Pvt. Co C 141st New York Infantry.
Entered service 10 Sep 1862, age 36, at Van Etten, NY.
Died in Field Hospital of wounds received while on picket duty near Dallas, Ga.
-New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 and New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Notation: in 137th New York Infantry at time of death, 6 June 1864, near Lost Mountain, killed by accident [friendly fire].
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Originally buried 8 miles NE of New Hope. 1 Unknown next to him.
His widow, Catherine Hill, applied for a Widow's Pension and Minor's Pensions. Two sons are listed with Shoemaker and Catherine Hill in the 1860 census in Chemung County, NY, William M age 5 and Hollis age 1. In the 1880 census, William and Hollis are in the household of Catherine Shafer (Shaper). In addition two daughters are listed, Ana Mary, age 8, and Carrie E, age 4. Hollis at age 11 is living with Guy M. Shapper and Catherine Shapper age 33 in the 1870 census in Horseheads, Chemung County, NY. William is living in the household of Henry Argetsinger.
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Shoemaker Hill was born in 1829, in Chemung, New York, United States, his father, Sackett Hill, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Shoemaker, was 26. He married Catharine Argetsinger on 27 November 1852, in Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Van Etten, Van Etten, Chemung, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 6 May 1864, in Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States, at the age of 35.
Pvt. Co C 141st New York Infantry.
Entered service 10 Sep 1862, age 36, at Van Etten, NY.
Died in Field Hospital of wounds received while on picket duty near Dallas, Ga.
-New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 and New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Notation: in 137th New York Infantry at time of death, 6 June 1864, near Lost Mountain, killed by accident [friendly fire].
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland
Originally buried 8 miles NE of New Hope. 1 Unknown next to him.
His widow, Catherine Hill, applied for a Widow's Pension and Minor's Pensions. Two sons are listed with Shoemaker and Catherine Hill in the 1860 census in Chemung County, NY, William M age 5 and Hollis age 1. In the 1880 census, William and Hollis are in the household of Catherine Shafer (Shaper). In addition two daughters are listed, Ana Mary, age 8, and Carrie E, age 4. Hollis at age 11 is living with Guy M. Shapper and Catherine Shapper age 33 in the 1870 census in Horseheads, Chemung County, NY. William is living in the household of Henry Argetsinger.
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Shoemaker Hill was born in 1829, in Chemung, New York, United States, his father, Sackett Hill, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Shoemaker, was 26. He married Catharine Argetsinger on 27 November 1852, in Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Van Etten, Van Etten, Chemung, New York, United States in 1860. He died on 6 May 1864, in Dallas, Paulding, Georgia, United States, at the age of 35.
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