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Welcome to Fulton County's Military Page. Here we hope you find a vast array of resources in locating your ancestor soldier or discovering the histories of wars. THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who helped put this page together, both to those who have contributed information and to those who spent their personal time and typed these pages!
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About James F. Morrison
It is without doubt that this military page would not be as helpful and informative
without the research and articles donated by their author, Mr. James F. Morrison.
With grateful acknowledgement and MANY thanks here, the material is posted with his
knowledge. The articles are his reply to a request for military information to
post on the GenWeb sites (also check on Tryon and Herkimer/Montgomery GenWeb Counties). Mr. Morrison contributes in many ways his historical interests in
Fulton County - heavily involved in military reenactment groups, military and
historical organizations of the area and Town Historian for the City of Gloversville.
Spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc. appear in the following links as they
appear in the documents transcribed from.
Misc. Military News of Fulton County
French and Indian War
Reuben Willard - Family & military profile
Revolutionary War
Your Revolutionary Ancestor & Organizations -
Information on S. A. R., D. A. R., Tryon County Militia, etc.
The following group of links were all written "The Battle of Johnstown"
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Revolutionary Militia Listings & Documents:
- 1840 Census of Pensioners
- The Boat Service
- Claims Against The State - A few estate inventories of losses from military men from the raid of 1780.
- D. A. R. Veterans - Rev. Soldiers buried in Gloversville
- Captain Bradpick's Company, Pay Roll, August 1778
- Capt. Jellis Fonda's Company - 1777 pay roll
- Christopher's Fox's Company
- Captain Ittig's Company
- Col. Klock's Return of Bounties, 1782
- Revolutionary Heroes and Sufferers - Those residents from Oppenheim who contributed to Revolution
- Those Dead & Buried in Town of Oppenheim- Revolutionary Soldiers buried in Oppenheim, may not necessarily be natives of the area
- Capt.'s Thum, Casselman and Getman's Companies
John Winn's Company, 1776, Tryon County Rangers - Captain Yates Men, Men from the Battle of Oriskany, 3rd Company of Tryon County Militia
- Captain Gardiner's Men, Selected Pensioners, 1st Company of Tryon County Militia
- Colonel Klock's Men, Tryon County Militia, Men Killed, Wounded, or Captured during service
Places & Events during the Revolution:
- Battle of Johnstown - as told by Jeptha Simms
- Fulton County in the Revolution, by James F. Morrison
- Canadian Regiments
- Fort Johnson - A Fortified Home
- The Great Conflagration of May 1780 - Part I, Part II - This was a raid initiated by Sir John Johnson & the Indians against the people of the Mohawk Valley
- Mohawk Valley During the Revolution - Harper's Magazine article, 1877
Soldiers/People during the Revolution:
- Jedediah Ayers, letter
- Garret Abeel - letter to wife, Mary
- DeGraff Papers - pension & military letters found from the DeGraff family papers
- Surprise of the Dunham Family - of Mayfield
- Capt. John Little - brief summary about his military career & move to Johnstown
- Colonel James Livingston, of Johnstown
- Daniel Lobdell, Revolutionary War Veteran
- Henry Murphy: Wounded at Johnstown - Under command of Capt. Adam Leipe
- Revolutionary War Pension File - Nicholas Myers; 4th Regt. Tryon Co. N.Y. Militia (off site link)
- Frederick Ritter - information about the Ritter's - Frederick, Johannes and Henry
- Thomas Robbins, Revolutionary War Veteran
- Amasa Stephens - Corporal of Captain John Little's Company
- Captain Tice's Journal, 1782
- VanBuren Brothers Monument Dedication - Mayfield, Fulton County
- Peter Vrooman - an evaluation of his military records
- Revolutionary War Pension File - Johannes "John" N. Weaver; 4th Regt. Tryon Co. N.Y. Militia (off site link)
- Sgt. P. Wolleber, Loses Brother
- Lieutenant Solomon Woodworth - a brief history of his military career and family
- Fate of A Scouting Party - a brief account pf Lt. Woodworth's fate, comparing event notes of both sides of the Americans & the British
Civil War
Civil War Listings & Documents:
- 1883 Pension List for Fulton County - includes soldiers from Civil War & War of 1812
- Civil War Soldiers of Fulton County - Surnames A-I Surnames J-Z
- Historical Sketch of Company E, 115th Regiment, N.Y. Infantry Volunteers - Part 1 ~~ Part 2 ~~~ Part 3 ~~~ Part 4
- Oppenheimers - The Last List - 180 soldiers who fought from Oppenheim
- Prospect Hill Cemetery - Soldier's plot, Gloversville
- 113th NYVI or later 7th NY Heavy Artillery Regiment
- 115th Regiment, Company B - Muster Roll
- 115th Regiment, Company E - Muster Roll
- 115th Regiment, Officers - Muster Roll
- 115th Regiment - Article of memories, 1893
- 115th Regiment - 11th Reunion, 1892
- 153rd Regiment - 14th Re-union, 1895
- 115th Buried in Beaufort, S.C. - includes some from the 153rd also
- Letter from Surgeon N. Leslie Snow -153rd NYSV report of those killed and wounded
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Bleecker, Caroga and Perth
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Ephratah, Ed. District 4
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Ephratah, Ed. District 5
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Ephratah, Ed. District 6
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Gloversville
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Mayfield
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Northampton
- 1890 Veteran's Census of Oppenheim
- Fraternal Organizations of Fulton County, News and Notes
- Schoharie County Veterans Residing in Fulton County, 1891
Places & Events during the Civil War:
- 10th Cavalry, at Gettysburg
- 33rd Reunion of the 115th Regiment, Gloversville, NY
- 45th Reunion of the 115th & 153rd - Amsterdam, August 26, 1925
- Oppenheimers at Olustee - a brief history of the battle and those soldiers who fought were from Oppenheim
- 153rd Regiment, Camp photo
- Battle of Cedar Creek - October 19, 1864, involved 77th NY Regiment
- 115th Regiment NYSV- Brief account of the siege at Petersburgh July 30, 1864
- DUV of Johnstown, 1930
Soldiers/People during the Civil War:
- Letter To Lieutenant Abbott - From Simeon Sammons at Head Quarters
- Ferdinand Ackerknecht's Obituary - 153rd Regiment NYSV
- Letter from Samuel E. Behlen - 142nd Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry
- John A. Brown, 3rd Regiment, NY Artillery, Broadalbin, pension
- Captain Buchanan's Obituary - 153rd Regiment, NYSV
- Charles Lewis Clark's Obituary - 115th - "Iron Hearted" Regiment
- Brief Biography of David Cuyler - 153rd Regiment NYSV
- Pvt. Charles H. Demarest - (off site) homepage of Kenneth Elburn Byrd, descendant of Pvt. Demarest originally from Broadalbin
- Captain David Getman's Obituary, of the 10th Cavalry
- Dwella Groff, Civil War Veteran
- Death of Daniel Gustin - 153rd Regiment NYSV
- William Hale's Obituary - 153rd Regiment NYSV
- Three Miller Boys - from Bleecker
- Oliver Perry, Declaration for Pension
- Simeon Sammons Farewell Letter, 115th Regiment
- Captain William Smith - 115th Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry
- Nathan Tyrell, Civil War Veteran
- Death of John Van Brocklin - Under command of Capt. Wm Smith, 115th Regiment, NY Volunteer Infantry
- Alfred Wilmarth - 123d NYSV
Spanish American War
- General Edgar Dudley - of Johnstown
World War I
- Broadalbin Honor Roll
- Broadalbin Dedication Ceremony, 1973
- Listing of Servicemen, 1918, Johnstown
- Welcome Home Celebration, 1919, Johnstown
- American Legion Celebration, Post 472, Johnstown, 1921, (includes Women's Auxiliary, Red Cross and Honored Dead)
- Oppenheim/St. Johnsville Honor Roll
- Remembering Our Past, article by Gordon Cornell
- Memorial Day Celebrations
World War II
Events and Times of World War II:
- WartimeRationing: Gas, Food and Sugar
- Wartime Efforts: Collecting Milk Pods
- Blackout Regulations
- Plane Spotters
World War II Honor Rolls & Documents:
- Broadalbin Honor Roll
- Broadalbin Dedication Ceremony, 1949
- Broadalbin Dedication Ceremony, 1965
- Mayfield Honor Roll
- Mayfield Veteran Biographies
- Lest We Forget... - Servicemen from Oppenheim
- Fulton County WWII K. I. A. Memorial, Gloversville
Soldiers/People during World War II:
- American Legion Officers, Robert Lee Walsh Post 337, Broadalbin
- Souvenir Program, Gloversville High School, November 1, 2, 3 1946
- A POW Story: Clive Berard
- Lt. Col. Wm. Gordon Coloney
- Dedication to Richard Fraker
- Sgt. Fritzen Finds Family in Germany - Mayfield, Fulton County
- John Truman Miller, WW II Veteran
- George Schuyler (Veteran of 3 "Wars"), Fulton and Hamilton Counties
- Major Harold Seykota, WW II Veteran
- Raymond Smullen Letters - Johnstown, Fulton County
- Memories of William Warren
Korean Conflict
Military Links (off site resources)
General Resources:
- NYS Library - Military genealogy section
- New York Loyalists - This is a Westchester County GenWeb site, but if you are searching for loyalists, you might want to look here too.
- Herkimer/Montgomery GenWeb page has a huge military section including Rev. War Pensions, War 1812 info, etc.: Where the Boys Were.
- MHI Photograph Database -This database is a catalog of American Civil War (ACW) photographs from the Special Collections Branch of MHI. Usually, patrons are searching for ancestors, researching particular ACW regiments, or looking for examples of items worn or used by soldiers of the period. Ultimately, this database will reflect the full range of MHI's photographic collection, ranging from the periods of the Mexican War in the 1840s to recent operations such as those in Somalia and Bosnia.
French & Indian War Years:
- 1755 - The French and Indian War- a link offering a lot of information about soldiers, events, white coats, etc.
Revolutionary War:
- Tryon County Militia, Third Regiment - History & Today's Reenactment group
- Valley Forge Muster Roll - searchable database
- The American Revolution
- Tryon County's GenWeb Militia Page
- Drums Along the Mohawk - this link provides great information from stockades & battles to soldier's letters
War of 1812:
- The War oof 1812
- The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site - search for soldiers from 1835 to 1846.
Civil War:
- Making of America - has the War of the Rebellion book series - from Cornell University's, a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies
- http://wwCivil War Soldiers & Sailors - database hosted by US National Parks
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors
- New York in the Civil War - NYS GenWeb Civil War Site
- Civil War Archive
- Andersonville prison -lookups for Civil War prisoners
- 153rd New York Volunteers - off site link
- Civil War Virtual Battlefield Tours - a website touring some of the battles
World War I through Current:
- AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION - The ABMC is responsible for commemorating the services of the American Armed Forces where they have served since April 6, 1917 through the establishment of suitable memorial shrines; designing, constructing, operating and maintaining permanent American military burial grounds in foreign countries.
- National Archives and Records Administration Center for Electronic Records - U. S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WHO DIED FROM HOSTILE ACTION (INCLUDING MISSING AND CAPTURED) IN THE KOREAN WAR, 1950-1957
- Civilian Draft Registration Database
- The Wall on the Web
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - New York