- Born: Abt 1834, , , New York, USA 138
- Marriage: Anna E. KILSING 4163
General Notes:
Possibly a Civil War Veteran:
Enlisted as a Private on 12 August 1862 in Fallsburg, NY at the age of 28 Enlisted in Company C, 143rd Infantry Regiment New York on 08 October 1862 Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 October 1864 (Estimated date) Mustered out on 20 July 1865 in Alexandria, VA Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General. (NYRoster) Published in 1894-1906
Regimental History NEW YORK ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD INFANTRY (Three Years)
One Hundred and Forty-third Infantry.-Cols., David P. DeWitt, Horace Boughton; Lieut.-Cols., Horace Boughton, Joseph B. Taft, Hezekiah Watkins; Majs., Joseph B. Taft, Hezekiah Watkins, John Higgins, Edward H. Pinney.
This regiment, recruited in the counties of Sullivan and Tompkins, was organized at Monticello, and there mustered into the U. S. service for a three years' term on Oct. 8, 1862. Col. DeWitt was formerly in command of the 3d Maryland regiment. The 143d left the state on Oct. 14, proceeded to Washington and remained on duty in the defenses of the capital until April, 1863, when it was ordered to the Department of Virginia.
Here it participated in the defense of Suffolk, in the 3d (Hughston's) brigade, Gurney's division, and then took part in the operations against Richmond with Gordon's division. After the battle of Gettysburg it was transferred to the Army of the Potomac, and placed in the 1st brigade, 3d (Schurz's) division, 11th corps.
It accompanied the 11th and 12th corps to Tennessee in September, joined Grant's army at Chattanooga and the following month took part in the midnight battle at Wauhatchie, Tenn., losing 6 killed and wounded. Lieut.-Col. Taft was killed in the action at Missionary ridge in November, after which the regiment was ordered to the relief of Knoxville, a most trying and arduous campaign.
When the new 20th corps was formed in April, 1864, the 143d was assigned to 3d brigade (Robinson's), 1st division (Williams') of that corps, and fought under Sherman in all the battles and campaigns in which the 20th corps was engaged from Chattanooga to Raleigh.
During this period of almost a year the regiment sustained casualties amounting to 176 killed, wounded and missing, its heaviest losses being incurred at Kennesaw mountain, where 76 were killed, wounded and missing, and at Peachtree creek, where the loss was 48 killed and wounded.
Lieut. Edward Carrington, a splendid soldier, was killed March 6, 1865, at Natural Bridge, Fla., while serving on the staff of Gen. Newton. After Johnston's surrender the regiment marched to Washington, where it took part in the grand review, and was there mustered out on July 20, 1865.
It returned home under command of Col. Boughton, who was soon after commissioned brigadier-general. The loss of the regiment during service was 5 officers and 38 men killed and mortally wounded; 1 officer and 177 men died of disease and other causes; 9 men were killed in a railroad accident March 20, 1863; total deaths, 221.
Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 152
New York ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. Sullivan County Regiment. (Three Years)
August 14, 1862,, Mr. John C. Holley received authority to recruit this regiment in Sullivan county; it was organized at Monticello, with David P. DeWitt as Colonel, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years October 8, 1862.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Monticello, Fremont, Bethel, Rockland, Forestburg, Liberty and Beaver Kill; B at Bethel, Thompson, Fallsburg, Forestburg and Stormsville; C at Fallsburg, Rockland, Grahamville and Neversink; D at Ithaca and Lansing; E at Wurtsborough, Bridgeville, Monticello and Phillipsport; F at Fremont, Callicoon, Jeffersonville, Rockland and Monticello; G at Fremont, Bloomingburg, Neversink, Monticello, Thompson, Cochecton and Tusten; H at Liberty, Monticello and Rockland; I at Dryden and Cochecton; K at Cochecton, Monticello, Tusten, Callicoon, Highland and Thompson.
The regiment left the State October 14, 1862; it served in the defenses of Washington in the 3d Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, from October 16, 1862; in the 22d Corps, from February, 1863; in 3d, Hughston's, Brigade, Gurney's Division, Department of Virginia, at Suffolk, Va., from April, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, of 7th Corps, from May, 1863; of 4th Corps from June, 1863; in the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 11th Corps, from July 14, 1863; in the 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Corps, from April, 1864; in the 2d Brigade, Bartlett's Division, 22d Corps, from June 30, 1865; and, under Col. Horace Boughton, it was honorably discharged and mustered out July 20, 1865, at and near Washington, D.C.
Source: Phisterer, p. 3,656
Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the census in 1840 in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., New York, USA. 135 Males: 1 <5 (Hiram W.); 1 5-10 (Abner J.); 1 30-40 (Moses DePuy). Females: 1 <5 (Anna), 2 5-10 (Jane E., unexplained); 1 30-40 (Abigail).
• He appeared on the census on 2 Nov 1850 in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., New York, USA. 136,138
• He appeared on the census on 9 Aug 1860 in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., New York, USA. 138,2371
• He worked as a blacksmith on 9 Aug 1860 in Fallsburg, Sullivan Co., New York, USA. 138
• He had a residence from 1894 to 1986 in Durners Corners, Sullivan Co., New York, USA. 4164
Abner married Anna E. KILSING.4163
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