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169th Infantry Regiment NY Volunteers
American Civil War 1861-1865

Surnames Beginning with V

Steven M. Wiezbicki of Westminster, Colorado is writing a history of the 169th Infantry Regiment New York State Volunteers and their service during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. Steven has kindly contributed to this GenWeb site the following information from the complete Register of the 169th. It lists both officers and enlisted men and is the most detailed version of the 169th available on this Rensselaer County GenWeb site. For information about his history of this regiment, you may contact Steven by e-mail at smw700@hotmail.com.

VALENTINE, ALEXANDER. - Age, 22 years. Enlisted, July 28, 1862, at Fort Edward, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, September 25, 1862; deserted, October 14, 1862, at New Dorp, N. Y.

VAN ALSTYNE, RICHARD B. - Private, Co. D, Forty-fourth Infantry; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. F, this regiment, March 2, 1864; discharged for disability, December 14, 1864. Commissioned second lieutenant, March 15, 1864, with rank from February 13, 1864, vice T. D. Jellico promoted; first lieutenant, not mustered, August 22, 1864, with rank from July 30, 1864, vice E. R. Smith promoted.

VAN ALSTYNE, THOMAS J. - Age, 28 years. Enlisted, September 16, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. G, October 6, 1862; mustered out, June 8, 1865, at Fort Monroe, Va.; also borne as Alystyne, Jr., and Van Alstine.

VAN BUREN, ANDREW B. - Age, 19 years. Enlisted, August 12, 1862, at Nassau, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. A, September 25, 1862; promoted corporal, no date; killed in action, July 2, 1864.

VANDERZEE, EDGAR. - Age, 18 years. Enrolled, August 4, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, Co. H, October 6, 1862; promoted sergeant, no date; first sergeant, April 1, 1863; sergeant-major, March 2, 1864; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. I, September 7, 1864; as first lieutenant, Co. E, September 8, 1864; mustered out with company, July 19, 1865, at Raleigh, N. C. Commissioned second lieutenant, July 9, 1864, with rank from May 27, 1864, vice N. J. Crippen promoted; first lieutenant, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 19, 1864, vice C. Smith promoted.

VAN DEUSEN, WILLIAM. - Age, 39 years. Enlisted at Nassau, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. G, September 6, 1862; deserted, October 5, 1862, at Staten Island, New York Harbor; also borne as Van Dusen.

VAN GUILDER, RUSSELL. - Age, 44 years. Enlisted, September 13, 1862, at Whitehall, to serve three years, mustered in as private, Co. F, October 6, 1862; discharged, June 17, 1865, at hospital, Fort Monroe, Va.; also borne as Vangilder.

VAN LOON, WILLIAM. - Age, 31 years. Enlisted, August 5, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. H, August 6, 1862; mustered out with company, July 19, 1865, at Raleigh, N. C.

VANNORDER, JAMES. - Age, 31 years. Enlisted, September 5, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, October 6, 1862; absent, in hands of Civil Authority at Syracuse, N. Y., since May 3, 1863, and at muster-out of company.

VAN SANTVOORD, EUGENE. - Age, 26 years. Enrolled, September 16, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. G, October 6, 1862; promoted sergeant-major, December 26, 1862; mustered in as second lieutenant, Co. K, March 1, 1864; as first lieutenant, October 10, 1864; as captain, Co. G, May 11, 1865; mustered out with company, July 19, 1865, at Raleigh, N. C. Commissioned second lieutenant, February 6, 1864, with rank from November 29, 1863, vice E. R. Smith promoted; first lieutenant, September 16, 1864, with rank from August 16, 1864, vice H. Mulhall promoted; captain, April 22, 1865, with rank from March 21, 1865, vice C. D. Merrill discharged.

VAN VALKENBURGH, FRANK. - Age, 21 years. Enlisted at Norwich, to serve one year, and mustered in as private, Co. H, September 1, 1864; mustered out with detachment, June 16, 1865, at Raleigh, N. C.

VAN VALKINBURGH, JACOB. - Age, 22 years. Enlisted at Canandaigua, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. H, March 2, 1865; mustered out, July 8, 1865, at Lovell Hospital, Portsmouth Grove, R. I.; also borne as Vanvalkenburgh.

VAN VOLKENBURG, JACOB. - Age, 25 years. Enlisted, September 6, 1862, at Troy, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, October 6, 1862; deserted, June 28, 1863, at Portsmouth, Va.

VARNEY, CASSIUS M. C. - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 15, 1862, at Fort Edward, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, September 25, 1862; captured in action, no date; died, August 21, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.

VARNEY, OBADIAH. - Age, 23 years. Enlisted, August 15, 1862, at Fort Edward, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, September 25, 1862; absent, sick in Post Hospital, Raleigh, N. C., since July 10, 1865, and at muster-out of company.

VARNUM, BYRON. - Age, 22 years. Enlisted at Plattsburgh, to serve one year, and mustered in as private, Co. G, September 19, 1864; absent since at recruit depot, and at muster-out of company.

VAUGHN, AUGUSTUS D. - Age, 28 years. Enrolled at New Dorp, to serve three years, and mustered in as captain, Co. F, October 6, 1862; killed in action, July 30, 1864, at Petersburgh, Va. Commissioned captain, November 10, 1862, with rank from October 11, 1862, original.

VAUGHN, E. A. - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 11, 1862, at Kingsbury, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, Co. D, October 6, 1862; returned to ranks, no date; deserted, April 13, 1863, at Washington, D. C.

VAUGHN, LAVALLA G. - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, July 28, 1862, at Fort Edward, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, September 25, 1862; died, March 3, 1863, at Carver Hospital, Washington, D. C.

VAUGHN, MICHAEL. - Age, 26, years. Enlisted, September 12, 1862, at Brunswick, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. K, October 6, 1862; deserted, October 7, 1862, from Camp Van Vechten, Staten Island, N. Y.

VAUGHN, MICHAEL. - Age, 35 years. Enlisted at Brunswick, to serve three years, and mustered in as private, Co. C, September 12, 1862; deserted, September 24, 1862, at Troy, N. Y.

VAUGHN, ORRIN. - Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 22, 1862 at Fort Edward, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. E, September 25, 1862; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps, August 22, 1862; mustered out with detachment as of Co. D, Nineteenth Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps, July 13, 1865, at Elmira, N. Y.; also borne as Orvin.

VINCENT, DAVID V. - Age, 25 years. Enlisted, September 6, 1862, at Brunswick, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. C, October 6, 1862; deserted, December 2, 1864, while absent, attached to First Delaware Battery.

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