ABBE, WALTER (1843-1924). Private, 37th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company F. A Brooklyn native, Abbe enlisted as a private on May 29, 1862, at New York City, and immediately mustered into the 37th Regiment. He mustered out after three months on September 2, 1862, at New York City. In 1905, he filed for and was granted an invalid pension. Abbe last lived in South Windham, Connecticut, where he died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Ida Beulah Abbe, who is interred with him, applied for and was granted a widow’s pension in 1924, certificate 962,396. Section 53, lot 6325.
ABBEY, CHARLES AUGUSTUS (1841-1919). Third lieutenant, United States Revenue Marines. Abbey, who was born in Rondout, New York, and was a resident of Syracuse, began service in the Revenue Marine in 1864 as a third lieutenant. His initial assignment was on the Walter B. Forward, a cutter that was part of the Atlantic Blockading Squadron off Wilmington, North Carolina. In March 1865, when he was officially commissioned as a third lieutenant, he was in charge of the Emmaline Johnson, a warship in New York Harbor. After the War, he continued his service and became a second lieutenant on June 6, 1866, a first lieutenant on January 9, 1867, and a captain on April 26, 1872. He was captain of the USRC Corwin, which patrolled the waters off Alaska and the Pacific coast. The Revenue Marine later merged with the Coast Guard. In 1886, he was assigned as Inspector of Life Saving Stations in New York, and three years later, was made Inspector General of the Life Saving Service and Superintendent of Construction for all of the coasts of the United States, except Alaska. Among his commands was the Bear, the vessel that Admiral Richard Byrd took to Antarctica. His accomplishments were recorded in the book, Before the Mast in the Clippers (1937), by Harpur Allen Gosnell, and acknowledged by his fellow senior officers who promoted him to senior captain a year after he retired in 1898. After the War, he first lived in New Berne, North Carolina, then moved to Northport, Long Island, and Brooklyn. A one-time trustee of the village of Northport, he died there from heart disease in 1919. Section 65, lot 12118.
ABBEY, CHARLES F. (1845-1884). Sergeant, 107th New York Infantry, Company C. After Abbey enlisted as a private on July 30, 1862, at Elmira, New York, he mustered immediately into Company C of the 107th New York. He was promoted to corporal of his company on May 1, 1863. At the Battle of Averysboro, North Carolina, on March 16, 1865, Abbey was severely wounded in the left leg, necessitating its amputation. Subsequently promoted to sergeant on April 1, 1865, he was hospitalized at the time of his discharge on August 23, 1865. On February 10, 1866, his application for an invalid pension was granted, certificate 65,086. He last lived in Colorado but died at 44 East 34th Street in Manhattan after fracturing his arm. Section 169, lot 14285.
ABBINS, CHARLES P. (1839-1862). Sergeant, 8th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company I. After enlisting as a sergeant at New York City on May 29, 1862, he immediately mustered into the 8th Regiment. He died of typhoid fever at Yorktown, Virginia, on July 29, 1862, and was interred in the Soldiers’ Lot at Green-Wood on November 20 of that year. In 1868, his mother, Sarah Albin, received a pension, certificate 130,002. Section 115, lot 13536 (Soldiers’ Lot), grave 45.
ABBOTT, GEORGE E. (1834-1916). First lieutenant, 131st New York Infantry, Companies B and K; private, 13th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company G. After serving for three months in the 13th New York State Militia in 1861, he re-enlisted as a second lieutenant at New York City on August 20, 1862, was commissioned into Company B of the 131st New York on September 6, and was promoted to first lieutenant on January 9, 1864, effective upon his transfer to Company K. Colonel Edward L. Molineux, Commander of the Second Brigade, singled out Abbott for “his conspicuous gallantry” near Harrisonburg, Virginia, on September 26, 1864. He mustered out on July 26, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia. In 1907, his application for an invalid pension was granted, certificate 1,136,562. At the time of his death from arteriosclerosis, he resided on 45th Street in Brooklyn. Section 36, lot 3333.
ABBOTT, THOMAS H. (1840-1903). Sergeant, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Company B. Abbott, who was of Irish origin, enlisted at Brooklyn on April 18, 1861, as a private, and mustered into the 14th Brooklyn on May 23. On September 17, 1862, he was wounded in action at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland. On January 1, 1863, he was promoted to sergeant of his company. After he was wounded on May 8, 1864, at the Battle of Laurel Hill, Virginia, Abbott mustered out at New York City a month later on June 5. He applied for an invalid pension in July 1864, application 48,607, but no certification number is indicated. He last lived at 844 Greenwich Street in Manhattan where he died from myocarditis. Section 135, lot 27263, grave 2029.
ABBOTT, WILLIAM (enlisted as JONES, WILLIAM) (1832-1870). Private, 63rd New York Infantry, Company H; 133rd New York Infantry, Company A; 4th Artillery, United States Army, Company K. Born in Ireland, he enlisted as a private on September 16, 1861, at New York City, and mustered immediately into the 63rd New York. Although records indicate that he deserted at Staten Island on September 21, 1861, he re-enlisted as a private at New York City on August 16, 1862, mustered into the 133rd New York on September 24, and was transferred into the 4th Artillery, United States Army, on November 1 of that year. His soldier history indicates that he used the alias William Jones. His last residence was 324 East 31st Street in Manhattan where his death was attributed to tuberculosis. In 1880, his widow applied for a pension, application 275,024. Section B, lot 11005, grave 377.
ABBOTT, WILLIAM M. (1839-1919). Private, 72nd New York Infantry, Company C; 120th New York Infantry, Company K. A native of New York City, Abbott enlisted as a private at Newton, New York, on September 6, 1862, and mustered into the 72nd New York Infantry that same day. His soldier record indicates that he was released at City Point, Virginia, on March 15, 1863, but there is no additional information. On May 3, 1863, he was wounded at Chancellorsville, Virginia. On July 23, 1864, he transferred into the 120th New York Infantry. He mustered out at Camp Parole at Annapolis, Maryland, on June 21, 1865. In 1905, his application for an invalid pension was approved under certificate 1,114,748. He last lived at 218 West 21st Street in Manhattan and died from heart disease at Hoboken, New Jersey. Section 24, lot 6780.
ABEEL, JOSEPH C. (1839-1911). Sergeant, 115th New York Infantry, Company C. Originally from Albany, New York, Abeel enlisted as a corporal at Northumberland, New York, on August 1, 1862, and mustered into the 115th New York ten days later. Taken as a prisoner of war at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, on September 15, 1862, he was paroled the next day. Abeel was promoted to sergeant at some point before mustering out on June 17, 1865, at Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a member of the G.A.R., George C. Strong Post #534. In 1890, his application for an invalid pension was granted, certificate 614,502. At the time of his death from cystitis, he lived at 801 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. Section 149, lot 19554, grave 3.
ABEL, MARTIN (1843-1872). Private, 9th New York Heavy Artillery, Company I. Abel enlisted as a private at Auburn, New York, on August 9, 1862, mustered immediately into the 9th Heavy Artillery, and mustered out on July 6, 1865, at Washington, D.C. His descendant belonged to the Sons of Union Veterans. He last resided at 388 Cherry Street in Manhattan where he died from pneumonia. Section A, lot 8998, grave 361.
ABER, FRANK (or FRANCIS) L. (1848-1926). Seaman first class, United States Navy. Born in Indiana, he served in the Navy as a seaman first class during the Civil War. Further details of that service are not known. According to his pension record, he was also a corporal in Battalion D of the United States Engineers from June 4, 1869-February 18, 1871. In addition, he served in the General Mounted Service, but those dates are not specified. The 1870 and 1880 censuses listed him as living in the Army barracks in St. Louis, Missouri. He was living in New York by 1900 and last lived in Spring Valley, New York. His gravestone identifies him as “a Civil War Navy veteran.” Shortly after his death from pneumonia, Josephine Aber, his widow who is interred with him, was awarded a pension, certificate a5-23-27. Section 199, lot 24726.
ABRAMS, JAMES (1846-1908). Private, 14th New York Heavy Artillery. Originally from Ireland, Abrams enlisted at Tarrytown, New York, on January 7, 1864, and mustered that day into the 14th New York Heavy Artillery without being assigned to a company. He mustered out on an unknown date. He last resided on East 20th Street in Manhattan where he succumbed to endocarditis. Section 15, lot 17263, grave 474.
ACKER, LEVI J. (1840-1928). Private, 50th New York Engineers, Company B. Originally from Pennsylvania and a harness-maker by trade, Acker was 5′ 8″ tall with blue eyes, light hair and a light complexion. He enlisted at Avon, New York, on May 9, 1864, mustered into the 50th New York Engineers on September 5, and mustered out at Fort Barry, Virginia, on June 13, 1865. While stationed in Virginia, the men in his regiment built an elaborate wooden chapel. In 1905, his application for a pension was approved under certificate 1,118,696. Acker died from heart disease. Section 17, lot 17245, grave 121.
ACKERMAN, ABRAHAM (1832-1907). Private, 170th New York Infantry, Company F. After enlisting as a private on August 13, 1862, at New York City, Ackerman mustered into the 170th on October 7, and mustered out on July 15, 1865, at Washington, D.C. His application for an invalid pension in 1898 was granted, certificate 1,000,108. He last resided at 1412 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan where he died from nephristis. His widow, Annie Ackerman, applied for and received a pension after his death in 1907, certificate 625,814. Section 199, lot 24098, grave 3.
ACKERMAN, CLARK H. (1847-1896). Private and drummer, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company H. A Brooklyn native, he was educated in the public schools there. His obituary in The New York Times indicated that he joined the 13th Regiment and went to the front as a drummer boy at the onset on the War but there are no details related to that service or any related information on his pension record. Ackerman enlisted in the 56th New York National Guard for 100 days in 18a64. Employed in the metal business at 149 Water Street in New York City, which was started by his two brothers, he died on the Gates Avenue trolley car on his way home from work of an apparent heart attack. According to The Times, he was a member of the Loyal Legion, the George C. Strong Post #534 of the G.A.R., and the Freemasons. He was the brother of Samuel (see). His last residence was 508 Monroe Street in Brooklyn where he died from heart disease. In 1897, Emily Ackerman received a widow’s pension, certificate 507,672. Section 193, lot 26142, grave 2.
ACKERMAN, JOHN (1839-1869). Sergeant, 165th New York Infantry, Company D. Ackerman, who was born in New York State, enlisted at New York City as a private on September 5, 1862, and mustered into the 165th New York at Camp Washington, Staten Island, on November 28, 1862. On August 16, 1863, he was promoted to corporal and on January 24, 1864, to sergeant. He was reduced in rank to private on November 6, 1864, and was discharged from military service on September 1, 1865. His last residence was 3 West 15th Street in Manhattan. Section 85, lot 5212.
ACKERMAN, JOHN H. (1828-1903). First lieutenant, 12th New York Infantry, Company E; unknown rank, 25th New York Infantry, Company G. A native of New York City, Ackerman last served in Company G of the 25th New York Regiment. His pension record indicates that he also served as a first lieutenant on the 12th New York Infantry. He last lived at 653 Seventh Avenue in Brooklyn. Shortly after his death in 1903 from Scotts Adomn syndrome, his wife applied for a widow’s pension, application 794,600, but it was never certified. Section 183, lot 22198, grave 1415.
ACKERMAN, SAMUEL A. (1842-1907). Sergeant, 13th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company A. Ackerman enlisted on May 28, 1862, mustered into the 13th Regiment, and mustered out on September 12 after serving three months. In civilian life, he was a store clerk in 1880 and then an attendant at the Gates Avenue Municipal Court. Also, he was a member of the Freemasons. In 1904, he was awarded a pension, application 1,094,615. He was the brother of Clark (see). He last lived at 510 Monroe Street in Brooklyn where he died from nephritis. Mary Ackerman, who is interred with him, received a widow’s pension, certificate 626,412. Section 193, lot 26141.
ACKERSON, GEORGE (1840-1868). Private, 9th New York Infantry, Company G. Born in New York, he enlisted at New York City as a private on May 3, 1861, and mustered into Company G of the 9th New York the next day. He mustered out on May 20, 1863, at New York City. His last residence was 518 West 52nd Street in Manhattan. Section 121, lot 11189, grave 187.
ACKLEY, ANDREW (1842-1905). Second lieutenant, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Companies H and G. Ackley enlisted as a private at Brooklyn on April 18, 1861, and mustered into Company H of the 14th on May 23. He rose through the ranks to corporal on July 1, 1861, sergeant on March 1, 1862, and second lieutenant on October 24, 1862. On May 29, 1863, he was transferred to Company G and was transferred back to Company H on January 9, 1864. In 1891, he applied for a pension, application 1,017,469. His widow, Emma, applied for and received a pension in 1905, application 820,942. He last lived at 264 West 22nd Street in Manhattan where he died from pneumonia. Section 2, lot 5499, grave 2068.
ADAMS, AUSTIN (1843-1922). Private, 7th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company I. Born and raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Adams graduated from the Polytechnic Institute. During the summer of 1863, he served for 30 days during which time the 7th was called to help suppress the New York City Draft Riots. In civilian life, he worked with his father in the exporting business, then was in hardware where he tried to invent practical devices. One obituary which validated his service in the 7th Regiment noted that he was a descendant of President John Adams, but there is no other proof to substantiate this claim. He last lived at 164 Argyle Road in Brooklyn but died from pneumonia as a resident of the Albert Hotel in New York City. Section 23, lot 2194.
ADAMS, JAMES ERWIN (1839-1919). Captain, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company I; corporal, 15th Massachusetts Infantry, Company F. Adams was born in Ashford, Connecticut, and was the brother of the John Quincy Adams (see) who was colonel of the 56th Regiment. A shoemaker and resident of Brookfield, Massachusetts, he enlisted as a corporal on July 16, 1861, and mustered immediately in the 15th Massachusetts. Wounded at the Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Virginia, on October 21, he suffered a gunshot wound to the scalp and partial paralysis of the left arm. Adams was discharged for disability on March 8, 1862. After re-enlisting on July 11, 1864, at Brooklyn, he was commissioned into the 56th Regiment on August 2, and mustered out on November 6, 1864, at New York City. A merchant in civilian life, he was a member of the Ulysses S. Grant Post #327 of the G.A.R. In 1880, his application for an invalid pension was approved, certificate 230,274. The 1910 census recorded that he was employed as a salesman. He last resided at 2196 Clarendon Road in Brooklyn where he succumbed to heart disease. Section 23, lot 2456.
ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY (1826-1870). Colonel, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard. Born in Ashford, Connecticut, Adams resided in Brooklyn and was a civil lawyer and justice of the 2nd District Court at the outbreak of the Civil War. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812 and participated in the burning of New London, Connecticut. After serving as a second lieutenant in the 12th New York, he was promoted to captain in 1862 and began service in the 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard. He rose to major in July 1862, to lieutenant colonel in March 1863, and to colonel on June 25, 1863, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He engaged in a skirmish at Harrisburg on June 30, 1863, and was in charge of guarding prisoners of war at Elmira, New York, from July 11, 1864-November 4, 1864, before mustering out on November 10. Two of his brothers also served in the Civil War; James E. (see) of the 15th Massachusetts, who was wounded at Balls Bluff, Virginia, and permanently disabled, and Henry who served in the 16th Connecticut, was captured at Kingston and died in a Confederate prison in Florence, South Carolina, in October 1864. Adams was a member of the Freemasons. In 1868, he was elected the first commander of the Stephen Thatford Post #3 of the Grand Army of the Republic. His last residence was 248 Cumberland Street in New York City where he died from peritonitis. Section 61, lot 12774.
ADAMS, JOSEPH (1836-1910). Corporal, 13th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company C. Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adams enlisted as a private in the 13th at Brooklyn on April 23, 1861, served three months and mustered out at Brooklyn on August 6 of that year. He re-enlisted in 1862 with the 13th, then part of the National Guard, and served as corporal. In 1892, his application for an invalid pension was approved, certificate 992,158. He was a resident of the Soldiers’ Home in Bath, New York, at the time of his death from nephritis. Section 13, lot 8799, grave 1.
ADAMS, JULIUS WALKER (1812-1899). Colonel, 67th New York Infantry; 178th New York Infantry. Born in Boston, Mass., his mother’s ancestry could be traced to the Mayflower. He attended the United States Military Academy, entering with the class of 1830, but did not graduate. After resigning from the Academy in 1832, he joined his uncle as an assistant engineer on the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad. He worked for many railroads in the 1830s, 40s and 50s, designed Brooklyn’s Second Presbyterian Church, was resident engineer of the United States Dry Docks, served as Indiana State Engineer (1835) and New York City consulting engineer (1850), and designed and built the Brooklyn sewer system (1857-60). During the Civil War, he enlisted on May 14, 1861, at Brooklyn, as colonel of the 67th New York, mustered in on June 24, and served under General McClellan in the Army of the Potomac, rising to command of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division of the 4th Corps. During the Peninsula Campaign, he commanded the 67th at the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, on May 5, 1862. He also led the regiment at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, where he was wounded. He was discharged for disability on October 19, 1862, and was appointed colonel of the 178th New York Infantry (Second Hawkins Zouaves) the next month. Though he was discharged on June 22, 1863, due to consolidation of the 178th with the Blair Rifles, he commanded the troops that guarded New York City’s Printing House Square during the Draft Riots of July 1863. He was later chief engineer of the city works of Brooklyn, a founder and president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and wrote Sewers and Drains and The Dictionary of Engineering. Adams was hired by William Kingsley in 1865 to prepare a design and cost estimates for the Brooklyn Bridge. However, though he had previously dabbled in designs for this bridge, and had many influential friends, Adams had never built a bridge of any consequence. His role, it appears, was to come up with a lowball estimate for the cost of the Bridge, allowing its promoters to sell it to the public and public officials. Adams concluded that the Brooklyn Bridge could be built for $5,000,000; ultimately it would be built by the Roeblings for three times that amount. He was the father of Julius W. Adams (see) and Stephen D. Adams (see). His home was at 55 Congress Street in Brooklyn. Section 93, lot 2018, grave 25.
ADAMS, JR., JULIUS W. (1840-1865). Captain, United States Army, 4th Infantry. The son of Julius Walker Adams (see), and brother of Stephen (see), he was born in Massachusetts, graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861, and enlisted in June of that year as a second lieutenant in the 4th United States Infantry. He served as an assistant instructor of infantry tactics at West Point in 1862. Shortly after being wounded and captured at the Battle of Gaines’ Mill, Virginia, on June 27, 1862, he was promoted to captain on August 9. He later commanded a regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July 1863, and was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, a battle that lasted from May 31 to June 12, 1864. He resigned on June 29, 1864. Adams last lived at 112 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, where he died from pulmonary phthisis on November 15, 1865. Section 93, lot 3490.
ADAMS, RICHARD A. (1844-1877). Corporal, 16th New York Cavalry, Company L; drummer, 9th New York Infantry, Companies G, C, and D. A New Yorker by birth, Adams served with two New York regiments. On May 3, 1861, he enlisted as a drummer at New York City, and mustered into Company G of the 9th New York Infantry a day later. Adams was transferred to Company C on December 15 of that year, then to Company D on June 6, 1862, and mustered out with his company on May 20, 1863. A few months later, he re-enlisted as a private at Greenburg, New York, on September 3, 1863, and mustered into the 16th New York Cavalry two days later. During his service with the 16th Cavalry, he rose to sergeant on an unknown date, to corporal on September 6, 1863, and was reduced to the rank of private on January 18, 1864. He was listed as confined on March 15, 1865, at Fort Delaware, and deserted on June 15, 1865, at Lincoln Barracks. Adams last resided in Newark, New Jersey, where he succumbed to heart disease. Section 103, lot 6998.
ADAMS, STEPHEN D. (1844-1883). Second lieutenant, 13th New York Heavy Artillery, Company F; 6th New York Heavy Artillery, Company H. The son of Julius W. Adams (see) and brother of Julius W. Adams Jr. (see), he enlisted as a second lieutenant on January 21, 1865, at Norfolk, Virginia, was immediately commissioned into the 13th Heavy Artillery, and was transferred into the 6th New York Heavy Artillery on July 18, 1865. He mustered out on August 24, 1865, at Washington, D.C. He died from enteritis at 155 Congress Street in Brooklyn. Section 93, lot 2018.
ADAMS, THOMAS (1818-1905). Civil War photographer. A New York City native, Adams was a photographer early in his working life. During the Civil War, he was a government-appointed Civil War photographer assigned to the Army of the Potomac. His equipment was transported in a heavy photographic wagon. Each division of the Army of the Potomac had its own approved “photographist” and Adams was the photographer with Gibbon’s Second Division, (First Corps), both in 1863 and 1865. His name appears on three registers of civilians approved to do business with the Army; these registers are now in the National Archives. In addition, his name appears in the Catalogue of Civil War Photographers, compiled by George F. Witham, as an Army photographer for the Department of the Cumberland. This document is now in the United States Army War College and Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. As per his obituary in The New York Times, he served for three years assisted by his son Thomas; both names appear in the Army registers. According to his passport application of 1868, he was 5′ 11″ tall with a high forehead, blue eyes, gray hair, a florid complexion and a straight nose. After the Civil War, Adams pursued his interest in science. He was intrigued by the rubber industry and experimented with chicle, hoping that it was the key to the vulcanization of rubber. Although that was not the case, he did find a use for chicle, chewing gum, after he popped a piece into his mouth. In 1869, he started the Adams Chewing Gum business when the industry was in its infancy. As per the census of 1880, he was a manufacturer and a confectioner. By 1888, he had a large factory on Sands Street in Brooklyn and was the leading manufacturer of chewing gum in the United States. Among the famous products of the American Chicle Company, which included his own company and other chewing gum companies, were the trademarked “Black Jack” gum (1884) and Chiclets (1899). A popular innovation was the Tutti Frutti machine that Adams installed along the elevated train lines in 1888 and then in the subways in which a penny was inserted and a piece of gum was dispensed. His son Thomas took over the business when he retired in 1898; the factory moved to Newark, New Jersey in 1903. Adams is listed as a retired photographer on the census of 1900. He last lived at 314 Washington Avenue in Brooklyn where he died from pneumonia. Section 139, lot 29432.
ADRIANCE, THOMAS B. (1837-1876). Corporal, 22nd Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company B. A native New Yorker, he enlisted there on May 28, 1862, and immediately mustered into the 22nd New York. He was listed as absent on furlough on June 13, but returned to service and was discharged on a later date. He was likely the brother of William (see). His last residence was 173 Pacific Street in Jersey City where he died from typhoid malarial fever. Section 161, lot 8976.
ADRIANCE, WILLIAM J. (1839-1910). Private, 22nd Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company C. After enlisting and mustering into the 22nd Regiment on May 28, 1862, he mustered out after three months on September 5 at New York City. In 1909, Adriance applied for and received an invalid pension, certificate 115,627, as did his widow in 1910, certificate 703,533. He was likely the brother of Thomas (see). He last lived at 42 Hart Street in Brooklyn where he succumbed to nephritis. Section 161, lot 8976.
AGNEW, CORNELIUS REA (1830-1888). Medical director, New York State Hospital for Volunteers and organizer of the United States Sanitary Commission. Born in New York City, he graduated from Columbia College at the age of nineteen in 1849. His father was a prominent tobacco, shipping, and commission merchant building upon the enterprise of Cornelius Agnew’s grandfather. After receiving his M.D. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852, he went to Europe to complete his study of diseases of the eye and ear in Dublin, Ireland, and London, England. The pre-eminent specialist of his time, he served as surgeon at the Eye and Ear Infirmary 1856-64, was appointed surgeon general of New York in 1858, and at the onset of the Civil War was medical director of the New York State Hospital for Volunteers. An organizer of the United States Sanitary Commission, formed during the Civil War and based on a British model during the Crimean War, it provided meals and lodging to furloughed soldiers, improved hygienic conditions in camps (drainage, placement of latrines, water supply, and cooking), and treated the wounded (sending hospital ships and trains to evacuate and treat the injured). Considering his work on the Sanitary Commission to be of primary importance, he resigned his position at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in 1864 to devote himself to assisting the soldiers. According to his obituary in The New York Times, Agnew’s work was instrumental at the Battles of Antietam, Maryland, and Wilderness, Virginia, and in aiding soldiers who returned home from Confederate prisons. By 1864, the Sanitary Commission had 7,000 local affiliates throughout the North. Fairs were held to raise money for its work. As a political force, it broke the power of the seniority-controlled Medical Bureau. The Judiciary Square Hospital in Washington, D.C., which became the model for the pavilion system of hospitals, was planned by Agnew and two others. He helped to organize the Union League Club (and served as its vice president), the School of Mines at Columbia (1864), the Ophthalmic Clinic at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (1868), the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital (1868), and the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital (1869). In addition, he was a manager at the New York State Hospital for the Insane at Poughkeepsie, New York, an author of many articles in medical journals, a popular lecturer, and a professor of diseases of the eye and ear until his death. Appointed by President Chester Arthur as the Indian Commissioner, he visited Indian Territory and returned to New York with an Indian who was nearly blind, treated him at Manhattan Eye and Ear, and sent him home months later much improved. He was also president of the board of New York City’s public schools, the Medical Society of the State of New York, and the American Ophthalmological Society, and as a member of the Sanitary Reform Association, helped draft health laws for New York City. He last lived at 266 Madison Avenue in Manhattan where he died from an inflammation of the vermiform appendix. Section 161, lot 28342, grave 10.
AHEARN, WILLIAM (1835-1899). Private, 38th New York Infantry, Company F; 17th New York Infantry, Company K. A native of New York City, he enlisted there as a private on May 11, 1861, mustered into the 38th on June 3, and was discharged for disability at Convalescent Camp, Virginia, on May 9, 1863. Subsequently, he served in the 17th New York but details of that service are not specified. His last residence was in Far Rockaway, New York, where his death was attributed to diabetes. Section 76, lot 2905, grave 11.
AHMUTY, JOHN (enlisted as MOODY, JOHN) (1822-1898). Private, 6th New York Heavy Artillery, Company C; 14th Veteran Reserve Corps, Company F. Under the alias John Moody, he enlisted as a private at West Farms, New York, on August 19, 1862, mustered into the 6th New York Heavy Artillery on September 2, and transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps on February 3, 1865. In 1882, his application for an invalid pension was granted, certificate 269,645. (His pension application lists him as serving in the 135th New York Infantry but that became the 6th New York Heavy Artillery.) He may have been a relative of William Ahmuty (see). He last lived at 352 Bleecker Street in Manhattan where he died from bronchitis. Section 17, lot 17245, grave 916.
AHMUTY, MATTHEW (1833-1899). First lieutenant, 84th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company A; sergeant, 11th New York Infantry, Company A. Born in Ireland, Ahmuty served with two New York regiments. He enlisted as a private at New York City on April 20, 1861, mustered into the 11th New York on May 7, was promoted to sergeant on September 1 of that year, and mustered out on June 2, 1862, at New York City. Subsequently, he re-enlisted as a first lieutenant at New York City on July 3, 1863, was commissioned the same day into Company A of the 84th National Guard, and mustered out on August 4, 1863, at New York City. When the 84th was reactivated a year later, he was commissioned into the same company on July 13, 1864, and mustered out on October 29, 1864, at New York City. He successfully applied for an invalid pension in 1890, certificate 775,591; his widow, Isabella Ahmuty, who is interred with him, applied for and received a pension in 1899, certificate 480,117. A printer by trade, he last resided at 325 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan where he died from cirrhosis. His remains were moved to the current location on June 24, 1899, two months after his initial interment. Section 135, lot 30010, grave 641.
AHMUTY (or AHMITY), WILLIAM (enlisted as MOODY, WILLIAM) (1843-1899). Drummer, 6th New York Heavy Artillery, Company C. Using the alias William Moody, he enlisted as a drummer on August 22, 1862, at West Farms, New York, and mustered into the 6th New York Heavy Artillery on September 2. His pension record indicates service in the 135th New York Infantry but that regiment which was organized in August 1862 was converted into an artillery unit and was designated as the 6th New York Heavy Artillery on October 3, 1862. He mustered out on June 28, 1865, at Petersburg, Virginia. A carpenter by trade, he may have been a relative of John Ahmuty (see). His last address was 235 West 60 Street in Manhattan where he died from alcoholism. In 1902, his widow, Elizabeth Ahmuty, was granted a pension, certificate 550,399. Section 135, lot 27263, grave 2297.
AHRBERG, HENRY (1828-1915). Private, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery, Battery A. Born in Germany, he enlisted as a private on July 30, 1861, mustered into the 1st New Jersey Light Artillery on August 12, and mustered out on August 18, 1864. He applied for a pension in 1890, application 960,060. Ahrberg last lived at 91st Street and 12th Avenue in Brooklyn where he died from atheroma (arterial plaques). His widow, Wilhelmina Ahrberg, applied for a pension shortly after his death in 1915, application 1,043,518. Section 135, lot 30010, grave 547.
AIKENS (or AIKEN), JAMES (1819-1873). Sergeant, 51st New York Infantry, Companies C and D. A native of Ireland, he enlisted at New York City on August 20, 1861, mustered into Company C of the 51st New York on September 12, transferred to Company D on January 4, 1862, and was discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 28, 1863. He last resided at 3 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan where he died from tuberculosis. Section 180, lot 13489.
AITKEN (or AIKEN), WILLIAM F. (1832-1885). Captain, 6th New York Cavalry, Companies H, L, and B. Born in London, England, Aitken enlisted as a first lieutenant at New York City on September 15, 1861, and was commissioned into Company H of the 6th New York Cavalry on October 28. On October 26, 1862, he was promoted to captain effective upon his transfer to Company L. He was transferred to Company B on February 9, 1863. Wounded at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, on April 30, 1863, and taken as a prisoner of war on that day, he was paroled on May 3, 1863, at City Point, Virginia. After he returned to the field, he was wounded again on October 11, 1863, at Morton’s Ford, Virginia, and then wounded and hospitalized on September 26, 1864. He mustered out at Winchester, Virginia, on December 22, 1864. In 1869, he applied for an invalid pension, certificate 100,121. In 1870, he was elected second vice president of the Officers’ Association of the Sixth New York Veteran Cavalry. He also served as a Brooklyn alderman. He last lived at 350 State Street in Brooklyn. Section 95, lot 1604.
ALDIS, CHARLES JAMES (1846-1874). Second lieutenant, 25th Connecticut Infantry. A New York City native, he was a student at Rutgers College (called Queen’s College until 1825) from 1861-1862. According to school records, he was a second lieutenant in the 25th Connecticut. There are no soldier histories that verify that information or provide additional details. He last lived at 227 West 25th Street in Manhattan where he died from diptheria. Section 116, lot 4073, grave 715.
ALDRICH, ROBERT (1841-1895). Private, 182nd New York Infantry, Company E. Aldrich enlisted on September 27, 1862, at New York City, mustered into the 182nd on November 17, and mustered out at Washington, D.C., on July 15, 1865. His last residence was 987 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, succumbing to a stroke. Section 2, lot 5499, grave 1870.
ALEXANDER, CHARLES (1844-1923). Private, 5th Connecticut Infantry, Company G. Born in New York City and a resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, at the time of his enrollment, he enlisted as a replacement on March 3, 1864, mustered the same day into Company G of the 5th Connecticut Infantry as a private, and mustered out at Alexandria, Virginia, on July 19, 1865. According to his obituary in the Long Islander (Huntington), he lied about his age and pretended to be 18 when he was 16 so that he could go to the frontlines. After the War, he was a clerk in the New York State Assembly, a foreman for the Street Cleaning Department, and also worked in the New York Assay Office. Active in the Democratic Party, he was member of the Manhattan Post of the G.A.R. and the L. L. Mitchell Post #34 in St. Cloud, Florida. Alexander applied for a pension in 1897, application 1,188,618. For many years a resident of Brooklyn, he moved to Florida for his health late in life and died in Tampa from pneumonia. Section 190, lot 16047.
ALEXANDER, JR., WILLIAM H. (1844-1864). First lieutenant, 139th New York Infantry, Companies E and F; corporal, 67th New York Infantry, Company A. Before the War, Alexander lived at 59 Hoyt Street in Brooklyn. After enlisting as a private at Brooklyn on May 1, 1861, he mustered into the 67th on June 20, 1861, was promoted to corporal on June 15, 1862, and was discharged for promotion to second lieutenant of the 139th New York on September 9, 1862. On December 19, 1863, he became a first lieutenant and was transferred to Company F. He was mortally wounded by gunshot at the Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia, on October 29, 1864, died at Petersburg, Virginia, on November 7, and was buried at Green-Wood on November 13, 1864. The lieutenant colonel of the 81st New York, John Raulston, who was the commanding officer at Petersburg, praised him as a “brave and efficient” officer in his field report of that battle. His widow, Mary A. Alexander, applied for and received a pension in 1865, application 113,934. Section 98, lot 10067.
ALLASON, ROBERT F. (1826-1865). Lieutenant colonel, 38th New York Infantry, Company C. A New Yorker by birth, Allason enlisted as a captain on May 7, 1861, at East New York, and was commissioned into the 38th on June 3. He was wounded on July 21, 1861, at Bull Run, Virginia, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 26, 1863, effective upon his intra-regimental transfer to the Field and Staff on February 3. He mustered out on June 22, 1863, at East New York. His last residence was 175 West 50th Street in Manhattan where he died from consumption. Section 188, lot 14967.
ALLCORN (or ALLCOM, ALCORN), GEORGE (1837-1901). Private, 15th New York Engineers, Company K; 5th New York Heavy Artillery, Company D. Of English birth, he enlisted as a private at New York City on May 25, 1861, mustered into the 15th New York Engineers a month later on June 17, and mustered out on June 25, 1863. After re-enlisting and mustering into the 5th New York Heavy Artillery on March 4, 1864, he was wounded at Piedmont, Virginia, on June 5, 1864, and mustered out on June 13, 1865, at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. After the War, he was employed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and was a member of the Mansfield Post #35 of the G.A.R. In 1882, he applied for and received an invalid pension, certificate, 331,273. Allcorn last resided on Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn where he died from tuberculosis. Maria Allcorn applied for and received a widow’s pension shortly after his death in 1901. Section 135, lot 28307, grave 281.
ALLEN, AARON C. (1841–1908). First lieutenant, 22nd Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company B. After enlisting and being commissioned into the 22nd New York on May 28, 1862, Allen, who was born in New Jersey, served for three months and mustered out on September 5 at New York City. A year later, on June 18, 1863, he was commissioned into the same regiment and company and resigned a week later on June 27. In 1890, he applied for and was granted an invalid pension. His last residence was on West 76th Street, Manhattan, where he died from a kidney abscess. In 1909, his widow, Mary J. Allen, applied for and received a pension. Section 28, lot 10776.
ALLEN, DANFORTH L. (1841-1909). Private, 4th Maine Infantry, Company G; 38th New York Infantry, Company E. Allen, who was born in Maine and resided there in Wiscasset, enlisted as a private on June 15, 1861, the same date that he mustered into the 4th Maine Infantry. On September 21, 1861, he transferred into the 38th New York, returned to the 4th Maine on June 4, 1863, and was discharged on an unknown date. Allen last resided at 11 Louis Place, Brooklyn, succumbing to bronchitis. Section 6, lot 20118, grave 827.
ALLEN, FREDERICK (1849-1897). Third class apprentice, United States Navy. A native of England, Allen enlisted in the United States Navy on September 3, 1864. He was assigned as a third class apprentice on the USS Sabine as of that date and continued to serve in that capacity until May 31, 1865. He was then served as a first class apprentice on the following vessels: USS Colorado (until August 31, 1867); USS Vermont (until October 24, 1867); USS Sabine (until January 31, 1868); USS Kearsarge (until April 1869); USS Powhatan (until July 1869). Promoted to ordinary seaman, he was discharged on September 24, 1869. He re-enlisted on August 22, 1873, and was honorably discharged on October 4, 1876. On December 14, 1892, he mustered into the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization for veterans of the Civil War. According to the G.A.R. Mortuary Table of 1897, he served as a seaman in the Navy. In civilian life, he was employed as a salesman. Allen died from Bright’s disease. His last residence was 286 Court Street in Brooklyn. In 1897, Henrietta Allen applied for and received a widow’s pension for herself and her three minor children, certificate 12,470. Section 17, lot 17245, grave 75.
USS Sabine in Hampton Roads, VA 1864
ALLEN, GEORGE O. (enlisted as BROWN, GEORGE W.) (1841-1923). Sergeant, 102nd New York Infantry, Company H; 15th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company B. After enlisting as a corporal at Brooklyn on December 18, 1861, Allen, a native of New York State, mustered into the 102nd New York that day, rose to sergeant, and mustered out at Washington, D.C., on August 13, 1862. Using the alias George W. Brown, he enlisted as a sergeant on June 6, 1864, mustered into the 15th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company B, and was honorably discharged on July 7, 1864. He worked as a wheelwright, lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, and spent the last three years of his life at the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearney, New Jersey, where he died from heart disease. Section 67, lot 2270.
ALLEN, HARVEY ABNER (1820-1882). Major, 2nd United States Artillery, Battery K. Born in North Carolina, he graduated from the United States Military Academy as an artillerist in 1841. After serving as a second lieutenant at the garrisons at Fort Columbus, New York, and Fort Militia, Pennsylvania, he returned to West Point as an Assistant Professor of Mathematics for two years. He then rejoined his regiment in the Mexican War where he fought at numerous battles including Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, San Antonio, Churubusco, and Molino Del Ray. Allen was promoted to first lieutenant on March 3, 1847, and was brevetted to captain on September 8, 1847, “for gallant and meritorious conduct in the Battle of Molina Del Ray, Mexico.” He then fought in the Florida Indian Wars from 1853 to 1856, becoming a captain in 1854. In 1860, while a captain in the 2nd Artillery, he commanded Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Reporting from Fort Pickens, Florida, on November 25, 1861, Lewis G. Arnold, Major of the 1st United States Artillery, commended Allen for his actions. Arnold wrote of him, “My thanks are especially due to the officers serving with the batteries for the valuable services rendered by them and the cool and efficient manner they commanded their guns…” By early 1863, he was commanding the 2nd United States Artillery, Battery K, in the 19th Corps, District of West Florida. On August 1, 1863, he was promoted to major. During part of the War, he was in charge of Fort Warren in Boston Harbor where some Confederate prisoners were held. In fact, two of the Confederate Naval officers who were imprisoned there are now interred at Green-Wood—Reid Sanders (see), who died at Fort Warren and Leslie King (see). While there, prisoners refused to recognize him or shake his hand upon departure because, with his North Carolina roots, they felt his allegiance should not have been to the Union. (See William Best Hesseltine, Civil War Prisons, 1962, p. 46.) At the close of the War, he was ordered to San Francisco, California, where he commanded the harbor and other defenses in the West. From June 1867 to July 1868, as a major, Allen commanded American forces facing off against British troops in the Washington territory. In 1871 and 1872, he was the military governor and chief executive of Alaska, which was under War Department jurisdiction. In 1873, he returned to Fort Macon and Raleigh, North Carolina, then was placed in charge of the Washington Arsenal. Made lieutenant colonel of his regiment in 1877, he was stationed at Fort McHenry, Maryland, until his retirement on April 10, 1879. Battery Harvey Allen, at Fort Canby State Park on the Columbia River in the state of Washington, which was built 1904-1906, and is named for him, is currently open to visitors. He last lived in Schraalenburg, New Jersey, where his death was attributed to a stroke. His widow, Mary Allen, received a pension under certificate 201,298. Section 181, lot 12202.
ALLEN, HENRY T. (1845-1881). First lieutenant, 102nd Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company C. Serving in 1864, he enlisted at New York City on August 6, was commissioned into the 102nd National Guard the same day, and mustered out at New York City on November 13. He last lived on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan where he died from Bright’s disease. Section 92, lot 2773.
ALLEN, JAMES M. (1831-1902). Surgeon, United States Navy; contract surgeon, United States Army. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, he graduated from Harvard College in 1849 and Columbia Medical School in 1857. During the Civil War, he first served as a Navy surgeon for about eight months and then was a contract surgeon for the United States Army stationed at Staten Island. Further information is not available. He relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after the Civil War where he was a county physician for several terms and had a private practice. A linguist, he was conversant in Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, German and Italian. He last lived in Milwaukee where he died from gastritis. Section 10, lot 9954.
ALLEN, JOHN G. (?-1894). Corporal, 1st New York Infantry, Companies H and G. After enlisting as a corporal at New York City on May 7, 1861, he mustered into Company H of the 1st New York that same day, transferred to Company G a day later, was reduced to ranks, and deserted the next month on June 17. Section 181, lot 1118.
ALLEN, JOHN H. (1835-1898). Corporal, 11th New York Infantry, Company I. Born in New York City, he enlisted there as a private on April 20, 1861. On May 7, he mustered into Company I of the 11th New York and was promoted to corporal of his company that September 1. He was discharged for a disability received in action on an unspecified date. According to the 1870 census, he was employed as a coachman. In 1880, the census listed his occupation as truck driver. In 1891, he applied for a pension that was granted under certificate 996,257. His last residence was 58 Sullivan Street in Manhattan where he died from cancer of the rectum. After his death in 1898, his widow, Charlotte M. Allen, was granted a pension, certificate 476,766. Section 134, lot 29725, grave 310.
ALLEN (or ALLAN), JOSEPH HALL (1840-1862). First lieutenant, 7th New York Infantry, Companies I, D, and F. After enlisting as a second lieutenant at New York City on April 23, 1861, he was commissioned that day into Company I of the 7th New York. He was transferred to Company D on November 1, 1861, promoted to first lieutenant on January 17, 1862, and transferred to Company F four days later. His regiment fought in battles in Richmond, Virginia, and although unhurt, he contracted typhoid fever. Allen resigned from service on July 20, 1862, and succumbed to his illness at his Brooklyn home on August 10. His obituary notes that his remains were interred at Green-Wood in an area set apart for deceased volunteers. On April 17, 1880, he was re-interred. He lived on Suydam Street in Brooklyn. Section 141, lot 23123.
ALLEN, JOSEPH N. (1843-1890). Second lieutenant, 3rd United States Colored Troops, Company G; quartermaster sergeant, 5th New York Veteran Infantry, Company A; sergeant, 13th Michigan Infantry, Company G; private 2nd Michigan Infantry, Company I. Born in Michigan, he was a printer there in Kalamazoo County. After enlisting at Kalamazoo on April 22, 1861, he mustered into the 2nd Michigan on May 25, and was discharged for disability on November 21, 1861, at Fort Lyon, Virginia. He re-enlisted at Kalamazoo as a sergeant on January 13, 1862, mustered into the 13th Michigan four days later, and was discharged for disability on January 17, 1863, at Louisville, Kentucky. He re-enlisted on July 13, 1863, at Buffalo, New York, mustered into the 5th New York Veteran Infantry as a sergeant on August 28, and was promoted to quartermaster sergeant on October 26 of that year. Captured on June 2, 1864, at Bethesda Church, Virginia, he was imprisoned at Andersonville, Georgia. In a letter to his cousin on August 28, he worried that he’d never get paroled and wrote of the horrendous conditions, “…The things were very much needed by both of us. We were entirely destitute of all clothing. I can use the drawers as pants and the shirt is good enough for a coat, during warm weather, I have not seen soap before since I was captured. If you could send some pepper red or black (ground), ginger, soda, and a few such articles, also a frying pan, 2 tin cups, plates & two knives, forks, spoons, a tin box 6 x 8 in[ches] with a cover, a needle or two with thread, a piece of camphor gum, a few onions & potatoes (I have the scurvy), a loaf or two of bread, never mind if they get hard as rocks before I get them, a bar of soap, a three quart pail or pot (we do our own cooking the rations are issued raw & I want the things to cook with . . .” Subsequently transferred to the prison at Florence, South Carolina, he was paroled in December 1864, and hospitalized at Annapolis, Maryland, for treatment of chronic diarrhea, scurvy, and joint problems. On December 5, 1864, he was reduced to ranks, then served as a second lieutenant in the 3rd United States Colored Troops (USCT) in May 1865, and was discharged on June 15, 1865. He returned to his job as a compositor, lived in Kalamazoo and Chicago before moving to New York City in 1868 and to Brooklyn in 1878. In 1889, he applied for and was granted an invalid pension, certificate 446,086. His widow, Jeannette Allen, received a pension in 1891, certificate 311,262. Her assertion that his suicide by inhaling chloroform was because of “temporary insanity” led to controversy after his death was investigated by the Pension Bureau. Although he took chloroform to ease his joint pain, he apparently led a double life, pretending to be a widower and was engaged to another woman. Ultimately, the ruling by the special examiner was in his wife’s favor- that Allen’s death was due to his wartime debilities. His name is displayed on the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C., plaque A-8. Allen last lived at 61 Hicks Street in Brooklyn, where he took his life. Section 99, lot 14825.
ALLEN, MARTIN L. (1830-1912). First lieutenant, 67th New York Infantry, Companies B, D, and I. Of Swedish birth, he enlisted as a first sergeant at Brooklyn on June 13, 1861, and mustered into Company B on June 20. Promoted to the rank of sergeant major on October 1, 1861, and transferred to Field and Staff on November 1, 1861, he was reduced to the rank of private the next month on December 1, and transferred on that date to Company D. On January 8, 1862, he was promoted to sergeant major and attained the rank of second lieutenant on June 1, 1862, when he received another intra-regimental transfer to Company I until October 19, 1862, when he rejoined Company B. He rejoined Company I on November 21, 1862, and was promoted to first lieutenant on December 25, 1862. His service career reached an ignominious end when he was cashiered out on April 18, 1863. He died of senility at the Sailors’ Residence at Snug Harbor, Staten Island. Section 13, lot 19694, grave 90.
ALLEN, THEODORE (1839-1872). First lieutenant, 25th New York Infantry, Company D. After enlisting at New York City as a second lieutenant on May 11, 1861, he was commissioned into the 25th New York on June 14, 1861. He was promoted to first lieutenant on June 20, and resigned August 2 of that year. He lived in New York City at the time of his death from tuberculosis. Section 122, lot 17806, grave 272.
ALLEN, WILLIAM H. (1821-1867). Colonel, 1st New York Infantry. A civil engineer from Ireland who constructed bridges, William Allen joined the 1st New York Infantry as colonel in the early days of the War, enlisting at New York City on May 7, 1861, the same day he was commissioned in. He served at Fortress Monroe and at the Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia. After an incident in which his men burned a wheat field, he was court-martialed (the first Union officer to be tried) and cashiered on September 10, 1861, for disobeying orders and “maliciously causing private property to be destroyed.” In his field report of July 3, 1861, from Fort Monroe, Virginia, Major General Benjamin Butler wrote of that occurrence, “… I caused him to be arrested and held for trial. I have caused enlisted men to be punished for the destruction of private property, and I believe this act of Colonel Allen was a most unnecessary, not to say wanton, destruction and waste.” In 1862, he was commissioned colonel of the 145th New York Infantry on September 11, after being authorized by special order of President Lincoln to raise a regiment but his appointment was canceled that November when the secretary of war detailed a new colonel to command the regiment. He served as an aide during the draft riots in New York City in 1863. Allen is listed on the roll of honor in William Swinton’s History of the Seventh Regiment (1876), as a veteran of the 7th’s Company B; this service may have occurred before the Civil War. Following the War, Allen worked as a pension claims agent and he died in Washington, D.C., from ulceration of the lungs. His stone has the inscription, “William H. Gallagher.” Section 94, lot 10875.
ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY (1843-1909). Corporal, 7th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company C. Allen served for 30 days with the 7th Regiment when it was activated in 1863. He successfully applied for an invalid pension in 1906, certificate 1,128,668. He last lived at 1301 Dean Street in Brooklyn where he died from nephritis. In 1910, his widow, Maria Allen, applied for and received a pension, certificate 704,102. Section 95, lot 6473.
ALLIEN, HENRY V. (1814-1889). Civil War uniform supplier. Born in New York, his father was a French naval officer who served on Napoleon’s ill-fated Haiti expedition in 1802, then moved to New York City. A merchant, he joined his father’s business in New York City in 1850, then became affiliated with Horstmann Bros. & Allien, an outfitter which supplied uniform buttons, shoulder epaulettes and other uniform regalia. He operated the manufacturing plant in New York City, an arm of the main branch in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He became the president of the company in 1877, after which it bore his name, Henry V. Allien & Co. The company’s buttons and trim were on the uniforms of both Union and Confederate soldiers and are still of interest to many Civil War collectors and re-enactors. Buttons were also used in games and leisure activities as exemplified by a button that was pounded flat bearing the Horstmann & Allien name that was used as a poker chip. When an Arkansas Civil War button bearing the company’s mark was shown on The Antiques Roadshow television program in 2008 (episode 1318), it was valued at over $5,000 because of the rarity of that state’s button from a Northern manufacturer. Henry Allien was a member of the Light Guard, the Geographic Society, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The Allien Company, located at 734 Broadway in Manhattan, supplied military regalia and army equipment from 1877 through the end of World War II. His last residence was 27 West 17th Street in Manhattan where he succumbed to acute uremia. Section 42, lot 9789.
Union Navy Uniform Button – H.V. ALLIEN & Co
ALLIEN, JULIEN (or JULIAN, JULIUS) E. (1843-1915). Second lieutenant, 83rd New York Infantry, Companies D and I. Allen, who was born in New York City, enlisted there as a private on May 27, 1861. He immediately mustered into Company D of the 83rd New York, was promoted to corporal at some point, rose to second lieutenant on May 22, 1862, effective upon his transfer that day to Company I, and was discharged on October 10 of that year. His last address was 245 West 126th Street in Manhattan where he died from nephritis. Section 94, lot 1188.
ALLISON, WILLIAM (1836-1869). Private 7th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company B. A native of New York State, Allison enlisted as a private on April 19, 1861, at New York City, and mustered into the 7th Regiment for 30 days. When his regiment was reactivated in 1862, he re-enlisted and returned to the same regiment and company for a three-month tour of duty. His last residence was 58 King Street, New York City, where the cause of death was listed as mania-a-potu, or madness from drinking. Section 53, lot 3380.
ALLWOOD, JOSEPH S. D. (1843-1874). First sergeant, 124th New York Infantry, Company I. A native of Cornwall, New York, and a painter by trade, Allwood enlisted as a corporal at Newburgh, New York, on August 20, 1862, and mustered into the 124th New York on September 5. As per his muster roll, he was 5′ 6″ tall with dark eyes, brown hair and a light complexion. He was promoted to sergeant on November 1, 1863, to first sergeant on December 1, 1864, and mustered out on June 3, 1865, at Washington, D.C. The 1871 Newburgh New York City Directory and the 1875 New York City Directory list Allwood as a painter. He last lived at 254 West 33rd Street in Manhattan where his death was attributed to congestion of the brain. Maria Allwood applied for and received a widow’s pension in 1890, application 337,299. Mrs. Allwood, who