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P o s t , 8 8 0 , t h e M a s o n s , a n d P, O . S. o f A H e is n o w s|MMiding t h e c l o s i n g days o f a u s e f u l l i f e i n L i t t l e V a l l e y , N . Y .

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A r d c n a n d C l a r i s s a C a r r y e r P e i n b e r t o n we r e l i v i n g i n Sa lan .a f| j i i , N . Y . w h e n a son was b o r n to t h e n i , J a n . 19 , 1S87, w h o m t h e y n a m e d W i l l i a m W . W h e n t h e n a t i o n was a r o u s e d b y t h e t h u n d e r s e f o h l F t . b u m t e r he was e m p l o y e d as f o r e m a n on t h e r a i l r o a d , a n d on t h e f o r ­m a t i o n o f t h e 1 5 4 t h N . Y . V . I . he was e n r o l l e d as a p r i v a t e o f Co . 1. o n S e p t . 2h-, 1862 , a t G r e a t V a l l e y , 2 d B r i g . , 2 d D i v . , 1 1 t h A . C. a n d be fo re t h e c lose o f h i s s e rv i c es was c o m m i s s a r y s e r gean t , l i e h r a v e l y m e t t h e e n e m y i n these b a t t l e s : C h a n c e l l o r s v i l l e , G e t t y s b u r g , L o o k ­o u t M t , M i s s i o t c i r y R i d g e , R o c k y F a c e d R i d g e , K e n o s a w M t . , P e a c h t r e e C r e e k , a n d be fore A t l a n t i i . H e was c o n f i n e d i n t h e r e g i m e n t a l h o s p i t a l f o u r m o n t h s w i t h c h o l e r a a n d h i c c o u g h s . I n 1868, w h i l e s t a -t i o n e d i n f r o n t o f S t a f f o r d 0 . 1 1 . , he was g i v e n a t en days ' f i i r l o n g h . r e t u r n i n g p r o m p t l y a t e n d o f t i m e , l i e was d e t a i l e d i n t h e C o r p s h e a d q u a r t e r s a t A t l a n t a a n d r e m a i n e d t h e r e u n t i l t h e w a r c lose< l ,and w a s g i v e n h i s d i s c h a r g e J u n e 18 , 1865 . Dec . 4 , 1 8 6 5 , a t L l l i c o t t v i l l e . N . Y . , he was u n i t e d i n m a r r i a g e t o Ro< lo lp l i a R i c k a r d s , d a u g h t e r o f N e l s o n a n d R o x e l a n a ( T a l b o t ) R i c k a r d s . She was b o r n A u g . 2 2 , 1844. h o u r c h i l d r e n n o w r i s e u p to bless t h i s u n i o n , G r a c e A d o l l ( F r e a n c l i ) , W i l l i a m D . , F r a n k E . a n d H a r r y A . I l i s h r o t l u ' I S B o y d a n d H e n r y , see r e c o r d . I s r a e l R i c k a r d s was i n Co . J , 1 5 4 t h N . Y . V .

• I . C o m . P e i n b e r t o n has s c r v e i l i n thcol fKa? o l p o s t m a s t e r a n d (rolle^!-t o r a n d is a m e m b e r o f t h e S h e r w o o d Los t , 508 , a n d one o( t h e es­t e emed c i t i z e n s o f K i l l B u c k , N . Y .

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I s a son o f A r d e n a n d C l a r i s s a P e i n b e r t o n , a m i was b o r n M a y 2 2 , 1887 i n W e s t S a l a m a n c a , N . Y . H e was o i n p l o y e d as a l u m b e r m a n a t K i l l b u c k , N . Y . w h e n t h e w a r arose , l i e e n l i s t e d J u n e , 1868 , i n C o . i C , 1 4 6 t h N . Y . V . I . , 2 d B r i g . , 2 d D i v . , 5 t h A . C\s a p r i v a t e . A m o n g h i s b a t t l e s we r e c o r d W a r r e n t o w n J u n c t i o n , W i h l c r n c s s , Be-t e i - sb i i r g , I L i p i d a n R. R . , a n d on C u s t e r ' s r a i ( l w h e n G e n . W i n t h r o p was s h o t . A t F i v e P o i n t s he was p r o m o t e d to c o l o r - h e a r e r s e r g e a n t . * * I n o s o o n e r t o o k t h e flag t h a n t h e s ta f f was s h o t f r o m m y h a n d s . I c a p t u r e d seven s U i n d s o f c o l o r s w h i l e on t h i s r a i d : W e w e n t in n u m ­b e r i n g 7 0 0 a n d came o u t w i t h 250 . W h i l e o n t h e W a s h i n g t o n a n d P e t e r s b u r g R . R. we c a p t u r e d 82 ca r - l o ads o f r e b e l s i ck a n d w o u n d e d . H e was i n n i n e b a t t l e s a n d was w i t h i n 88 f e e t o f L e e w h e n he s u r r e n ­d e r e d . D u r i n g t h e W i l d e r n e s s c a m p a i g n h e was i n j u r e d b y j u m p i n g I I I a d i t c h , s p r a i n e d h i s a n k l e a n d was c o n f i n e d i n C h e s t e r l i o s p i t a l ,

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Pa . for l i ve m o n t h s N o v . , 1864 he was g i v e n a 80 day f u r i o u g l i , j o i n ­i n g c o m m a n d be fo re P e t e r s b u r g . W h i l e on the b o u t l i S ide K. l i . , at n i g h t , on a i l e t u i l to c u t wood , be was e a p t u r e d , b u t w h e n i t g r e w ve­r y d i r k be escaped, was f i r ed o n , b u t g o t back to the l i n e . H a v i n g s e r v ed b is c o u n t r y f a i t h f u l l y , i ie was d i s e l i a r g e d , J u n e , 1865, a t A l e x -a n d r i r . J u n e 25 , 1875, a t K i l l b u c k , Ce l i a T u t t i o , d a u g h t e r o f fJaleb . i n d Sophia . S i i i i l b T u t t l c j , beeauie t lu^ w i l e o l ' o u r tMi i i i ra i l c . S l u ' was b o r n Det; . 9, I8.')2, at B i u g l i a u i p t o u , N . V . Seven e i i i l d r e i i a re t i n -«'niees o f t l i i s u n i o n ; A r d e n , b o r n N o v . l i , 1876; D a n t o n , b. M a y 1 1 , 1878 ; K l o y d , Keb . 28 , 1880; M a r y , A u g . 12 , 1884; A l b e r t , dee., a n d D e l b e r t , dee., b. M a y l i , 1886 ; a n d C a r r i e , J u l y 28 , 1890. W i n . I I . L e m b e r t o M , see r e i ; o r d , a n d H e n r y was i n 1 5 4 t l i , n i n e m o n t h s i n A n -d e r s o n v i l l e a n d L i b b y ; r i s ons ; a f t e r w a r d s c ommis s i one t l c o l one l o f 14 t l i N . Y . H . A . , a m i a t t l i e f i r a i i d Bevi i^w a t W a s l i i n g t ( j n , w a s g i v e n t l i c pr i ze as the best f o o k i n g o l l i eer i n a sadd l e . (Join. L e m b e r l o n is a l u e m i i e r o f S l i i u ' w o o d Lost, a n d o f the Krei^ M . E . C h u r e l i , a n d l ives in a. ( j u i i ' t home on S u m m i t S t . , S a l a m a n c a , N . V .

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A son i d W a t s o n a n d Mai-y H u d s o n L i e r c e , was I m r i i in I S I 2 m I r v ­i n g , N . Y. a n d was em i ) l o y ed i n the l i i m l i e r bus iness w h e n the ca l l f o r v o l u n t e e r s came for the hovs to p i i l , i l o w n the B c l n d l i o i i . I l i M ' n I i s h ' d a t B u l l a l o , N . V . i n J a n . , 1 8 6 4 , in ( i o . M , 2 4 l h N ; V . V . Cav . a s priva.|(' a n d p a r l i e i p a l c i l i n l ln^ m e m o r a l d e eam|)aign a r o u n d IN - I c r s -iM i r g . •!<' was d e t a i l e d l.i» pi(d< up the i l ea t l a n d w o i i m l e d on h a l l l e fud i l n m i r L i d e r s b n r g . H e was e o n i i n e d in the 5 t h A . (J. h o s p i t a l f o r one m o u t h on a i a a i n n t o f severe siidviiess, a n d a t last was g i v e n his \V(dl ( !ar i ied i l i s id ia rg i^ .1 n l y 1 8 , 1 8 6 5 , at. L c t e r s h i i r g , V a . l i e r o tn i iKM j t o his l i i o n i ' , a n i l , i n 1 8 6 5 , w.is m a r r i i ' i l (o E m m a . l i d i n , l)y w h o m he had seven ( d i i h l r e i i : B u r t , Sa i l i e ( K e d e y e ) , A m e l i a , ( Ja r r i e , H a r r y , E r a i i k -l i i i , a n d W a t s o n . H a r r i s o n L i e r ee , : i b r o t h e r , was also ti) t i i e IVont. ( Jomrade L i e r e e is a. m e m b e r o f the Ba p t i s t c i u i r e h a n d S h e r w o o d |)osi. 889 . a n d l i ves on a p l e a san t f a rm n e a r C a r r o l t o n . N V .

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M a r . 1 0 , 1882, i n Oswego , N . v . , . l o s eph , son o f S a m u e l a n d E l i z a -h e t l i ( ( Jhc eney ) L r i e e , was h o r n . H i s p a r e n t s h m g ago passed to the b e t t e r l a n d , l e a v i n g the sou to p u r s u e l i f e a l o n e , for w h i c h th ey had t r a i n e d i i i m . F eb . 12, 1854 , a t S t e a m b u r g , N . Y., he was m a r r i e d to D i a n t b a E a r l e , d a u g i i t e r of W i l l i a m a n d O l i v e •Gou ld E a r l e . M r s . L r i e e was b o r i i Eeb . 1 1 , 188(i , i n ( J o l d s p r i n g , N . Y . T w o c l i i h l r c i i to t h c i n were b o r n ; A m a n d a ( C r o o k ) b o n i J a n . 16, 1856, a n d E l m e r E.. b o r n M a y 2 , 1862. W h e n the L r c s i d e n t i ssued bis c a l l for v o l u n t e e r s .

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he a l l o w e d t r u e p a t r i o t a p i r i t a n d e n l i s t e d A u g . 1 3 , 1 8 6 2 ns a p r i v a t e o f C o . A , 1 5 4 t h N . Y . V . I , , 3 d B r i g . , 2 d D i v . , l l t l i a n d 2 0 i h A . C. l i e u m l e r w e i i t t h e s t o r m s o f sho t i m d h h e l l a t C h a n c e l l o r s v i l l e , L o o k ­o u t V a l l e y a n d M t , D u g G a p , B u s x a r d l l o o s t , a n d Heseca . H e was w o u m l e d hy g u n s h o t i n t h e l e f t u p p e r a r m a t C l n i n c e l l o i s v i l l e , also t h e e n d o f h i s nose w a s ' U t h y a b u l l e t . I n J u n e , 1864 he w a s e o n l i i u M l i n h o s p i t a l a t J e f f e r s o i i v i l l e , I m L , a n d a g a i n , i n J n i . e , 1865 , a t h a i i f a x S e i u i i i a r y c i i a c c o u n t of meas les A t C l i a i i c e l l o r s v i l l c he was t a k e n

f r i s o i i e r i n f r o n t o f H o o k e r ' s I I . Q . a n d c j n l i n e d i n L i b h y a n d B e l l s l e , h u t i n 14 days was p a r o l e d a n d w e n t t o A l e x a n d r i a . A u g . , 1864

t o O c t o b e r he was i n t h e h o s p i t a l a t F a i r f a x a n d was f r o m t b e n c c d i s ­c h a r g e d J u l y 19 , 1865 . H i s b r o t h e r D o n was a h e r o o f t h e 154tb N. Y . , a lso ; t h e w i f e ' s b r o t h e r was i n a M i c l i i g a n Cav . B e g . C o m . T r i c e is a m e m b e r of D . T . W i g g i n s P o s t , a n d a n es t eemed c i t i z e n o f i i i s t o w n , S t e a m b u r g , N . Y .

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A n a t i v e o f G e r m a n y , was b o r n J u n e 1 0 , 1 8 4 6 , a n d came to A m e r i c a w h e n a c h i l d . H e w a s i a r i n i n g n e a r M a i i s l i e l d , N. Y . w h e n the \S\\Y o f the U e b e l l i o n b r o k e o u t a m i , a t E r i e , Pa . , en l i s t e t t on t h e g u n b o a t • ' R e i n d e e r , " S e p t . 4 , 1 8 6 4 . T h i s b o a t was a s - i gne t l to t h e up|ier M i s s ­i s s i pp i S q u a d r o n , d o i n g i l u t y on the T e n n . , O h i o a m i M i s s , r i v e r s , t h e p r s t p a r t o f t l i e s e r v i c e , a m i d u r i n g the l a s t was on t l i e l o w e r M .v<s. A m o n g t h e b a i t l e s i n w h i c h be p a r t i e i p a l e i l we i i u ' i i t i o o i b e r o i l o w i n g . N a s l i \ i l l c a n d F l o r e n c e , A l a . H e was iran.sri rnMl M» I I I C ^ ' A b e o n a " a m i s e rved f a i t h f u l l y to t h e c lose o l the w a r , a n d was g i v e n bis h o n ­o r a b l e d i s c h a r g e J u n e 1 2 , 1865, a t M o u n d C i t y , H I . J a n . 14, 1868, o c e u r i c d a m e m o r a b l e w e d d i n g w h e n C o m . I ' n l s e was u n i t e d in w e d ­l o c k to A d d l i n e B e e k w i t l i , i l a n g b U r o f H e e l a n d Rache l L a n g a i n Ueek-w i t l i ; t h e was b o r n J u n e 2 l , 1840, i n O t t o , N. Y . L o u r e b i l d r e n c r o w n e d t h e i r l i o n i e ; L u e l l a , O r m r , L a V e r n e a n d F l o i a. . M o n r o e B e c k w i t h , t h e w i f e ' s b i o t h e r , was a In r o o f t h e 9 t l i N. Y . V . C ; ) Y . C o m . P u l s e is J . V . C. o f F u l l e r T - s t . 2 4 6 . is a f a r m e r by o c c u p a t i o n , a n d o n e o f t h e es teemed c i t i z ens o f L i t t l e V a l l e y , N. Y .

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A son o f J a m e s a n d E l v i r a Q i i a i i i t a n c e , was b o r n A u g . 28 , 1844 , i n C a m 11, C h a u t . Co . , N . Y . H e was e m p l o y e d i n t h e l u m b e r bus ine s s w h e n t h e w a r o f t h e S t a t e s b e g a n , a n d e p l i s t e d a t F r e w s b i i r g , N. Y . , A u g . 2 8 , 1862, as a p r i w t e o f t h e 7 t l i N. Y . V . S l i a rp8 l i oo t i - r . s , I s t B r i g . , I s t D i v . , 5 t h A . C. A m o n g b i s m a n y b a t t l e s we m e n t i o n t h e f o l l o w i n g ; S p o t t s ^ l v a i i i a C. I I . , W i l d e rnehS , P e t e r s b u r g , M i n e R u n , B l a c k C r e e k , P e n i n s u l a c a m p a i g n , S u f f o l k , F i v e F o r k s , a n d A p p o m a -

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t o x C. I I . H e was s i ck i n t l i e h o s p i t a l a t Chesapeake fo r t w o m o n t h s w i t h t h e f ever . H e was d e t a i l e d i n t o the p i o n e e r co i [)s, w b i c l i t o ok 6 m o n t h s o f h is v a l u e d s e r v i c e s . W h e n peace b a d come a m i • \ ) o l u i i i i c * ' b a d r e t u r n e d h o m e to m o u r n ove r the l o s t cause, o u r sub j ec t rmao vcd h i s ( l i s (dn i rgc , J u n e , 1865, a t E l m i r a , N . Y . H i s b r o i l i c r s w m c t r u e |)a.triots; G e o r g e W . i n 1st i l . yV., a n d yVddicc J . i n Co. K . 4 9 t h iN. V. V . I . C o m . Q u a i n t a i i c c is a l a r m c r hy o c c u p a t i o n a n d l i v es I ICMI- ( ) n o -v i l l c . H e is one o f t h e h i g h l y r e spec t ed c i t i z ens o f S o u t h N 'a l l cv .

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F i r s t bo l i e l d . t h e l i g h t o l ' t h i s g r e a t w o r l d M a y 12, 18:)4, a son (d' W a r ­r e n H . a n d N o r a Beec l i e r , t l i e l a t t e r a c o u s i n o f H e n r y Ah i ia l B e e c l i e r . H e r e c e i v ed a t h o r o u g h e d u c a t i o n a n d was e m p l o y e d as a t e a e l i e r on t h e b e g i n n i n g o f t h e R e b e l l i o n . H o e i i l i s t e d Sep t . 6 , 18 ( iL a t S o u t h V a l l e y , t o l i l l t h e ( p i o t a o f V o l l o n o v i a t o w n s h i p , C h a u t a u ( | u a l a n i n t y , b e i n g e n r o l l e d i n Co. 1, 9 t l i N . Y . V . Cav . , 8 d B r i g . , 2d D i v . , S l i e r i da i T s Cm-ps. H e was i n the f a m o u s c a m p a i g n to t i i e L o u d i n a n d the S l i e n a i i d o a b V a l l e y . H e l i a d b i s r i g h t a r m b a d l y w r e n e i i o t l hy w . I k ­i n g i n t o a. r i l l e p i t a t n i g h r , a n d i t is now t o t a l l y d i s a b l e d . 1 !(• was Ibi-12 days e o n H h e d a t H a r p e r ' s F e r r y w i t h i n l l a i i m a t i o n o l t h e l i v i o - : i i i d r b e u i i i a t i s m . I n N o v . , 1864 he came h o m e w i t h a p o w e r o f a i i o r n e v t a k i n g the votes o f s o ld i e r s ; he vo t ed l o r L i n c o l n a n d r e j o i n e d l i is c o m ­m a n d i n L o u d i n V a i l i i y to W i n c h e s t e r . H e was d ( ! t a i l ed to l io e a i n p .serviia* a t H a r p e r ' s b 'erry as (derk in the o r d e r l y ' s dep i r i i n c n I ' d f i h c a r m y for O IM ' m o n t h , u n d e r ( a i p l . S t y l e s . .I l ine 6 , i S i i . i , .i i W ' I I M I M S -

I c r , he w a s g i v t n i h is diseha i gi*; si(d< a n d i n j u r e d he i e l u r n e ( | I m r i i e . M a r c h 3 1 , 1866, a t C o l d s p r i n g , o i a u i r r e i l a m e m o r a h l e w m h l i n g w h e n D a n i e l l l m i v e s m a r r i e d S o p l i r o n a Brace , d a u g h t e r o f E l i s h a a m i .M. i ry A n g l e Braiar; she was h o r n M a r . 19, I S 3 6 , .at ( ! ( d d s p r i n g . N. Y. L i v e e i i i l d r e n blessed t h i s u n i o n ; W a r r e n 10., h o r n . l . m . I I , 1 8 6 7 ; ( l e o i t b Feb . 5, 1869; C l i n t o n 10., b. Dee. 2, 1872; D e E U m i , ! ) . . I a n . 24, 1 8 7 5 ^ a n d J o h n B. , b. yVpri l 27 , 1877. H i s b r o t h e r s , W i l l i a m I . in ( jo . 1, N! Y. V . Cav . , a n d Goo . W . i n same , s e r ved f a i t l i f i i l l y . ( j o i n . Reeves is a m a i l o l ' p r i i i e i j d e , e lea i i to the s o u n d e s t d o c t r i n e <d*p(d i t iea l r i g l i t ; l i e l ias s e r v m l as s u p e r v i s o r for 4 y ea rs ; a s s i s t an t c l e r k o f t i n ; hoa rd o f s u -p e r v i s o r s ; p r e s i i l e n t o f B o a n ; o f T a i r o n s o f F i r e R e l i e f /\ssoeiat ion o f C a t t a r a u g u s c o u n t y . H e is a m e m h e r o f t l i e ( )d « l F e l l o w s a n d a G r a n ­g e r . I n i n t e l l e e t he is as s t r o n g a m i keen as eve r , b u t as o l d age d r a w s o n , t h e r e s u l t o l h a r d sm viee i n the w a r shows i t s e l f . H e l i ves i n a b e a u t i f u l l i o m e a t S t e a m b u r g , N . Y .

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J a m e s a m i R a c h e l J . K n o x Sc l i oon i i i . ake r were l i v i n g i n G r e e n l i i d d , N. Y . w h e n a son b r o u g h t happ iness i n t o t h e i r ( l u i e t h o m e , yVug. 27,'