A Selection of Kin Known to have Served
in the Armed Forces of the United States

 

 

 

The following selections comprise only a small percentage of all the kin who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States. However, insufficient information is known about the many others to be able to include them at this time. Additional veterans may be added from time to time. C. W. Paige

Samuel Bliss

Samuel Bliss, Sr. from Rehoboth, Massachusetts, served in Revolutionary War in the unit Captain Slade's Company three years as a Sergeant in the 16th Massachusetts Regiment, a.k.a. the Boston Regiment, under Col. Henry Jackson. Earlier, as Captain, he commanded a company of eight-day minute men April 19-27, 1775, afterwards (1775) a company of eight months men in Col. Timothy Walker's regiment. Samuel was General Washington's steward at Morristown in winter of 1777.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Samuel’s 4th great-grandson.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are Samuel’s pension request’s sworn statement of service during the Revolutionary War, “Genealogy of the Bliss Family in America” by John Homer Bliss; several online Internet accounts;  D.A.R. Lineage Book, Vol. 146, Membership No. 145454 for Etta M. (Bliss) Kendrick; the obituary for Sidney E. Bliss from the Albion (Michigan) Recorder newspaper dated April 4, 1916; and “Vital Records of Rehoboth” by James Arnold 1891 and 1897, containing the rosters of the various units.

See, also:

Descendants of Captain Samuel Bliss, Sr.—first generation,

Obituary of Sidney E. Bliss,

My Family History Primer,

and Elmeria (Rea) Benner's website Soldiers of The Revolution.

 

Andrew Sitzer

Andrew Sitzer from Coxsackie, New York , served in Revolutionary War in the unit 5th Regiment and 11 Regiment, New York militia as an Ensign. Andrew was reassigned from the 5th to the 11th Regiment on March 26, 1781.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Andrew’s 4th great-grandson.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are a Memorial written for his great granchild Sarah Elizabeth (Sittser) and her husband Rev. Benjamin Franklin Willoughby; and A. J. Berry 's website “Three Rivers, Hudson~Mohawk~Schoharie, History From America's Most Famous Valleys, Documents Relating to The Colonial History of the State of New York,” subtitle “THE MILITIA--ELEVENTH REGIMENT - (Coxsackie and Groote Imbocht),” edited by Berthold Fernow, Volume XV. State Archives, Vol. I, Albany N.Y. Wood Parsons and Company, Printers, 1887.

 

Henry Welter a.k.a. Henry Walter

Henry Welter from Roxbury Township, New Jersey, served in Revolutionary War in the unit General Frederick Frelinghuysen's brigade of the New Jersey Militia as a Private. Henry enlisted in 1775 at New Germantown, Hunterdon County, NJ, under the command of Captain Godfrey Rhinehart, Lieut. John Read and Ensign Morris Crammers. During his three years of militia service “for the common defense against the common enemy which and whenever called upon in the State of New Jersey,” he marched to, and at times engaged the enemy (including Tories) at such places as “Elizabeth Town, Newark, Amboy, New Brunswick, Quarell?Lawn, Middle Booth? Short Hills, ?, ?Aquamanauk, Morris Town, Trenton, Springfield… and various other places…” He was paid “for three years Service and discharged at Metuchen near New Brunswick after May 1778 by a written discharge signed by General Heard, Gen. Frelinghuysen, Col. Martin, Col. McHolme and Col. Taylor of the Militia…”

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Henry’s 4th great-grandson.

 

The strongest genealogical source for this veteran is his application for Revolutionary War veteran benefits under a June 7, 1832, Act of Congress.

See, also:

Henry Welter in the Revolutionary War

 

John McAnnally

John McAnnally from Pulteney, New York, served in War of 1812 in the unit 22nd United States Infantry under Captain John Pentland of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a Private. This veteran, whose name is sometimes spelled “McNelly” and “McNally,” took part in the invasion of Canada of October/November 1813 and died while a soldier.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, John’s 3rd great-grandson.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are a memoir left by John’s 1st great-grandson William Hood Barnes of Jackson, Michigan; and the National Archives’ Old War Widows Pension file No. 10,947, War of 1812, for Isabella (Duncan) McAnnally Ellis.

See, also:

The Last Month In The Life Of John McNelly,

My Family History Primer,

and Memoirs of William Hood Barnes (with additional notes).

 

Charles Bigelow

Charles Bigelow from St. Johns, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 1st Company of Sharpshooters of the 27th Michigan Infantry, also known as “Perrin's Sharpshooters,” as a Private. The sharpshooters operated with the 27th from 1864, when the 1st was formed, until the end of the war. They carried Spencer repeating rifles—leading-edge weapons of the day. Charles died in action at Spotsylvania, VA, May 12, 1864.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Charles’ great-grandnephew by marriage.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are collected genealogical information about Charles and Elizabeth (Castner) Bigelow and their children; the roster for Perrin’s Sharpshooters (where the surname is misspelled “Bigslow”); and Page 87 of History of Shiawassee and Clinton counties, Michigan…. Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885. De La Vergne, Earl W. Philadelphia: D.W. Ensign & co., 1880.

See, also:

Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan (Castner and Welter descendants),

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

James Duncan Hood

James Duncan Hood from Lyon, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 22nd Michigan Infantry, Company H as a Private. James was taken prisoner by Confederate soldiers September 19, 1863, during the Battle of Chickamauga, and died at the Andersonville, Georgia, prisoner-of-war camp May 3, 1864 of disease brought on by "exposure and starvation."

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, James’ great-grandnephew.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are South Lyon Herald newspaper series in 1961 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Civil War's beginning, under the master title "During Civil War," from sixth article in the series, dated June 1, subtitled "Area Soldiers Die In 'Rebel' Prison," with sub-subtitle "Bible Tells Hood Story"; “Record—Twenty-second Michigan Infantry Civil War 1861‑1865.” Published by State of Michigan; Confederate records titled MEMORANDUM FROM PRISONER OF WAR RECORDS; and the roster for the 22nd Michigan Infantry, Company H.

See, also:

James D. Hood in the Civil War,

My Family History Primer,

The Year Our Family Came to Michigan,

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Orlando Keyes

Orlando Keyes from Climax, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 12th Michigan Infantry Veteran Volunteers as a Private in Company D. He was later commissioned Regimental Chaplain by Michigan’s war governor Austin Blair. Orlando died shortly after the war ended of disease incurred while in active service.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Rev. Orlando’s 2nd great-grandson.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are personal knowledge of Orlando’s 1st great-grandson Howard O. Paige; National Archives’ pension file No. 89,426 for Civil War Widow Lucinda (Shook) Keyes and Military Service Records (NNCC); and the roster for the 12th Michigan Infantry Veteran Volunteers.

See, also:

Rev. Orlando Keyes Joins the War of 1861, a.k.a. the Civil War,

My Family History Primer,

The Year Our Family Came to Michigan,

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Ebenezer Page

Ebenezer Page from Palmyra, New York, served in Civil War in the unit Ninth New York Heavy Artillery, Company B. Later he lived in Brockport, New York, and became a member of the Veteran Association of the Ninth New York Heavy Artillery, Company B. Ebenezer lived to be just over 91 years old and was interred near wife Elizabeth at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, half great-grandnephew.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are family connection to Ebenezer established by Charles W. Paige through their common ancestor William Henry Page, Sr.; and Ebenezer’s part in war established by his military record, stored at National Archives in Washington, D.C., and from the book "The Ninth New York Heavy Artillery--A History of its Organization, Services in the Defenses of Washington, Marches, Camps, Battles, and Muster-Out, with Accounts of Life in a Rebel Prison, Personal Experiences, Names and Addresses of Surviving Members, Personal Sketches, and a Complete Roster of the Regiment;" by Alfred Seelye Roe of Company A, Published by the Author, Worcester, Mass., 1899.

See, also:

My seven-page PDF file (245 KB) describing Ebenezer's time in service, at: Ebenezer Page and the War Between the States.

Lisa Saunders' website New York 9th Heavy Artillery.

 

Henry Albert Potter

Henry Albert Potter from Ovid, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 4th Michigan Cavalry, Company B as a Private. Later he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Henry’s impressive war experiences were written down in letters and many of these have been transcribed and made available on the Internet by his descendant Michael Ruddy.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, 1st cousin 3 times removed.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are the following websites:

Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan (Castner and Welter descendants),

Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865,

and Michael P. Ruddy's online transcriptions of Letters of Henry Albert Potter.

 

Adelbert J. Sittser

Adelbert J. Sittser from Berrien County, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 13th Michigan Infantry, Company E as a Private. Adelbert was hunting birds in Michigan, away from his home in Cayuga County, New York, when the war broke out. He volunteered early--in 1861. At Shiloh his eyes were burned by three days of gun powder in the air and he was sent to Benton Barracks' hospital near St. Louis, Missouri; later transferred to Detroit Barracks. While recovering he was signed up by the Custer brothers into the cavalry, as he was a combat veteran they put him into the 1st U.S. Cavalry, Company A.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Adelbert’s 1st cousin 3 times removed.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are family history notes by Adelbert’s great-grandson Douglas Norton Sittser; and the roster for the 13th Michigan Infantry, Company E.

See, also:

Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Adelbert J. Sittser

Adelbert J. Sittser from Berrien County, Michigan , served in Civil War in the unit 1st U.S. Cavalry, Company A (formerly the 1st Dragoons) as a Private. Adelbert first volunteered for the 13th Michigan Infantry, Company E, in 1861. At Shiloh his eyes were burned by three days of gun powder in the air and he was sent to Benton Barracks’ hospital near St. Louis, Missouri; later transferred to Detroit Barracks. While recovering he was signed up by the Custer brothers into the cavalry, as he was a combat vet. they put him into the 1st U.S. Cavalry, Company A. His first major action was Gettysburg. He was injured several times until mustering out at New Orleans in mid-1865 as a sergeant. He was given land in North Dakota, where he settled at Yorktown, Dickey County.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Adelbert’s 1st cousin 3 times removed.

 

The strongest genealogical source for this veteran is family history notes by Adelbert’s great-grandson Douglas Norton Sittser.

See, also:

The Year Our Family Came to Michigan.

 

Thomas Sturgis

Thomas Sturgis from Scio, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 7th Michigan Cavalry, Company E as a Private. Thomas and wife Elizabeth (Castner) Bigelow Sturgis both received burial at the expense of Clinton County, Michigan, due to Thomas's Civil War participation as a member of General George Armstrong Custer's 7th Michigan Cavalry. They were laid to rest at the Mt. Rest Cemetery, St. Johns, Clinton County, Michigan, in Section OP-3, Lot #733.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Thomas’s great-grandnephew by marriage.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are collected genealogical information about Thomas and Elizabeth (Castner) Bigelow Sturgis and their child; and the roster for the 7th Michigan Cavalry, Company E.

See, also:

Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan (Castner and Welter descendants),

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Salmon J. Sutliff

Salmon J. Sutliff from Bingham, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Company A as a Private. His name is spelled “Solomon J. Sutliff” in the company’s roster.

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Salmon’s great-grandnephew by marriage.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are collected genealogical information about Salmon J. and Sarah (Castner) Sutliff and their child; and the roster for the 2nd Michigan Cavalry, Company A.

See, also:

Ovid Township, Clinton County, Michigan (Castner and Welter descendants),

On Being Franc,

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Andrew D. Waddell

Andrew D. Waddell from Howell, Michigan, served in Civil War in the unit 5th Michigan Veterans Volunteer Infantry as a 1st Lieutenant. Andrew raised a company of seventy men between December 1863 and January 1864. With them he joined the 5th Michigan Vet. Vol. Inf. (Andrew's sword was auctioned on eBay May 5, 2008.)

 

This veteran is submitted by Charles W. Paige, Andrew’s 1st cousin 3 times removed.

 

The strongest genealogical sources for this veteran are “State of Michigan Biographical” Vol. II, subsection ‘Andrew Waddel’ (Cincinnati: J. S. Morgan & Co., 1878); “The True Story of a Family in History,” a historical and genealogical publication about a certain set of Coryell, Duncan, Hood, Waddell, Wilson, and other related families, by Charles W. Paige, last updated 2006; “History of Livingston County, Michigan,” (Philadelphia:  Everts & Abbott, 1880); and the roster for the 5th Michigan Veterans Volunteer Infantry.

See, also:

The Year Our Family Came to Michigan,

and Don & Lois Harvey's website Michigan in the Civil War 1861-1865.

 

Charles W. Paige

Charles W. Paige from Jackson, Michigan, served in Vietnam War in the unit US Navy, Carrier Division One as a Radioman 3rd Class Petty Officer aboard the flagship for Commander Carrier Division One. While in service Charles attended an electricity/electronics preparatory school, Radioman A school, and Radioman C school in San Diego. Thereafter he served three years on board the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) including two WestPac cruises to Vietnam. (The USS Midway was decommissioned by the US Navy in 1992 and is now in civilian use as the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum).

 

This veteran is submitted by himself.

 

The strongest genealogical source for this veteran is personal knowledge as laid down in his memoir “A Petty Officer and a Swabbie,” currently available on the Internet. Information about the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum can be found at www.midway.org.

 

 

This Web page was created January 8, 2007 by Charles W. Paige and last updated September 23, 2008.

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