Richard,
I really like the way you have done the website!
Here is some information on
(Robert Boyd, Civil War Soldier), for you to add
as you see fit...
Under the NY Civil War Boyds,
you have the obit for Robert who died 31 May
1905, saying that he was a
Civil War Vet.
>From
the "Three Years with the Adirondack Regiment, 118th New York Volunteers
Infantry,
from the Diaries and Official Memoranda of John L. Cunningham",
published
by John L. Cunningham in 1920:
This Robert joined the 118th Infantry in Bolton, Warren Co., NY 9 Aug 1862.
>From
the "Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York For
the
Year 1901", published 3 Jan 1901 by the State of New York, in Albany,
(this
series of volumes seems to have all the civil war records for the state.)
This Robert mustered in as
a private on 30 Aug 1862, he was made a corporal 2
Sept 1862, and a seargent
1 Jan 1865. He mustered out with the company on 13
June 1865 in Richmond, VA.
The regiment left the state
on 3 Sept 1862 and beginning on 4 Sept 1862
served in the middle Department,
8th Corps, in the defenses and Department of
Washington. Beginning
24 Oct 1862 the regiment served in the Provisional
Brigade, Abercrombie's Division,
22nd Corps. Beginning Feb 1863 they served
in the District of Washington.
From 22 April 1863 they served in the Reserve
Brigade, 7th Corps, Department
of Virginia in the area of Suffolk VA. In May
1863 they served in the 1st
Brigade, Getty's Division, 7th Corps. In June
1863 they served in Wistar's
Brigade, 4th Corps. In July 1863 they were with
the Provisional Brigade, 7th
Corps. In August 1863 they served at Yorktown,
VA. In October 1863
they served with the Department of Virginia at Norfolk
and Portsmouth. In November
1863 they served at Norfolk. In Dec 1863 they
served at Newport News.
In Jan 1864 they again joined Wistars Division, 18th
Corps. In February 1864
they transferred to Heckman's Division, 18th Corps.
In April 1864 they joined
the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Corps, Army of
the James.
In December 1864 they joined the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division,
25th Corps. He was honorably
discharged and mustered out, under Col. George
F. Nichols, 13 June 1865,
at Richmond VA.
>From 26 April - 4 May 1863 they fought in the Siege of Suffolk, VA.
On 23 May 1863 they were in
the Battle of Antioch Church and Baker's Cross
Roads, VA.
On 16 Jun 1863 they were part of the Battle of Franklin, VA.
On 4 July 1863 they were in the battle of South Anna Bridge, VA.
On 25 July 1863 they fought the battle of Gloucester Court House, VA.
On 9 March 1864 they were part of the battle of Ballyhack, VA.
On 14 April 1864 they were in the battle of Smithfield, VA.
On 5 May 1864 they began operations
against Petersburg and Richmond, VA,
including Port Walthall and
Chester Station 6-7 May; Swift Creek 9-10 May;
Proctor's Creek 12-13 May;
Drewry's Bluff 14-16 May; and Bermuda Hundred
18-26 May. By 31 May
1864 the hostilities in the area were completed.
On 1 June 1864 they began the
battle of Cold Harbor, VA, with the first
assault on the 1st, and the
second assault on the 3rd. On 12 June 1864 this
battle was completed.
15 - 19 June 1864 they assaulted Petersburg, VA.
They fought in the battle of Chaffin's Farms, VA 29 Sept - 1 Oct 1864.
They served in the battle of
Fair Oaks, VA 27 - 29 Oct 1864, and participated
in the fall of Petersburg
on 2 April 1865.
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I have the original marriage
certificate for Robert Boyd (1839-1905) and
Sarah Jane Cobb (1836-1913).
They were married 4 July 1865 in Padenarum (now
Bolton), Warren Co. NY.
I have seen the original records
for the marriage of Gertrude Sarah Boyd
(1868-1947), daughter of Robert
Boyd and Sarah Jane Cobb, to Emerson Stephen
Latham (1860-1937), on 21
Sept 1886 in Bolton Landing, Warren Co. NY.
In the census taken 17 June
1870, Chester, Orange Co. NY, Robert Boyd
(1839-1905) was listed as
a farmer, with real estate valued at $1200 and
personal property valued at
$800. He was not listed in the agricultural schedule.
In the NY census taken 5 June
1875 in Bolton, Warren Co. NY, Robert Boyd
(1839-1905) lived in a wood
house, worth $400. The agricultural schedule
portion of the census showed
that he had 50 acres of improved land, 100 acres
of unimproved land, with 50
unimproved acres in woodland. The cash value of
his farm was $600; the cash
value of the farm buildings other than his
dwelling amounted to $150;
the cash value of his livestock was $200. He had
$30 worth of tools and farm
implements, and he had $75 of gross sales in
1874. During 1874 he
had 5 acres plowed, with the same number in 1875.
During 1874 he had 15 acres
of pasture, with the same amount in 1875. He had
12 acres of meadow both years.
During 1874 he produced 15 tons of hay. In
1874 he grew two acres of
oats, but only one in 1875. In 1874 he harvested
50 bushels of oats.
During 1874 he planted 1/2 acre of buckwheat, but none
in 1875. In 1874 he
harvested 40 bushels of buckwheat. In 1874 and in 1875
he planted one acre of "indian
corn", harvesting 30 bushels in 1874. He also
had one acre of potatoes in
each of these years, harvesting 50 bushels in
1874. He had 50 apple
trees, and harvested 30 bushels in 1874. He also
produced two barrels of cider
in 1874. In 1874 and 1875 he had one bull and
two "milch" cows, and in 1875
one heifer calf was born. During 1874 he
produced 200 pounds of butter.
In 1874 he had one colt born, and in 1875 he
owned two horses two years
of age or older. He had one swine born in 1874,
and another in 1875.
One swine had been slaughtered in 1874, producing 300
pounds of pork. In 1875
he owned $8 worth of poultry, and he had sold $5 of
eggs in 1874.
Thanks to Patricia J. Autry
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