CULLEN, EDGAR MONTGOMERY (1843-1922). Colonel, 96th New York Infantry; first lieutenant, 1st Infantry, United States Army. Cullen was born in Brooklyn and attended the Kinderhook Academy. After graduating from Columbia College in 1860 and attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Edgar Cullen was commissioned into the 1st United States Infantry as a second lieutenant on May 24, 1862. He was promoted to first lieutenant on September 29, 1862, and discharged for promotion two months later. At only 19 years old, he was made colonel of the 96th New York Infantry on December 26, 1862. He was the youngest colonel in the Union Army. Cullen commanded various brigades of the 18th and 24th Corps of the Army of the James, and resigned from service after being wounded on March 21, 1865. Cullen gave up the study of engineering in favor of the law and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He became an assistant district attorney in Kings County from 1872-1875. In 1880, he was elected to the Supreme Court in Brooklyn, and was re-elected in 1894. In 1893, he issued an injunction that ordered John Y. McKane, the “Czar of Coney Island,” from interfering with poll watchers to which McKane replied, “Injunctions don’t go here.” Governor Theodore Roosevelt appointed Cullen to the New York Court of Appeals and he became chief justice of that court in 1904 when he was elected to a 14-year term. Among the significant cases he heard was the impeachment of New York Governor William Sulzer in 1913, and voted against conviction. Judge Cullen retired from the bench in 1913, when he became 70, the mandatory age for retirement. He continued to practice law, and he died at his home at 144 Willow Street in Brooklyn. His brother, Henry (see) also served in the Civil War. Section 82, lot 1808.
CULLEN, JR., HENRY J. (1841-1892). Private, 31st New York Infantry, Company I. On September 26, 1862, Cullen, a New Yorker by birth, enlisted as a private and mustered into the 31st New York. Record shows that he was sent to a General Hospital on April 28, 1863. His muster roll indicates that he had been hospitalized and would be “retained till the expiration of his term of service.” There are no further details. According to the censuses of 1870 and 1880, he was a lawyer. He described himself on his passport application as 5′ 8″ tall with a square chin, blue eyes, brown hair, Grecian nose, medium forehead and oval face. An article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on February 29, 1892, stated that he was confined at home after several surgical procedures. A partner of the law firm, Wingate & Cullen that dissolved before his surgeries, he belonged to the Brooklyn Club, was active in local politics, and was a member of the Democratic general committee in the First Ward. When the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported his death on March 13, 1892, it noted that he had been a powerful financial figure. At the time of his death, he was director of the People’s Trust Company, the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, and the New York and New Jersey Telephone Companies. The article stated that he previously been interested in gas and was a founder of the Metropolitan Company. He was the brother of Edgar M. Cullen (see). His last address was 23 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn. Section 185, lot 23699.
CULLUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1809-1892). Major general by brevet, and author. Cullum was born in New York City, and grew up in Meadville, Pennsylvania. After he was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1833 (3rd in his class of 43), he joined the engineer corps, and worked on harbor fortifications and government building projects throughout the country in the ensuing years. He also served as an instructor at West Point in 1850. Early in the Civil War, he was commissioned brigadier general of volunteers and served as chief of staff to General Henry Halleck when the latter was general-in-chief of the armies. Jack D. Welsh, M.D., in Medical Histories of Union Generals (1996), notes that Cullum left his sick bed in Cairo, Illinois, on March 4, 1862, to go on an expedition to examine the works at Columbus, Kentucky. Cullum directed engineering operations on the western rivers and was chief of engineers during the siege of Corinth, Mississippi. He was also a member of the United States Sanitary Commission and was the superintendent of the United States Military Academy from 1864 to 1866. He was brevetted major general of the army in 1865. After he retired from active service in 1874, he married the widow of General Henry Halleck, who was also the granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton and the sister of Schuyler Hamilton (see). Cullum, after leaving the service, pursued scientific and philanthropic interests, serving as president of the Geographical Library Society and vice president of the American Geographical Society. An author, his major work was the Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, a monumental tome that was published in its first edition in 1850, a second in 1868, and a final edition of three volumes in 1891. Its entries were based on exhaustive research supplemented by Cullum’s personal knowledge. Those graduates who joined the Confederate Army were given no biographical sketches, and the summaries of their careers omitted all mention of their service during the Civil War. Rather, for each such officer the notation appears, “Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States,” then continues with his or her activities after the War. His will provided for supplements to be issued, and they were published in 1900, 1910, and 1920. He also left $250,000 of the money he inherited from his wife to West Point for the erection of Cullum Hall. His last address was 261 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Section 185, lot 20293.
CULLY (or CULLEY), JAMES A. (1847-1892). Drummer, 40th New York Infantry, Company H; wagoner, 74th New York Infantry, Companies H and I. Cully was born in England. After enlisting at Staten Island as a wagoner on August 26, 1861, he mustered into the 74th New York on September 14. At some point during his service, he was reduced to the rank of private, was transferred to Company I on March 1, 1862, and transferred into the 40th New York in the summer of 1864. He re-enlisted on July 27, 1864, as a private, at which time he began service in the 40th, also known as the Mozart Regiment or Constitution Guard. Cully was promoted to drummer on August 3, and mustered out on September 16, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. Cully also served in the First Battalion of U.S. Engineers, Company D, and the 6th United States Veterans. He applied for an invalid pension in 1892 that was granted, certificate 1,160,101. According to the census of 1870, Trow’s NYC Directory of 1877, and the census of 1880, he was an engineer. His last residence was 511 East 81st Street in Manhattan. After his death in 1892, his widow, Ellen, was granted a pension, certificate 370,703. Section 63, lot 6743.
CULROSS, ALEXANDER (1841-1866). Private, 15th New York Engineers. According to an article in the New York Herald on November 12, 1857, Culross, a New York native, and another youth were apprehended in the back of a store on Greenwich Street in New York City, charged with attempted burglary, and sentenced to two years in the New York Penitentiary. Imprisoned at the time of the 1860 census, he listed his trade as a slate-roofer. He enlisted as a private at New York City on November 24, 1862, and mustered into the 15th Engineers that same day but was not assigned to a company. As per his muster roll, he was a mason by trade who was 5′ 7″ tall with blue eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. Other details of his service are not known. He was stabbed to death in Manhattan and last lived at 83 King Street in New York City. Section 115, lot 11193, grave 242.
CULVER, WRIGHT (1842-1872). Private, 1st United States Sharpshooters, Company B; 35th New Jersey Infantry, Company F. A native New Yorker, Culver first served in the Regular Army in the 1st Sharpshooters, also known as Berdan’s Sharpshooters. According to his muster roll, he enlisted at New York City on August 17, 1861, mustered into the 1st Sharpshooters on August 29, and was discharged for disability at Harrison’s Landing, Virginia, on August 5, 1862. That same muster roll lists him as present from November 29, 1861, through June 30, 1862. He re-enlisted as a private on January 17, 1865, mustered into the 35th New Jersey, and deserted on May 22, 1865, at Newark, New Jersey. According to the 1870 census records, he was employed as a policeman and living with his parents. That same census shows his father, John Culver, was a shipbuilder whose real estate was valued at $12,000, and whose personal worth was $1,200. Among John Culver’s associates was John Jacob Astor. His last residence was 145 South Portland Avenue, Brooklyn. Section 106, lot 10181.
Berdan’s Sharpshooters
CULYER, JOHN Y. (1838-1924). Engineer, United States Engineering Department and assistant director of the United States Sanitary Commission. A native of New York City, Culyer was a civil engineer with an interest in horticulture. He worked on the corps that developed Central Park in Manhattan under the direction of Frederick Law Olmsted, the co-designer of that park (with Calvert Vaux.) Early in the Civil War, he accompanied Olmsted to Washington, D.C., to aid in the organization of the United States Sanitary Commission, then served as assistant director for a year. Subsequently, he joined the United States Engineer Department as an assistant to the chief engineer under General J. G. Barnard working on the defenses south of the Potomac. On the evening of April 14, 1865, he was at Ford’s Theater when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. After the War, he was the assistant engineer developing Prospect Park in Brooklyn, eventually becoming the chief engineer and superintendent upon Olmsted’s retirement. He was responsible for determining the public uses of the park, an unusual task at that time. While working at Prospect Park, Culyer designed a tree-moving machine that by 1870, had moved and/or imported more than 600 trees. In addition, he developed an extension ladder used for pruning trees, then a controversial procedure. Culyer later became chief engineer and head of Brooklyn’s Park Department and was closely associated with the design for many parks in Brooklyn. When he left public service, he returned to work as a civil engineer and landscape architect. Remaining active in military affairs, he was an engineer in the New York State National Guard. In 1897, he was a the secretary and advisory forester to the Tree Planting Association of New York City, advocates for planting trees on sidewalks in New York City. Among his multiple interests in civic life, he was a longtime member of the Board of Education, chairman of the committee on art education at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, a promoter of rapid transit in Brooklyn, and member of the Union League Club and the Society of Civil Engineers. He last lived in Mount Kisco, New York. Section 54, lot 7012, grave 1.
CUMBERLAND, ROBERT (184o-1878). Private, 182nd New York Infantry, Company B. A New York City native, Cumberland enlisted as a private at Suffolk, Virginia, on November 5, 1862, and mustered into the 182nd New York on November 17. On May 24, 1864, he was wounded at the Battle of North Anna River, Virginia, and moved to a Union Army Hospital at Washington, D.C., from which he was discharged on July 15, 1865. At the time of muster out for his company, he was absent and still hospitalized. His last residence was 228 Hoyt Street in Brooklyn. Section 59, lot 15563, grave 72.
CUMING (or CUMMING), JOHN T. (1837-1910). First lieutenant, 62nd New York Infantry, Company D; corporal, 8th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company E. Born in Ireland, Cuming first served as a corporal in the 8th Regiment in 1861. After the expiration of his term, he re-enlisted as a first sergeant on August 26, 1861, at Camp Cameron, D.C., mustered in on September 1, 1861, and was promoted to second lieutenant on November 17, 1862. According to his muster roll, he was promoted to first lieutenant on October 22, 1863, with rank from August 22, 1862, but did not muster in at that rank. He mustered out on June 29, 1864, at Petersburg, Virginia. As per the census of 1880, he was an attorney. In the early 1880s, he was secretary for the commissioners on the Dock Board, but he was deposed from that position before 1885, at which time he was chairman of the committee on Organization of Tammany Hall in the 23rd Assembly District. His obituary in The New York Times states that he was an under-sheriff for twenty-five years, then was an employee in the Comptroller’s Office in the Department of Finance for seventeen years. The census of 1900 states that he was a clerk. A document from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department dated July 31, 1903, verifies that pursuant to an Act of Congress approved on February 24, 1897, Cuming held the rank of first lieutenant as of August 18, 1862. In 1907, his application for a pension was granted, certificate 1,137,705. A resident of Manhattan, he lived at 134 East 93rd Street at the time of his death. Section 169, lot 15851.
CUNLIFFE, GEORGE D. (1837-1905). Sergeant, 67th New York Infantry, Company A; private, 65th New York Infantry, Company A. A native of Brooklyn, Cunliffe enlisted there as a corporal on May 14, 1861, and mustered into Company A of the 67th New York on June 20. A carpenter by trade, he was 5′ 7″ tall with blue eyes, light hair and a light complexion. His muster roll notes that he was promoted to sergeant on August 30, 1862, and “absent without leave” since May 30, 1863. He was reduced in rank to private on December 24, 1863, before he re-enlisted at Brandy Station, Virginia, and mustered into the same regiment and company that same day. According to his muster roll, he re-enlisted as a “veteran volunteer” in February 1864, and was detailed to Corps Headquarters from June 18, 1864, through August 1864. On September 1, 1864, he was transferred into the 65th New York from which he mustered out on July 17, 1865, at Hall’s Hill, Virginia. As per the census of 1880, he was employed as a sash and blind-maker; the Brooklyn Directory of 1888-1890 identifies him as a carpenter. In 1887, he applied for and received a pension, certificate 554,363. The Veterans’ Schedule of 1890 confirms his military service and notes that he suffered from rheumatism as a result of exposure during the War. He last lived at 581 East 7th Street in Brooklyn. His widow, Emma Cunliffe, who is interred with him, applied for a pension in 1906, certificate 613,839. Section 85, lot 3667, grave 136.
CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL (1818-1907). Private, 61st New York Infantry, Company K. A native of England, he enlisted as a private at New York City on September 18, 1861, and mustered into the 61st on November 8. Cunningham was wounded and taken as a prisoner of war at Malvern Hill, Virginia, on July 1, 1862, and later paroled. On January 28, 1863, he was discharged for disability at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On April 17, 1863, his application for an invalid pension was granted under certificate 14,772. He last lived on Putnam Avenue in Brooklyn. Section 194, lot 29394, grave 1.
CUNNINGHAM, PETER DEES (1827-1914). Private, 15th New York Engineers, Company A. Originally from Tipperary, Ireland, Cunningham immigrated to the United States in 1852. He enlisted at New York City on May 9, 1861, mustered in at Willets Point, New York, on June 17, and mustered out June 25, 1863, at New York City. His muster roll indicates that he was paid $14.80 by the State of New York (no date given). In civilian life, he was employed as a bookkeeper, clerk in a dry goods store, and shipping clerk. His last residence was 28 South Bergen Place in Freeport, New York. Section 174, lot 21448, grave 1.
CUNNINGHAM, THOMAS (1828-1884). Private, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Company B; 5th New York Veteran Infantry, Company I. Cunningham enlisted at Brooklyn on September 9, 1861, mustered into Company B of the 14th Brooklyn, transferred into the 5th New York Veterans on June 3, 1864, and was discharged for disability on April 24, 1865, at David’s Island, New York Harbor. He was living at 183 East 93rd Street in Manhattan at the time of his death. Section 57, lot 15336.
CUNNINGHAM, WILLIAM H. (1840-1924). First class fireman, United States Navy; private, 9th New York Infantry, Company C. A native of New York City, Cunningham was 5′ 10″ tall with a light complexion, brown hair and gray eyes. He enlisted at New York City as a private on May 2, 1861, and mustered into the 9th New York, also known as Hawkins’ Zouaves, two days later. On October 1 of that year he became a prisoner of war when the U.S. Army transport Fanny was engaged in battle in the Pamlico Sound in Hatteras, North Carolina. The eleven men who were taken captive there were manning two artillery pieces on the tug and were part of the first Confederate capture of an armed Union ship in the Civil War. Prior to that incident, the Fanny was used in August 1861 as a balloon carrier from which balloonists ascended from its deck to observe Confederate positions. After Hatteras Inlet was taken, the Fanny was used to supply the Union Army at Chicamacomico, a settlement on the Outer Banks, and was attacked while at anchor there. (The Fanny remained in Pamlico Sound as a Confederate ship until the defeat at Roanoke Island on February 10, 1862, when she was run aground and blown up by her captain who escaped with his crew.) He mustered out at Washington, D.C., on May 21, 1862, as a paroled prisoner. After re-enlisting at Brooklyn as a first class fireman in October or November of 1862, Cunningham served in the United States Navy on the USS North Carolina and Circassian and was discharged at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1864. In 1904, he was awarded a pension from the Navy, certificate 34,515. According to census records, he was a clerk in the post office. He last lived at 481 Fulton Street in Brooklyn. Gertrude Cunningham, his widow, who had been previously married to Joseph Thatford (see), applied for a pension in 1925, application 1,231,659, but no certificate number is available. Section B, lot 8575, grave 471.
Capture of the Fanny
CURRIE (or CURRY), BENNETT (1842-1873). Private, 13th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company E. A New Yorker by birth, whose first name was his mother’s surname, was a clerk at the time of the 1860 census. His maternal roots can be traced to the early Dutch settlers. Currie enlisted at Brooklyn on May 28, 1862, immediately mustered into the 13th New York (Heavy Artillery), and mustered out after three months on September 12 at Brooklyn. A Freemason, he last lived at 45 Albany Avenue in Brooklyn. Section 56, lot 81.
CURRY, JAMES (or JOHN) E. (1840-1897). Private, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry Company D; Veteran Reserve Corps; 5th New York Heavy Artillery, Company D. Curry enlisted as a private on April 18, 1861, at Brooklyn, and mustered into the 14th on May 23. On September 17, 1862, he was wounded in action at the Battle of Antietam, Maryland, and transferred into the Veteran Reserve Corps on July 1, 1863. Pursuant to General Order 283, he was transferred to the Invalid Corps as of August 1, where he was borne on the rolls as James E. Curry. He re-enlisted as a private at Goshen, New York, on September 1, 1864, mustered into Company D of the 5th New York Heavy Artillery that same day, and mustered out on June 22, 1865, at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. In 1879, his application for an invalid pension was approved under certificate 187,672. According to the census of 1880, he worked in a hat store; the Brooklyn Directory for 1888-1890 lists him as a hatter. A resident of Brooklyn, he belonged to the 14th Veterans’ Association and the International Order of Odd Fellows. His last residence was at 578 Atlantic Avenue. In 1898, Susan Curry, who was interred with him, applied for and received a widow’s pension in 1898, certificate 476,695. Section 59, lot 743, grave 33.
CURRY (or CURREY), JOSEPH G. (1842-1876). Corporal, 79th New York Infantry, Company G. After enlisting as a private at New York City on May 13, 1861, Curry, a New York native, mustered into the 79th on May 28. He was promoted to corporal on April 13, 1863, and, according to his muster roll, was hospitalized at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on June 30, 1863. He mustered out at New York City on May 31, 1864. As per the census of 1870, he worked for a printer. An article in the Daily Tribune dated May 30, 1873, Flowers on the Soldiers’ Graves, described the preparations for decorating the graves in cemeteries in the New York area that day. Under the auspices of the G.A.R., monies were raised for flower pots to decorate each Civil War veteran’s grave. Since a national holiday was just instituted, schools and businesses were closed and commemorative events scheduled. Joseph Curry was mentioned as one of the color bearers who followed the flag of the 79th New York, known familiarly as the Highlanders, memorializing veterans who were interred at a cemetery in Yonkers, New York. Members of Brooklyn’s G.A.R. Stephen Thatford Post #3, Wedsworth Post #4, William Rankin Post #10, and Charles Griffin Post #84 along with Edgar A. Kimball Post #100 were assigned to do the honors at Green-Wood. As per an article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, dated June 23, 1875, Curry was a complainant in a lawsuit when another man, also named Joseph Curry, mistakenly received his check for $342.50, due to a postman’s error. The man who received the check in this mix-up, a laborer, allegedly could not read; his wife forged Joseph G. Curry’s signature, and had it cashed. At that time, Curry was employed as a stenographer of the United States Court. Curry last lived at 340½ Union Street in Brooklyn. Section 151, lot 16877.
79th Highlanders Regimental Flag
CURTIS (or CURTISS), CHARLES BOYD (1827-1905). Captain, 57th New York Infantry, Companies K and A. Born in Penn Yan, New York, to a family whose ancestry could be traced to early New England stock, he was graduated from Hamilton College in 1848. He then studied law in Chicago, Illinois, where he was admitted to the bar in 1850. On his application for a passport in 1855, he described himself as 5′ 4½” tall with gray eyes, chestnut hair, a high forehead, short chin, long face and florid complexion. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a first lieutenant at New York City on August 28, 1861, and was commissioned into Company K of the 57th New York three days later. He was promoted to captain on February 3, 1862, effective upon his transfer that day to Company A. Major Alford Chapman (see) of the 57th commended him for special mention in his field report describing the actions at Antietam, Maryland, on September 17, 1862. After his discharge on June 8, 1863, he resided in New York City where he was a commission merchant. As per the census of 1880, he was a retired lawyer. His application for an invalid pension was granted in 1890, certificate 605,499. According to his obituary in the Evening Post, Curtis was the author of several books on art including the Catalogue of the Works of Velasquez and Murillo (1883) and Rembrandt’s Etchings (1889). Also, he was a member of the Union League Club and the American Yacht Club. At the end of his life, he became interested in genealogy and attempted to trace his American ancestors. Curtis last lived at 9 East 54th Street in Manhattan but also had a home in Rye, New York. An article in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle on December 18, 1906, stated that his wife unveiled a beautiful 20′ monument topped by a Celtic-style cross, in tribute to him, made by Tiffany Studios from granite in the style of those in English churchyards. One of the inscriptions on the monument read, “Lord, thou hast been our refuge from one generation to another.” Section 125, lot 31938, grave 25.
CURTIS, CHARLES J. (1839-1910). First lieutenant, 20th Massachusetts Infantry, Company D. A native of England, Curtis immigrated to the United States in 1858. He was a welder and resident of Canton, Massachusetts, when he enlisted as a private and mustered into the 20th Massachusetts on July 18, 1861. He was wounded on December 13, 1862, at Fredericksburg, Virginia (as corporal), and on July 3, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (as sergeant). He re-enlisted on March 12, 1864, was wounded on May 18, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, and mustered out at Washington, D.C., on July 16, 1865. During his service, he was promoted to corporal, sergeant, and first lieutenant; the latter promotion occurred on June 1, 1865, but he was not mustered in at that rank. According to the census of 1880, he was a steam and gas pipe welder; Trow’s Directory for 1883 also lists him as a welder. The Veterans’ Schedule of 1890 confirms his military service and notes that he was wounded in the left arm. In 1893, he applied for and received an invalid pension under certificate 865,592. He last lived at 307 West 15th Street in Manhattan. Shortly after his death in 1910, Elizabeth Curtis was granted a widow’s pension, certificate 702,352. Section 135, lot 14964, grave 808.
CURTIS, FREDERICK R. (1836-1863). Assistant paymaster, United States Navy. Curtis served in the Navy as an acting assistant paymaster from October 19, 1861-July 12, 1862, when he was named assistant paymaster. He died at Fortress Monroe, Virginia, on April 25, 1863, a “casualty,” and was interred at Green-Wood on May 1, 1863. Section 105, lot 5560.
CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM (1833-1920). Captain, 71st Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company G. Curtis, who was born in New York City, was a clerk at the time of the 1860 census. After enlisting at New York City as a first lieutenant on April 19, 1861, Curtis was commissioned into Company G of the 71st New York State National Guard on May 3, and mustered out on July 31 of that year. When his unit was reactivated in 1862, he was promoted to captain and commissioned into the same company on May 28, and mustered out at New York City on September 2. According to the census of 1870, he was a chandler, a seller of supplies and equipment for ships; the census of 1880 states that he was a ship broker. The Veterans’ Schedule for 1890 verifies his military service. Curtis was granted an invalid pension in 1894, certificate 1,061,991. The censuses of 1900, 1910, and 1920 show that he was living in Brooklyn but no occupation is listed. His brother, Robert Curtis (see), also served during the Civil War. He last lived at 346A Decatur Street in Brooklyn. Section 59, lot 1538.
CURTIS, MARK (1838-1874). Corporal, 139th New York Infantry, Company D. Of English origin, he was a stone cutter according to the 1860 census. Curtis enlisted as a private at Brooklyn on August 28, 1862, and mustered into the 139th New York on September 9. On March 7, 1863, he was promoted to corporal of his company and served with that rank until he mustered out on June 19, 1865, at Richmond, Virginia. He died of typhoid fever at Saint Peters Hospital in Brooklyn. His wife, Kate Curtis, applied for and received a widow’s pension in 1891, certificate 307,328. Section 127, lot 3139, grave 258.
CURTIS, ROBERT (1844-1928). Private, 56th Regiment, New York State National Guard. Company H. Born in New York City, he was a brother of George W. Curtis (see). In 1864, Curtis enlisted as a private on August 2 and served in the 56th Regiment for 100 days, mustering out on November 6 of that year. According to the Brooklyn Directory of 1888-1890, he was a painter. The Veterans’ Schedule of 1890 confirms his military service. His application for a pension in 1908 was granted, certificate 1,150,017. As per the census of 1910, he was an engineer; the census of 1920 shows that he had retired. He last lived at 595 East 34th Street in Brooklyn. Section 172, lot 13884.
CURTIS, WILLIAM ARGALL (1838-1865). Hospital steward, United States Army; private, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Company D. A native of New York City, he was a clerk before he enlisted at Brooklyn on April 18, 1861, and mustered into the 14th on May 23. Curtis was detached to the Brigade Headquarters on August 1, 1861, but was on the muster roll as of April 30, 1863. Although listed as a deserter on August 13, 1863, he was in fact hospitalized and the desertion notation was removed. He was promoted to hospital steward on April 2, 1864, effective upon his transfer that day to the United States Army’s Field and Staff. He died from diarrhea at Washington, D.C., but his family lived at 79 Lawrence Street in Brooklyn. As per his obituary in The New York Times, members of the 14th were invited to his funeral. Section 69, lot 6641.
CUSIC (or CUSICK), JAMES FRANKLYN (1843-1918). Private, Maine Coast Guards Infantry, Company A. Born in Maine, although some records say he was originally from St. George, New Brunswick, Cusic lived in Franklin, Maine, when he enlisted on March 18, 1864, and mustered into the Maine Coast Guards Infantry on that day. He was a farmer who was 5′ 7½” with blue eyes, black hair and a dark complexion. Cusic mustered out on May 25, 1865, at Portland, Maine. After the War, he was active in the Abel Smith Post #435 of the G.A.R. In 1892, he applied for and was granted an invalid pension, certificate 948,483. According to the censuses of 1900 and 1910, he was living in Brooklyn where he was a laborer at the navy yard. His last residence was 1450 36th Street in Brooklyn. In 1918, his widow, Henrietta Cusic, who is interred with him, applied for and received a pension, certificate 864,970. Section 166, lot 25685.
CUTHBERT, HENRY J. (1834-1888). Private, 11th Massachusetts Infantry, Company A. A Massachusetts native, Cuthbert was a clerk and New York City resident when he was drafted as a private into the 11th Massachusetts on August 13, 1863. He mustered out at Camp Miegs in Readville, Massachusetts, on July 14, 1865. According to his pension record, he also served in the Navy aboard the USS Lehigh and the USS Sabine although no further information is known. According to the census of 1880, he was employed as a bookkeeper. Although his name is listed on the Veterans’ Schedule of 1890, there is a notation that his wife was a widow. His last residence was 436 10th Street in Brooklyn. In 1890, Georgianna Cuthbert, who is interred with him applied for and was granted a widow’s pension, certificate 408,595. Section 4, lot 21316, grave 19.
CUTTER (or CUTLER), GEORGE ROGERS (1840-1891). Surgeon, 127th New York Infantry. An eye and ear specialist, Cutter was a native of New York City and a graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons there. He enlisted as a surgeon at New York City on July 23, 1862, and was commissioned into the Field and Staff of the 127th on September 10, 1862. During his service, he was away from his regiment and listed as absent in May 1863 when he was an acting medical director and subsequently, when he was detached to a field hospital at Deveaux’s Neck, South Carolina, in October 1864. He was also absent as of April 19, 1865, when he was assistant to the chief medical officer of the District of South Carolina. He mustered out with his company on June 30, 1865, at Charleston, South Carolina. After the War, he remained in Charleston where he practiced medicine until 1868 at which time he went to Heidelberg, Germany, where he studied for four years. Upon returning to the United States, he became associated with the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. A prominent doctor and scientist, he is the author of A Dictionary of German Terms Used in Medicine, published in 1879. The Veterans’ Schedule of 1890 confirms his service and notes that his rank was major. According to his obituary in The New York Times, he was a member and past president of the Ophthalmological Society of New York, a consultant to St. Catharine’s Hospital, and a member of the Kings County Medical Society. His last residence was 473 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn. Section 27, lot 4026.
CUTTER, JAMES BIRD (1840-1876). Assistant surgeon, United States Army. A student at the 33rd Street Medical College in Manhattan, he was awarded a medical degree from the Long-Island College Hospital. In 1860, he won Wood’s $50 first prize for the best anatomical subject at Bellevue Hospital. During the Civil War, Cutter served as an acting assistant surgeon of the United States Army in Virginia and at McDougall General Hospital at Fort Schuyler, New York, in 1863. Immediately after the War, he lived in Newark, New Jersey, where he was a respected surgeon. His life, however, was marked by controversy. An article in the New-York Daily Tribune on May 6, 1871, states that he was indicted in Newark, charged with performing an abortion, and allegedly absconded. He last resided in East Lyme, Connecticut. Section 67, lot 3789.
CUTTER (or CUTLER), JOHN S. (1838-1863). Captain, 176th New York Infantry, Company C. A native New Yorker, Cutter was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1859. During the Civil War, he enlisted at New York City on December 18, 1862, was immediately commissioned into the 176th New York as a captain, and was killed in action on June 23, 1863, at Brashear City, Louisiana. His muster roll indicates that he was also borne on the rolls as John S. Cutler. According to his obituary in The New York Times, which was dated July 23, 1863, “Capt. Cutter was a young lawyer of this City, of fine promise, and a gentleman of great personal worth. He fell while gallantly leading his men for a third charge upon the enemy.” On April 13, 1864, he was interred at Green-Wood. Section 180, lot 13487.
CUTTING, JAMES DeWOLF (or DeWITT, D’WOLF) (1839-1885). Captain and aide-de-camp, United States Volunteers; second lieutenant, 2nd New York Veteran Cavalry, Company A; private, 7th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company F. A native of New York, Cutting was employed as a clerk according to the census of 1860. He enrolled at New York City on April 17, 1861, and mustered into the 7th Regiment to serve for 30 days on April 26. He re-enlisted as a second lieutenant on December 9 of that year, was commissioned into the 2nd Regiment of Cavalry (Veterans) that day, and was discharged for promotion on May 22, 1862. Cutting was commissioned into the United States Volunteers the next day as a captain and additional aide-de-camp at Warrenton, Virginia. Writing from Washington, D.C., on November 6, 1862, Major General Irvin McDowell, commanding officer, thanked Cutting and others, “My staff were always faithful, zealous, active, and fearless in the discharge of their duties, which were incessant and exhausting, and under which many of them broke down in health, some being still unable to leave their beds.” He tendered his resignation on December 8, 1864. As per the census of 1870, he was employed as a broker; Trow’s Directory for New York City lists him as a broker in 1876. At the time of the census of 1880, he was a stock broker living at 141 West Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. The son of a wealthy broker (his father’s real estate was valued at $40,000 in 1870), his family’s estate, the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, a New York State Park, is on the south shore of Long Island. His last residence was in Pleasantville, New York. Section 23, lot 6612.
CUTTING, WILLIAM (1831-1897). Brigadier general, colonel and lieutenant colonel by brevet; major and aide-de-camp, United States Volunteers. Born in New York City, Cutting’s grandfather and father were both lawyers. His grandfather was a principal owner of the Brooklyn Steamboat Company, a ferry service between Brooklyn and Manhattan. His father represented his district in Congress in 1853-1855 and was opposed to the pro-slavery Democrats during the debates over the admission of Kansas and Nebraska to the Union. Cutting was educated at Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He was 5′ 9½” tall with black hair, black eyes, dark complexion, large mouth, prominent nose, large mouth, long face, and dark complexion. An officer in United States Volunteers, he enlisted at New York City as a captain on November 16, 1861, and was immediately commissioned into the United States Volunteers Quartermaster’s Department where he served until his promotion to major and aide-de-camp on July 22, 1862. He served as aide-de-camp on the staff of Major General Ambrose E. Burnside. On August 1, 1864, he was brevetted to lieutenant colonel for his actions at Wilderness and Spotsylvania, Virginia. That same day, he was also brevetted to colonel for his bravery at Knoxville, Tennessee. Major General G. Parke recommended Cutting for a promotion by brevet for his “conspicuous and gallant conduct in the actions of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Bethesda Church, and before Petersburg, Virginia,” in his report of November 19, 1864. The praises were reiterated by Burnside in his report of November 26, 1864, who commended Cutting and thanked him and other officers for efforts in Virginia during the engagements across the Chickahominy and the James and at Petersburg from June 12-July 30. He wrote, “Through the entire campaign they have shown a noble devotion to the service, answered all calls made upon them, and endured fatigue, exposure, and privations with cheerfulness and alacrity.” On March 13, 1865, he was brevetted to brigadier general “for gallant and meritorious services at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia.” Cutting resigned on May 8, 1865. He returned to the practice of law after the War. An article in The New York Times on July 23, 1887, reported that Cutting, the executor of his father’s estate, misappropriated almost $2,000,000 in funds. “…This sum,” says the report, “was withdrawn from the productive funds of the estate from time to time and applied to his own use without right and in violation of his duty as Executor, and he is chargeable therefore with legal interest, …” The article went on to say, “…the said William Cutting was guilty of misappropriation and gross neglect and disregard of duty in management of said estate….” It was determined that Cutting was not entitled to be paid any commission or compensation as executor and that his relatives would not pursue any criminal charges after the fair shares were appropriated in a timely manner. According to his obituary in The New York Times, he was the founder of the Knickerbocker Club. He last lived at 1250 Broadway in Manhattan. Section 23, lot 6609.
A post-Civil War reunion with Major General Ambrose Burnside and staff. Among those pictured are William Cutting, James Lyman Van Buren (see) and Frederick Locke (see).
CUVILLIER, LEON (or LOUIS, L.L.) (1832-1866). Captain, 38th New York Infantry, Company I; first lieutenant and adjutant, 55th New York Infantry; private, 7th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company F. Originally from France, Cuvillier first served in the 7th Regiment for 30 days in 1861. He then re-enlisted at Staten Island as an adjutant on August 26, 1861, and was commissioned two days later into the Field and Staff of the 55th New York with a promotion to first lieutenant and adjutant. On May 31, 1862, he was wounded at Fair Oaks, Virginia. An article in the New York Herald on June 8, 1862, notes that soldiers were brought to Boston on the Daniel Webster, a hospital ship of the Sanitary Commission, and would return to their regiments after treatment. Cuvillier was among those treated; he was wounded twice in the left arm and once in the side, and was in “comfortable” condition. On December 23, 1862, he transferred into the Field and Staff of the 38th New York as an adjutant, upon consolidation of units. His promotion to captain on February 19, 1863, became effective upon his transfer to Company I on April 3. He mustered out on June 22, 1863, at East New York. He last resided at 258 South 6th Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he died from consumption. In 1880, his wife’s application for a widow’s pension was granted, certificate 237,801. A minor’s pension was also granted at that time, certificate 238,725. Section 115, lot 4196, grave 63.
DAGGETT, JOSEPH NATHANIEL (1839-1902). First lieutenant and quartermaster, 43rd United States Colored Infantry (USCT), Company C; private 10th Vermont Infantry, Company K. Born in Coventry, Vermont, Daggett resided there when he enlisted as a private on August 6, 1862, and mustered into Company K of the 10th Vermont Infantry on September 1. He was promoted to corporal on January 4, 1863, and was discharged for promotion on March 19, 1864, the same day that he was commissioned into Company C of the 43rd USCT as a first lieutenant. Daggett became a quartermaster on April 1, 1864, and transferred into the Field and Staff. He mustered out on October 20, 1865. As per an article about his death in The New York Times on March 27, 1902, he was the superintendent of the New York store of John Wanamaker. That store’s employees adopted resolutions of appreciation attesting to his abilities as a skillful executive and sympathetic friend who demonstrated kindness to all employees in the company. One resolution, which was included in his obituary in the New York Herald read, “It mattered not what duties taxed his physical and emotional strength, his time was always given, his ear always open, when he was appealed to even by the humblest.” Daggett worked for John Wanamaker for eighteen years in both the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York City establishments. He last lived at 170 Washington Park in Brooklyn. Shortly after his death in 1902, Emma Daggett applied for and received a widow’s pension, certificate 705,412. Section 205, lot 31066, grave 1.
DAHLGREN, CHARLES GUSTAVUS ULRICH (1811-1888). Brigadier general, 3rd Brigade and 7th Brigade, Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America. Originally interred at Green-Wood temporarily, Dahlgren was removed and re-interred at City Cemetery, in Natchez, Mississippi. Dahlgren, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moved to Natchez, Mississippi, where he became an official of the Bank of the United States. After the ordinance of secession passed in Mississippi at the onset of the Civil War, he spent his personal funds to raise and equip two regiments of state- sponsored volunteers, the 3rd Brigade Infantry and the 7th Brigade Infantry, both part of the Army of the Mississippi. When Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, moved both brigades from state service to the Provisional Army of the Confederate States of America in 1863, it precipitated a dispute between the two that lasted throughout their lifetimes. Davis removed Dahlgren from command and retired him from his leadership of the 3rd and 7th Mississippi Brigades. It is noteworthy that Charles Dahlgren’s family played a prominent role during the Civil War exemplifying how relatives were torn apart by the conflict. His older brother, Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, headed the Ordnance Department of the United States Navy and in 1863, commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. The inventor of numerous guns and cannons that helped the Union, he achieved renown when he created a cast iron muzzle loading cannon known as the “Dahlgren gun.” John Dahlgren’s son, Colonel Ulrich Dahlgren, United States Cavalry, was killed in action in 1864 on a raid to assassinate President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate Cabinet in Richmond, Virginia. Charles Dahlgren’s older brother, William Dahlgren, was a member of a United States diplomatic mission to the United Kingdom and was part of a mission sent by President Lincoln to spy on Confederate purchasing agents there. He last lived at 530 Decatur Street in Brooklyn. According to a newspaper report, he had a simple funeral attended only by close friends and family. Reverend Dr. Van Dyke said of him, “…Few men have met and passed through such trials and scenes of excitement and vicissitude and still preserved a steady courage. He was a man of indomitable will….”
DAKIN, THOMAS SPENCER (1831-1878). Captain, 13th Regiment, New York State National Guard, Company H. Born in Orange County, New York, he worked on his father’s farm until he was seventeen. He then walked 75 miles to New York City, and began his new life as an office boy. Within ten years he had established the firm of Thomas S. Dakin & Co., commission agents. He was a leader of the Putnam Baseball Club of Brooklyn, was listed in the 1860 edition of Beadle’s Dime Base-Ball Player as second vice president of the Baseball Association, and was among the first to propose rules to make baseball a national game. Serving three months in 1862, he enlisted at Brooklyn and was commissioned into the 13th Regiment on May 28, and mustered out on September 12 at Brooklyn. He was elected captain of the 13th, and served on General Crook’s staff during the Virginia Campaign. After the Civil War, he became a major general of the militia, and was a prominent member of the United States Rifle Team, leading it to numerous international triumphs. He served as a director of the National Rifle Association. Elected a member of the Legion of Honor of France, he was one of the most popular men in Brooklyn. In 1876, he ran for Congress but was defeated. G.A.R. Post #206 was named in his honor and he was a member of the William Rankin Post #10. The night before his death, he attended the famed Plymouth Church in Brooklyn to hear the sermon of Chaplain Beecher (see) with members of the 13th Regiment and complained that he “had a headache, the first in his life, and that his eyes seemed dim.” His funeral at Green-Wood was spectacular. As the sun set and drummers beat the cadence, policemen, then military officers in full dress uniform on horseback, entered the cemetery. An honor guard accompanied the caisson which carried Dakin’s body, dressed in uniform. It was the same caisson that had been used at the funeral of General Winfield Scott. Regiments marched in accompanying a riderless horse, with boots in the stirrups turned heels first, and crowds thronged the cemetery as the 13th Regiment formed in battle line on the hillside above the receiving vault. His last residence was 376 Pearl Street in Brooklyn. Section 54, lot 6953.
DALE, CHARLES G. (1831-1891). Assistant engineer, United States Revenue Cutter Service; United States Navy. A native of New York State, Dale enlisted on September 15, 1858, at New York City, and joined the Revenue Cutter Service. In 1861, by Presidential Order, he was attached to the United States Navy as an assistant engineer for the duration of the Civil War. In a letter written by his wife, she attested that he served on the Harriet Lane and was in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina. She wrote that he also served on the Miami, a gunboat, and the Stevens, a steamer, during the hostilities. He returned to the Revenue Cutter Service in 1866, where he was promoted to chief engineer and served until his retirement on August 22, 1874. Among the places where he served were Key West, Florida; Bronx, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; and New Berne, North Carolina. The 1880 census listed his occupation as engineer. His last residence was 2073 Bathgate Avenue in the Bronx. Cordelia Dale, who is interred with him, received a pension from the Navy, certificate 8,579. Section 73, lot 6028.
DALE, GEORGE O. (1833-1864). Corporal, 42nd New York Infantry, Company B. Of English birth, Dale enlisted as a private at New York City on August 16, 1861, mustered immediately into the 42nd, and was promoted at some point during his service to corporal. On June 25, 1862, he deserted at Fair Oaks, Virginia. His last address was 84 Front Street in Brooklyn. Section 121, lot 11189, grave 92.
DALE, JOHN (1833-1864). Corporal, 162nd New York Infantry, Company G. Dale enlisted at New York City as a private on September 3, 1862, and mustered into the 162nd Infantry, known as the Metropolitan Guards, on October 18, 1862. Rising to corporal on June 14, 1863, he died of consumption on May 12, 1864, at New York City. Section 115, lot 13536 (Soldiers’ Lot), grave 85.
DALEY, PATRICK (1830-1901). Private, 132nd New York Infantry, Company I. A native of Ireland, he enlisted and mustered into the 132nd New York on September 3, 1862, only to desert on September 23. He last lived at 54 Huntington Street in Brooklyn. Section 137, lot 30129, grave 2.
DALLING, WILLIAM (1841-1895). Corporal, 2nd New York Heavy Artillery, Company B. Born in New York State, Dalling enlisted as a private at New York City on August 11, 1862, and mustered into the 2nd New York Heavy Artillery. The next year, on August 1, 1863, he was promoted to corporal of his company, was reduced in rank to private on February 15, 1864, and mustered out of service on May 15, 1865, at Washington, D.C. His last residence was 223 West 35th Street in Manhattan. His wife, Kate, received a widow’s pension in 1914, certificate 422,933. Section 135, lot 27263, grave 811.
DALRYMPLE, JOHN (1827-1872). Captain, 83rd New York Infantry, Company A. Born in Scotland, he enlisted as a first lieutenant at New York City on May 27, 1861. He was commissioned into Company A of 83rd New York the same day, was promoted to captain on August 6 of that year, and was discharged on May 22, 1862. He last resided at 219 West 11th Street, New York City. Section 163, lot 14875.
DALSTON, WILLIAM BELL (1834-1914). Private, 12th Regiment, New York State Militia, Company E. Originally from Carlisle, England, Dalston immigrated to the United States in December 1855, aboard the passenger ship Robert Kelly. As per the vessel’s manifest, he was employed at that time as a lithographer. During the Civil War, he enlisted in 1861 and served as a private for three months with the 12th Regiment. In 1880, he was living in Atlanta, Georgia, where he worked as a bookseller. In 1881, he published a lithograph, Chronological Chart of the United States-Dedicated to the People of the United States by the Publisher, considered to be of museum quality. The 1884 Brooklyn Directory lists his trade as agent. An article in the Long Island Traveler on February 6, 1885, states that Dalston purchased farmland in Southold, New York. A subsequent article in the Long Island Traveler on September 28, 1888, mentions that Dalston was the agent for a “beautifully bound book” by R. W. Thompson, History of the Tariff. In 1891, he applied for and was granted a pension, certificate 739,623. The 1900 census indicates that he was working as a bookkeeper; the 1902 Brooklyn Directory shows that he was a book dealer at 612 Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn. According to the 1910 census, he was dealing and publishing medical books. His last residence was 612 Jefferson Avenue in Brooklyn. In 1914, Frederica Moadinger Dalston, who is interred with him, received a widow’s pension, certificate 78,357. Section 22, lot 9109.
DALTON, WILLIAM (1819-1894). Private, 15th New York Engineers, Company F; 18th Veteran Reserve Corps, Company E. Of English origin and employed as a buckle-coverer according to the census of 1860, Dalton enlisted at New York City as a private on May 9, 1861, and mustered into the 15th New York Engineers on June 17, and was discharged for disability at Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia, on March 29, 1862. He apparently re-enlisted on an unknown date, and was injured in the right hand at Fairfax, Virginia, in September 1862. As per his pension record, application 853,225, in 1890, he also served in the 18th Veteran Reserve Corps, Company E, but no details are known about that service. A harness-maker by trade, he was first admitted to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home in Bath, New York, from March 15, 1879-June 27, 1879, readmitted on February 15, 1888-September 16, 1890, and returned on December 22, 1890, until his death. His military service is confirmed by the Veterans’ Schedule of 1890. Section 58, lot 25742, grave 9.
DANA, WILLIAM STARR (1843-1890). Acting ensign, United States Navy. Born in New York City, Dana joined the Navy on October 25, 1859, as an acting midshipman, then attended the Naval Academy from 1859-1863. After becoming an acting ensign on October 1, 1863, he was assigned to the frigate Niagara in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron for two years during which time he participated at the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, on August 5, 1864. From 1865-1866, he was in the Pacific Squadron on the Lancaster. Dana was promoted to master on May 10, 1866. Continuing his career in the Navy, he was assigned to the Aroostook, the Shenandoah, and the Ashuelot in the Asiatic Squadron from 1867-69, was promoted to lieutenant on February 21, 1867, lieutenant commander on March 12, 1868, and commander on September 14, 1881. He was married to Frances Theodora Smith from 1884 until his death. She was an American botanist and author who wrote under the name, Mrs. William Starr Dana, and whose work, How to Know Wild Flowers (1893), elicited positive responses from Theodore Roosevelt and Rudyard Kipling. Dana made his home in New York City but died in Paris, France. On October 25, 1887, Juliette Dana sent a letter to Green-Wood asking the cemetery to refuse permission to disinter the remains of her grandchild, the son of William Dana, from that lot. Section 158, lot 14546.
DANDREAU (or DANDARAW), MICHAEL (or MITCHELL) (1824-1867). Assistant engineer, United States Navy. Originally a French Canadian, born Michel Dandurand in St. Luc, Quebec, his family immigrated to Bethlehem, New York, when he was eleven years old. Together with his brother Cornelius and nephew, Paul, he enlisted in the Navy on December 28, 1861, and was appointed acting second assistant engineer on January 6, 1862. He served on the steamer Fort Henry, and was transferred to the Flag on May 6, 1862. The Flag patrolled the waters of the Carolinas and was engaged in battle in Charleston Harbor in April 1863. Dandreau was sent home because of sickness on May 14, 1863, declared unfit for duty and honorably discharged on June 3, 1863. He died of pulmonary disease on April 29, 1867. In 1892, his widow, Ann applied for a pension. Section 15, lot 8151.
DANIELL (or DANIEL), ROBERT R. (1835-1863). Major, 31st New York Infantry, Company A. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he enlisted at New York City as a second lieutenant on May 2, 1861, and was commissioned into the 31st New York’s Company A on May 24. Daniell was complimented by Colonel Calvin Pratt in his field report from Alexandria, Virginia, on July 22, 1861, for his “coolness and judgment.” He rose to first lieutenant on October 6, 1861, to captain on March 21, 1862, and then to major on October 4, 1862, the same day that he was transferred to the Field and Staff. While on a leave of absence in New York City, he succumbed to typhoid fever on April 13, 1863. He last lived at 205 Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn. Section 112, lot 14224.
DANIELS, FRANK (or FRANZ) (1816-1891). Private, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Company H; 7th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, Company G. Of German origin and a baker by trade, Daniels enlisted at Brooklyn as a private on September 22, 1862, and mustered into the 14th Brooklyn the next day. He was 5′ 7″ tall with brown hair and eyes and a light complexion. On December 17, 1864, he transferred into Company G of the 7th Veteran Reserve Corps from which he mustered out on June 28, 1865, at Washington, D.C. In 1885, his application for an invalid pension was granted, certificate 314,561. His last address was on Rochester and New York Avenues in Brooklyn. Section 3, lot 21025, grave 265.
DANIELSON, JOHN H. (1829-1877). Private, 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) Infantry, Engineers; 48th New York Infantry Company C. Born in Sweden and a tailor by trade, he enlisted as a private at Brooklyn on April 18, 1861. On May 23, 1861, he mustered into 14th Brooklyn’s Engineers and was discharged for disability on July 31, 1861, at Arlington, Virginia. He re-enlisted as a private on August 30, 1862, mustered into Company C of the 48th New York, and mustered out on May 30, 1865, at New Berne, North Carolina. Danielson last lived at 441 Bergen Street in Brooklyn. In 1884, his widow applied for a pension, application 512,017, but there is no certification number. Section A, lot 8100, grave 762.
DARGAN (or DARGIN), CHARLES (1842-1862). Private, 70th New York Infantry, Company H. Born in Ireland, passenger records show he entered the United States in 1849. Dargan enlisted as a private at New York City on October 24, 1861, immediately mustered into the 70th New York, and was killed in battle on May 5, 1862, at Williamsburg, Virginia. Section 164, lot 15171.
DARRAGH, SIMPSON (1844-1863). Private, 1st New York Mounted Rifles, Company F; 2nd New Jersey Cavalry, Company L. An Irish native and bookkeeper who resided at 35 Carmine Street in Manhattan, Darragh became a naturalized citizen on December 20, 1860. During the Civil War, he enlisted as a private at New York City on July 15, 1862, mustered into the 1st New York Mounted Rifles two weeks later, and was discharged on an unknown date. He was 5′ 6½” tall with gray eyes, brown hair and a fair complexion who listed his occupation as clerk on the muster rolls. After re-enlisting as a private on August 15, 1863, he mustered into the 2nd New Jersey Cavalry on August 26. Wounded on an unstated date, he succumbed to his injuries at Bellaire, Ohio, on December 16, 1863, and arrived at Green-Wood for burial four days later. His name and date of death appeared on the Bodies in Transit List and in The New York Times. According to his obituary, his funeral was held at the home of his father on 26 Commerce Street in Manhattan. He was re-interred in a family plot on June 29, 1864. Section 163, lot 14880.
DARROW, JAMES C. (1824-1864). Corporal, 82nd New York Infantry, Companies K and E; 59th New York In