Chapter 8, Letters from a Soldier, lists some of the men of the Town of Highland, New York, that fought in the Civil War. A number of the men are mentioned in Sherman S. Leavenworth’s letters home.
56th Regiment
July 16, 1861
George Eldred, 25, enlisted at Newburgh, to serve three years; mustered in as a sergeant, Co. B; discharged for disability, November 2, 1863, at Beaufort, S.C., 56th Regiment Infantry.
Ira Austin, 20, enlisted, at Newburgh to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, August 17, 1861; re-enlisted as a veteran, February 29, 1864; mustered out with company, October 17, 1865, at Charleston, S.C., 56th Regiment Infantry.
August 3, 1861
Sherman Leavenworth, 18, enlisted at Newburgh, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, August 17, 1861; re-enlisted as a veteran, February 29, 1864; promoted to corporal, July 13, 1864; mustered out with company, October 17, 1865 at Charleston, S.C., 56th Regiment Infantry.
March 30, 1864
Hezekiah Leavenworth, 18, enlisted at Deerpark, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. B, March 30, 1864; died of chronic diarrhea, April 25, 1865, at Sparrowbush, N.Y., 56th Regiment Infantry.
87th Regiment and 40th Regiment, October 16, 1861
James Gardner Sergeant, 24, enlisted at Mount Hope, to serve three years; mustered in as a private, 87th Regiment Infantry Co. C, Oct. 17, 1861; transferred to Co. C, 40th Regiment, September 6, 1862.
Promoted to corporal, October 1, 1863; re-enlisted as a veteran, December 29, 1863; letter of company changed to D, July 7, 1864; promoted to sergeant, March 1, 1865; first sergeant, April 17, 1865; mustered out with company, July 27, 1865, near Washington, D.C., 40th Regiment Infantry.
168th Regiment and 40th Regiment, October 11, 1862
Isaac Sergeant, 28, enlisted at Mount Hope to serve nine months with the 168th Regiment Infantry; mustered in as private, Co. A, January 23, 1863; absent, sick at Chattanooga, since October 16, 1863, and mustered out of company.
Isaac Sergeant, now 30, enlisted at Goshen, to serve one year with the 40th Regiment Infantry. Mustered in as private, unassigned, September 5, 1864; discharged, May 7, 1865, at Hart’s Island, New York Harbor.
143 Regiment, New York Volunteers
Dennis Middaugh, Private, Co. A.
10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteers
William Leibla, three years, Co. G.
54th Regiment, November 18, 1863
George C. Bunce, 36, enlisted at Goshen, to serve 3 years, and mustered in as a private, Co. G, November 18, 1863; discharged for disability, March 7, 1864, at Folly Island, S.C., 54th Regiment Infantry.
November 20, 1863
Atwell B. Leavenworth, 19, enlisted at Goshen, to serve three years, and mustered in as a Private, Co. E, November 20, 1863; died, November 14, 1864, at Folly Island, S.C., 54th Regiment Infantry.
August 30, 1864
Comfort A Boyd, 20, enlisted at Goshen, to serve one year, and mustered in as private, Co. L, August 30, 1864; mustered out, July 5, 1865, at Charleston, S.C., 56th Regiment Infantry.
Our great uncle, Hezekiah Leavenworth, died on the train in Sparrowbush, NY. He was sent home on sick leave to Eldred, NY. Unfortunately, he died only 17 miles from home. His family didn’t get to see him alive. Very sad. Cynthia