William Storie was born in Delhi, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Storie. He enlisted in February 1864 in the 16th Heavy Artillery. Six months later, William was dead, having died in Point of Rocks, Virginia of disease. He was buried near where he died.
Samuel Stott was born in Delaware County in October 1845, the son of George Stott. He enlisted in the 3rd NY Cavalry in February 1864. Wounded at Stoney Creek, Virginia, Samuel was taken prisoner. After five months, he was exchanged. He mustered out at a hospital in Baltimore in June 1865. Samuel never recovered from his experiences, dying less than five years later in January 1870 of "malignant kidneys," possibly caused by the challenges of being a prisoner of war.
William Stott was the son of Walter and Mary Stott. Born in March 1842, he enlisted in August 1861 in company F of the 3rd NY Cavalry as a corporal but was demoted to private less than a month later. William is one of only two Bovina soldiers to be killed in action, dying in the battle of Chala Bridge on May 14, 1864. His body was not recovered, but there is a memorial stone for him in the Bovina Cemetery. (See the blog entry for April 12, 2011 for more about the family of Walter and Mary Stott.)
William G. Thomson was born in Stamford in October 1842. At the time of his enlistment in September 1864 in the 144th New York Volunteers, he was six feet tall, with black eyes, auburn hair and a dark complexion. William mustered out with his company in June 1865 at Hilton Head, SC. A year after mustering out, William married Frances Frisbee in Delhi. Settling in Walton, he died there in October 1906.
Samuel Stott was born in Delaware County in October 1845, the son of George Stott. He enlisted in the 3rd NY Cavalry in February 1864. Wounded at Stoney Creek, Virginia, Samuel was taken prisoner. After five months, he was exchanged. He mustered out at a hospital in Baltimore in June 1865. Samuel never recovered from his experiences, dying less than five years later in January 1870 of "malignant kidneys," possibly caused by the challenges of being a prisoner of war.
William Stott was the son of Walter and Mary Stott. Born in March 1842, he enlisted in August 1861 in company F of the 3rd NY Cavalry as a corporal but was demoted to private less than a month later. William is one of only two Bovina soldiers to be killed in action, dying in the battle of Chala Bridge on May 14, 1864. His body was not recovered, but there is a memorial stone for him in the Bovina Cemetery. (See the blog entry for April 12, 2011 for more about the family of Walter and Mary Stott.)
William G. Thomson was born in Stamford in October 1842. At the time of his enlistment in September 1864 in the 144th New York Volunteers, he was six feet tall, with black eyes, auburn hair and a dark complexion. William mustered out with his company in June 1865 at Hilton Head, SC. A year after mustering out, William married Frances Frisbee in Delhi. Settling in Walton, he died there in October 1906.
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