Daniel, John B., and Robert Tompkins were the nephews of Robert Post of Bovina. In the 1865 census, they were enumerated with their uncle while in the service, though the Tompkins family was from Roxbury. The three nephews likely were brothers, the sons of William and Lydia (Post) Tompkins. Daniel and Robert enlisted the same day, August 19, 1861, Daniel in the 3rd NY Calvalry, Robert in the 20th New York Volunteers. Robert joined his brother's outfit a year later. Their younger brother John enlisted in August 1864 as a substitute for Charles E. Loomis. He was wounded twice - in September 1864 then again in October 1864. At some point he was absent without leave but he was mustered out in July in New York City. The information on all three brothers after the war is somewhat confusing. There is no definitive information for John's life after he mustered out. It seems that Robert at some point moved to Pennsylvania and in 1915 was admitted to a National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Hampton, VA. Daniel late in life also went to a home for disabled veterans, this one in Ohio. He died in 1922 and his body was sent to Union Grove, NY for burial.
Robert Tuttle was Bovina's only Civil War veteran to serve in the Navy. He was born on Cabin Hill in October 1833. When he entered service in 1863 in the Navy it was as a 1st Assistant Surgeon. He left service at the end of the war and settled in the Town of Rockland in Sullivan County, working as a physician. In 1875, he married Emma Bush Parksville. Dr. Tuttle died in 1910 and is buried in Roscoe.
Charles A. and James Warren were the sons of Horace and Clarissa Warren. Charles was born in Ulster County in 1835. He enlisted in August 1862, joining the 144th New York Volunteers as a private. Discharged after one year because of a disability, he re-enlisted a year later. During the Battle of Deveaux Neck in South Carolina he was wounded when a bullet struck him under the ear and came out near the eye. He mustered out with his company in June 1865. Settling in Fallsburgh, Sullivan County, NY, he died there in 1882. His brother James, also known as DeWitt Warren, was born in Stamford in 1838. Enlisting the same time and into the same regiment as his brother, he mustered out with his company on June 1865. Married to Jane Aitken of Bovina, he lived in Bovina after the war, then moved to Kortright. He spent the last 25 years of his life in Delhi, where he died in March 1917.
Robert Tuttle was Bovina's only Civil War veteran to serve in the Navy. He was born on Cabin Hill in October 1833. When he entered service in 1863 in the Navy it was as a 1st Assistant Surgeon. He left service at the end of the war and settled in the Town of Rockland in Sullivan County, working as a physician. In 1875, he married Emma Bush Parksville. Dr. Tuttle died in 1910 and is buried in Roscoe.
Charles A. and James Warren were the sons of Horace and Clarissa Warren. Charles was born in Ulster County in 1835. He enlisted in August 1862, joining the 144th New York Volunteers as a private. Discharged after one year because of a disability, he re-enlisted a year later. During the Battle of Deveaux Neck in South Carolina he was wounded when a bullet struck him under the ear and came out near the eye. He mustered out with his company in June 1865. Settling in Fallsburgh, Sullivan County, NY, he died there in 1882. His brother James, also known as DeWitt Warren, was born in Stamford in 1838. Enlisting the same time and into the same regiment as his brother, he mustered out with his company on June 1865. Married to Jane Aitken of Bovina, he lived in Bovina after the war, then moved to Kortright. He spent the last 25 years of his life in Delhi, where he died in March 1917.
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