![]() |
Westchester County, NY |
The Sixth Artillery was also called the Anthony Wayne Guard. For a history of the regiment transcribed from page 341 of the New York in the War of the Rebellion, see the New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center web page. This museum also holds some pictures of soldiers who served in this unit. See the Museum web page (at the bottom) for details of whose photograph they have.
A complete muster roll of the Sixth Artillery, including those who mustered from within the county as well as those people from outside Westchester County, is being transcribed and placed on this Westchester NYGenWeb site.
Mustered from Yonkers, mustered into service from 2nd day of September 1862 for three years.
| J. H. Boyce | Frank Birdsall | Walter R. Boyce |
| J. B. Black | Charles E. Bennenta | Willett Frost |
| B. Armstrong | Theodore Coles | W. Storms |
| U. T. Archer | H. R. Gilbert | Thomas Secord |
| A. Sylvester | G. W. Lint | Simeon Lee |
| Joseph Archer | O. D. King | J. S. Secord |
| David Brown | W. H. Lush | W. P. Tompkins |
| J. W. Brown | Samuel H. Lynt | J. H. Van Tassel |
| Oscar Brown | Orlando Melrose | Theodore Yerks |
| W. H. Brown | M. McCullagh | William Larkin |
| J. H. Brewer | James Mosher | |
| John Conlan | William O’Brien |
| Patrick Burns | Joseph W. Haviland |
Captain Benjamin B. Valentine of West Farms
First Lieutenant James Smith of West Farms
Second Lieutenant George C. Kibbe from Yonkers
Sergeant James D. Turnbull from West Farms
Sergeant George Borland from West Farms
Sergeant James C. Cogswell from West Farms
Sergeant Andrew Wood from West Farms
Corporal William Rasperry from West Farms
Corporal John Williamson from West Farms
Corporal Joseph Hueston from West Farms
Corporal Eugene Maginnis from West Farms
| Samuel S. Austin | M. F. Brundage (H.F. Brundage) | Stephen D. Merritt |
| Andrew Quick | J. N. Cree | Ezra Miller |
| H. B. Slanson | J. E. F. Ferguson | George Reynolds |
| James B. Payne | Mortimer Higgins | Cornelius Smith |
| Halstead Baker | David Knapp [Daniel Knapp] | Alva Tompkins |
| Charles H. Bates | Marsden Light | John C. Wood |
| Alpheus Birdsell | Charles H. Brush | Alanson Dickson |
From Port Chester:
Charles Mackintosh, Sergeant
G. W. P. Bouton, Sergeant
Cephas Peck, Sergeant
James Reynolds, Sergeant
Thomas M. Smith, Corporal
John L. Little, Corporal
Thomas Conlin, Corporal
Frank Kelley, Corporal
James Taylor, Jr., Corporal
John Townsend, Musician
Theodore M. Swift, Sergeant
Henry C. Weeks, Corporal
John Flandreau, Corporal
| Dennis Buckley | Fred. Hatfield [possibly Roderick Hatfield] | James Secor |
| Martin Burns | William Mercer | Charles Thatcher |
| R. W. Deveau | W. Pagan | |
| Joshua Fields | W. Schwab |
George W. Downing, Musician
Benjamin Odell, Private
| John Costlow | W. Leonard | Henry Reinmuller |
| William Geary | Christopher Mulligan | Richard Sullivan |
| W. W. Hollen | Michael McCaw |
| Elisha Ferris | D. R. Merritt | Cornelius Van Scoy |
| G. W. Knapp | C. S. Palmer | William Williams |
| Jacob W. Lewis | Edward Tucker | William Glennon |
From Yonkers:
Thomas R. Price, Sergeants
Patrick Kelly, Sergeants
Abel Waters, Sergeants
Lemuel R. Kniffen, Sergeants
J. J. Brady, Corporal
James T. Earle, Corporal
J. E. Beasley, Corporal
Benjamin Price, Corporal
Judson Abbott, Corporal
Edgar C. Nodine, Corporal
Sergeant George Hanlock
Corporal Thomas Tuttle
Corporal Jacob Giles
This company contains the following names, all from the village of Morrisania, which at that time was a part of Westchester County.
Captain Henry B. Hall
First Lieutenant David Hazel [probably Hamel]
Second Lieutenant Gouverneur Morris, Jr.
Sergeant James E. Jacobs
Sergeant John E. Myers
Sergeant George Denerlein
Captain Clark Peck from Ossining
First Lieutenant Charles C. Hyatt from Ossining
Second Lieutenant J. H. Ashton from Ossining
First Sergeant Leonard Cronk from Ossining
| Michael Barnes | John S. Johnson | Jesse K. Sarles |
| J. M. Craft | Clifton R. Nichols | Jackson Young |
| Anson Edwards | Joseph Rhodes |
| John Brackin | Robert Hitchcock | Daniel Ryan |
| William Connor | Elvin Howes | |
| Charles Hartman | Henry C. Purdy |
| W. H. Dayton | Lewis M. White |
| John W. Farrington | Henry E. Higgins | James O. Yerks |
| Ab’m B. Hammond | Benjamin F. Melrose | Theo. Young |
| James Feeks | Alfred C. Miller | James E. Worden |
| David Miller | William Taylor | Jonas A. Worden |
| Charles A. Miller | Hiram Worden |
First Lieutenant Frederic Shonnard from Yonkers
Private from Harrison: Peter Busket
| Martin Bennett | F. W. Hagner (see Co. B) | John Moulte [John Moule] |
| Patrick Connolly | Robert E. Higgins | John Coulin |
| Henry Earle | William Lyons | F. C. Purdy |
| Jos. Flanigan | Henry Luens | John McCullough |
| Adam Fowler | Thomas Moore |
| Asa Carpenter | Elbert Fuller | Othniel Merritt |
| John Claude | Martin Moran | Charles Sageman |
| Edward Cromwell | John Schappier | Frederick Sageman |
| Peter Dodge | John Roan | Joseph Davis |
| Simon Kurkabittich | Orlando Vreeland | George Philips |
| John F. Mullin | William Phelps [William Phillips] |
| Edward Fulun | Michael McCulloch | W. B. Adams |
| John Golden | Joseph O’Malley | |
| George Lloyd | Francis Talaor |
While Company L was chiefly recruited in Putnam County, the following names were from Westchester County.
Sergeant William Emmerson
Corporal John Hamilton
| Jordan Ackerman | Herman G. Grey | John Ritz |
| James Barnes | Samuel M. Grey | John W. Weeks |
| John D. Crawford | Thomas Higgins |
| James McCann | John Soth |
| James Britliffe | William Denke |
Captain Joseph T. Tompkins from Morrisania
First Lieutenant Justus T. Crosby from North Salem
First Sergeant J. H. Goodell
| Henry Brown | Cina Giusippa | Antonio Superno |
| James H. Devlin | Thos. Mullen | |
| Patrick Galloon | Richard Seeley |
Sergeant W. Elmendorf
Sergeant David C. Munson
| Daniel Crane | George Fuller | Henry Hawley |
| James Dailey | Lewis Higgins |
Corporal Frederick Kratz
| David Marshall | Hudson Reynolds | George Reynolds |
Sergeant Edward T. Palmer
| John Banker | John A. Keeler | John Rich |
| George A. Felt | John A. Lockwood | |
| Joshua Fowler | Abram Philips |
Corporal Theodorick Barrclaugh
Corporal Andrew Scofield
| James Allstream | Charles Hamilton | Isaac W. Miller |
| Theodore Birdsall | Thos. E. Halford | John Platt |
| George Dixon | Joseph M. Halford | Nathaniel W. Sylvester |
| William Bennett | Frank Grubs |
| Joseph E. Brown | Miles O'Sea | Harvey G. Ross |
Source: J. Thomas. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms which have been annexed to New York City. [Philadelphia: L. E. Preston & Co.] c. 1886. 2 volumes. — Volume 1, Chapter IX, pages 492-496.
This page was posted: Sunday, 27-May-2012 08:44:39 MDT
Return to the Westchester in the Military page.
Return to Westchester County's Town Index page.
Return to the main page for Westchester County at NYGenWeb.
Return to the NYGenWeb web site.
Copyright © 1996-2012 Cathy Horn. All rights reserved.
This web site was designed by and has been exclusively maintained since November 1996 by Cathy Horn.