. He served with this unit in Gettysburg on Little Round top
Charles A. Rubright : entered from Williamsport, Pa the 106th Pa Infantry, Co. F, on July 12, 1861. He served with this unit until his capture at Petersburg on June 22, 1864. He became a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison. Charles was one of the last fifty men to be released from Andersonville. He was discharged from service on June 7, 1865. I have a partial copy of a diary kept by Charles during the war. Still looking for the original.
This painting was sketched the day Charles was released from Andersonville Prison, April 26, 1865. He weighed 84 1/2 lbs. The painting now hangs at the Corning Historical Society in Corning, New York.
This is the Pennsylvania Monument at
Gettysburg National Park, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Stephen Eckrote : entered from Wyoming Pennsylvania, the 143 Pa. Infantry, Co. I, as a Pvt. on August 18, 1862. He was discharged from the same unit on June 12, 1865 from Hearts Island. He earned the rank of Corporal.
Linus Vincent Jones : served in the 143rd. Pa Inf. Co. K
John H. Hart: served in the 108th NY Inf. as a Corporal. Enlisted Aug 8, 1862 in Rochester, New York and was discharged June 8, 1863 in Falmouth, Va.
William B. Hemperly: mustered in at Williamsport, Pa, the 131st PA Inf. Co. I on Aug. 12, 1862 as a musician (drummer) until May 23, 1863, then entered in Harrisburg, Pa, the 8th PA Cav. Co. G on Aug. 1, 1864 and was discharged June 17, 1865
John Hemperly: mustered in Williamsport, Pa, February 25, 1864 as a private in the 51st Pa Inf. Co. K, mustered out July 27, 1865
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