C.H. AMEY, Hornellsville, New York.
In 1862 C.H. Amey enlisted in Company K, 107th New York Volunteers, for three years' service in the War of the Rebellion, and one month from the time he first shouldered a musket he received his baptism of fire in the fierce battle of Antietam. During the balance of his career as a soldier he fought on many a hotly contested field, but went through the storms of shot and shell and came out unscathed by the enemy's bullets.

His father, John D. Amey, was one of the pioneers of Ontario County, New York, where the subject of this sketch was born, October 17, 1837. After securing his education he worked on his father's farm and in the lumber business up to the time of his enlistment, and on his return from the war he followed the carpenter trade until February, 1867, when he secured a position as brakeman on the Susquehanna Division of the Erie. After three years in this capacity he was advanced to fireman, and then followed nine years of efficient service. In July, 1879, he was promoted to engineer, and for the past seven years has run fast freights Nos. 37 and 90. Mr. Amey is a fine old-fashioned gentleman, mild mannered, and of a most friendly disposition. His career as a railroad man has been one of success and he stands well in the estimation of his superiors, while by his fellow workmen and general acquaintances he is highly regarded.

He was married November 7, 1866, to Miss Sarah Jane Wallace, and four children were born to them, two of whom, Flora and Gernia, survive. Mrs. Amey died in 1883, and in 1891 Mr. Amey was married to Miss Esther M. Boyce. Mr. Amey is a member of the G.A.R. and Hornellsville Lodge, A.O.U.W.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.

From the October 10, 1890 issue of the Hornellsville Weekly Tribune:
Engineer Charles Amey is again on the sick list. His trouble is asthma, which gives him much trouble and keeps him from work nearly half the time.