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TOWN OF CLAYTON CIVIL WAR SERVICEMEN 3

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Fourth column should read: Letter of Company. Eighth column designates color. W = White, C = Colored. This does not refer to the soldier, rather to the company. A disproportionate number of Jefferson County soldiers were officers. Many of these officers commanded colored troops, the prevailing wisdom being that colored troops would obey white officers better than they would colored officers. The tenth column refers to bounty paid by the county if disbursed by the supervisor.The twelfth column concerns the married condition: S = Single, M = Married. Last column heading should read: PROMOTIONS, RESIGNATIONS, DISCHARGES, DEATHS, &C, WITH DATES, CAUSES, &C. If deceased, state whether by Disease, Accident, or on the Field of Battle; give Place of Burial. If not deceased and out of Service give present Post Office Address.

NAMES. PRESENT Co. E.--
WHEN
EN-
LISTED.		 Enlisted for PLACE
OF		 W Bounty Bounty Paid by Relief granted to S NAMES OF PARENTS. REMARKS
RESIDENCE. RANK. REG'T. M.--
WHEN
MUST-
ERED		 M.-Months. EN-
LIST-
MENT.		 C Paid County,
 family by Town M AND PREVIOUS OCCUPATION.  
TIME AND PLACE OF BIRTH.     AND RANK. Y.-Years.     by Town.          
                           
Helon Norton Otis Priv 35 I Sept 28 1862 2y Watertown W       S Levi & Clarrissa Battle of Bulls Run &
Clayton   Ny                   Otis An?itum Shantilly
July 24 1833   Inft   out June 1863               Farmer  
                           
Reinlisted
Helon Norton Otis		 Priv 14 I Dec 5 1863 3 y Clayton W   State
150		   M L & C Wounded July 8 1864 top of head by
Clayton   ?                   Otis minny Ball & sent to NY Jewish Hospital
July 24 1833   art                   Farmer & then to Central Park Ladies home ? ?
                           
Calvin B Keyes Priv 186 I Aug 1864 1 y Clayton W Town
800		     S Calvin & Break on right caused by lifting
Clayton   Inft                   Dolly Keyes & over doing
May 1 1844       out June 1865               Farmer  
                           
Charles Keyes Priv 186 I Aug 1864 1 y Clayton W 800     S Calvin &Dolly Battle of Petersburgh
Clayton Inft                     Keyes two days fight
1847                       Farmer  
                           
James Fenn Priv 6 D Sept 18 1861 3 y Watertown W 800     M John & Mary  
Clayton   Ny                   Fenn  
Ireland Reinlisted in same town and same regt   Cav                   Farmer  
                           
Charles Foster Priv 10 G July 31 1862 3 y Clayton W Town
100		 s 50   S John & Elizabeth  
    Ny                   Foster  
Feb 22 1845   Art   Sept               Farmer  
                           
John Mires Priv 1Ny   1861 3 y Clayton W       S Not Known Battle 7 days fight at four Oaks
Clayton   Ny light                   Morman Hill 2 days fight
Baton Jermany   Art                   Farmer  
                           
Reinlisted
John Mires		 Priv     Feb 11 1863 3 y Clayton W 800     S " " Battle to June 3 days fight Petersburgh
                          8 days fight at Weldon Railroad
Baton Jermany       out June 18, 1865               " " 2 days Hatches Run
                           
Walter Seeber Priv 10 I Aug 8 1862 3 y Clayton W   state
50		        
Clayton   Ny   in 14 Aug 1862                  
Brownville   Art                      
                           
Abel F Low Priv 10 G Aug 1864 1 year Clayton   1000     S John & Eunce Battle of Petersburgh
Clayton   Ny                   Low 2 days of April
May 23 1845   Art                   Farmer  
                           

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