The second son of William B. and Caroline Magee-Eldridge-Ford. Eli married Adelia Sutton when he returned from service in the Civil War.
Eli first enlisted Oct 7 1861, Private, Company B, 104 NY Infantry. Military cards refer to his desertion on 22 Jul 1862 at Warrenton Springs, Virginia. One card has in the remarks section the comment "supposed to be at Conoesus, Liv. Co., NY."
Although he and others went AWOL, apparently Eli's conscience (or his father) later got the better of him and he re-enlisted under the name of Jacob Butler, Private/Corp. Company I, 173 NY Infantry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Jacob Butler
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, NY
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 173rd Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 10 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 07 Jul 1865 at New York, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Eli first enlisted Oct 7 1861, Private, Company B, 104 NY Infantry. Military cards refer to his desertion on 22 Jul 1862 at Warrenton Springs, Virginia. One card has in the remarks section the comment "supposed to be at Conoesus, Liv. Co., NY."
Although he and others went AWOL, apparently Eli's conscience (or his father) later got the better of him and he re-enlisted under the name of Jacob Butler, Private/Corp. Company I, 173 NY Infantry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Jacob Butler
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, NY
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 173rd Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 10 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 07 Jul 1865 at New York, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
The second son of William B. and Caroline Magee-Eldridge-Ford. Eli married Adelia Sutton when he returned from service in the Civil War.
Eli first enlisted Oct 7 1861, Private, Company B, 104 NY Infantry. Military cards refer to his desertion on 22 Jul 1862 at Warrenton Springs, Virginia. One card has in the remarks section the comment "supposed to be at Conoesus, Liv. Co., NY."
Although he and others went AWOL, apparently Eli's conscience (or his father) later got the better of him and he re-enlisted under the name of Jacob Butler, Private/Corp. Company I, 173 NY Infantry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Jacob Butler
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, NY
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 173rd Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 10 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 07 Jul 1865 at New York, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Eli first enlisted Oct 7 1861, Private, Company B, 104 NY Infantry. Military cards refer to his desertion on 22 Jul 1862 at Warrenton Springs, Virginia. One card has in the remarks section the comment "supposed to be at Conoesus, Liv. Co., NY."
Although he and others went AWOL, apparently Eli's conscience (or his father) later got the better of him and he re-enlisted under the name of Jacob Butler, Private/Corp. Company I, 173 NY Infantry.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles
Name: Jacob Butler
Age at enlistment: 19
Enlistment Date: 10 Jun 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Brooklyn, NY
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company I, New York 173rd Infantry Regiment on 10 Nov 1862.
Promoted to Full Corporal on 10 Feb 1863.
Mustered out on 07 Jul 1865 at New York, NY.
Birth Date: abt 1843
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
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