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Private
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Union service · New York
50th NY Engineers
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Company B
Private
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Company C
Private
Byron Royal Seamans enlisted on August 10, 1861 in the 50th N.Y. Engineers, Co. C at the age of twenty-four. He served along side his brother Isaac and was promoted to Corporal on September 15, 1861. Byron died of disease on October 31, 1861 at Hall's Hill, Virginia and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Company C
Musician
Isaac Seamans enlisted in the 50th New York Engineers, Co., C on September 13, 1861 at the age of twenty-seven. Isaac was promoted to Full Artificer and later to Full Corporal and mustered out June 13, 1865 at Fort Barry, Virginia. He married Clara L. Jewett in 1866 and on December 2, 1917 he died at Fulton, New York.
Company D
Private
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Company E
Quarter Master
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Company F
Private
My great-great-grandfather on Dad's side of the family.
Company H
Sergeant
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Company I
Artificer
Enlisted as a Private on 24 August 1861 at the age of 18.
Mustered in Company D, New York 50th Engineer Regiment on 07 September 1861.
Transferred to Company I on 1 November 1861.
Re-enlisted as an Artificer on 26 December 1863.
Mustered out on 13 June 1865 at Fort Barry, VA.
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Company M
Private
Perlee Barton is my GGGrandfather. He was from Windsor NY. He enlsited on 1/16/64 and was discharged at Fort Barry VA on 6/13/65.