Belgian Civil
War soldiers
in New York
Soldiers from New York :
- 5th New York Cavalry
- One Belgian, name not yet stated.
- 9th New York Cavalry
- Charles OFFIRCE or OFFICE or OFFIES
age 25, enlisted Nov. 13, 1862 at new York; mustered in as Private Co. K
Nove. 15, 1862 to serve 3 years; captured at Upperville June 21, 1863;
transferred Febr. 27, 1865 to Co. L Ninth Cav.; mustered out with
Company July 17, 1865
- Carlos GIRSCH
age 24; enlisted Oct. 11, 1861 at Sheldon; mustered in as Corporal Co. G
Oct. 11, 1861 to serve 3 years; re-enlisted, Dec. 20, 1863 as private;
appointed Sergeant, no date stated; mustered out with Company, July 17,
1865, at Cloud's Mills, Va.
- 16th New York Cavalry
- Francisco FRANCIS
age 35; enlisted Aug. 8, 1863 at Troy; mustered in as private Co. F,
August 13, 1863 to serve 3 years; transferred May 30, 1864 to Co. E;
also Aug. 17, 1865, to Co. D, third N.Y. Provisional Cavalry
- Alexander VANDEVELDE or VANDERVELT
age 40; enlisted June 12, 1863 at Nashville; mustered in as Private Co.
I September 2, 1863 to serve 3 years; appointed Sergeant, Sept. 2, 1863;
discharged June 13 1865 fordisability.
- 18th New York Cavalry
- Jan Hendrick KATS or John H. KEITS from BELGIUM
see 35th New York Infantry
Francis Balace : "il est curieux de
constater que plusieurs officiers des régiments où servit Kats portaient des
noms à consonance belge : POLLARD, POTTER, VAN SLYCK, JULES DE CROY, PINSON,
VAN GELDER, etc... "
- 21th New York Cavalry
- John VAN ZANT or VAN ZANDT
Age 36, enlisted December 17, 1863 at Kinderhook; mustered in as
Private, Co. L December 21, 1863 ro serve 3 years; transferred in March
1864 to Co. C; mustered out June 12, 1865 at Washington D.C.
- Independant Light Artillery
- Franz VAN ECK (see also 48th New York Infantry)
enlisted May 20, 1863 at New York; mustered in as a Private in Co. H May
20, 1863 to serve 3 years; transferred January 30, 1864 to Co. I, 48th
Infantry
- Les Enfants Perdus
- Bernard KOELMAN
from BELGIUM
Co I, enlisted on 14 July 1862; dismissed on 29 December 1863
- François WALLENUS
from
BELGIUM
Co D; enlisted 31 March 1862 as a Sergent; Mustered Out 5 February 1864
as Sergeant Major
- Adophe FETIS
from
BELGIUM
Co I; enlisted 12 July 1862 as Corporal; deserted in January 1864
- Louis MATHET
enlisted
as Louis MATHET from BELGIUM
Co E; enlisted 31 january 1862 as 1st Sergeant; mustered out 5 February
1864 as 1st Lieutenant
- Léopold SEVE
enlisted as Leopold SEURE from BELGIUM
enlisted as 1st Lieutenant 15 April 1862: discharged on 15 July 1862
- César de GRENY
ou DEGRENY enlisted as Caesar DE GRENEY from
BELGIUM
Co F, enlisted 2 May 1862 as a Private; mustered out 5 February 1864 as
1st Lieutenant
- Gustave VAN
EYCKEN from New York ?
Co F, enlisted on 28 March 1862 as Corporal; died of disease 7 July 1863
- Joseph TYSSE from NEW
YORK ?
CO E, enlisted on 31 January 1862; died of disease on 20 November 1862
- Louis SANDERS
enlisted as Lewis SANDER from NEW YORK ?
Co I, enlisted on 16 June 1862; died of disease on 2 March 1863
- Edouard CLAUS from
New York ?
Co. A, enlisted on 5 April 1862; Mustered Out on 5 February 1864
- Pierre DE POORTER
from New York ?
Co. K, enlisted on 26 August 1862; transfered 1st NY Engineers
- Joseph GROVER from
New York ?
Co. F, enlisted 27 May 1862; transfered 47th NY Infantry
- Ludovic ROUSSEAU
enlisted
as Ladovia ROESER from New York ?
Co. A, enlisted 11 April 1862; transfered 47th NY Infantry
- Joseph SCHOLS from
New York ?
Co. E, enlisted 29 March 1862; discharged 17 May 1862
- Pierre STASSE from
New York ?
Co. E, enlisted 24 March 1862; discharged 14 July 1862
- Franz VAN ECK
from New York ?
Co. H, enlisted 20 May 1863;transferred 48th NY Infantry
- Henry VANHAVERBECK from New York ?
Co I, never joined regiment
- Charles VENNEMENT
as Charles VENUEMENT from New York ?
Co H, enlisted 27 december 1862; transferred 1st NY engineers
- Jean Baptiste COMCHIRM
as Jean Baptist COMEDHEIN from New York ?
Co. E, enlisted 31 March 1862; deserted 2 August 1862
- Alexander VANDERVOST or
VANDEROOST from New York ?
Co. E, enlisted 1 April 1862; deserted 21 August 1862
- 7th New York Infantry
- Isidore LECLAIR
age 39; enlisted October 3, 1864 at Kingston; mustered in as private Co.
I, October 11, 1864 to serve one year; mustered out with company, August
4, 1865 at Harts Island, New York Harbor
- 35th New York Infantry
or John H. KEATS from BELGIUM
28 year, enlisted 1 November 1861 as a sergeant, mustered out 5 June
1863 at Elmira, NY as 2nd Lieutenant
- Emile FRAIPONT or FRAESON or FREPONT
Age 28; enlisted at New York city to serve 3 years and mustered in as
Private Co B, July 28, 1862; transferred to Co A May 31, 1863;wounded
in action July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg Pa; transferred to Co K June 2,
1864; absent, sick in hospital at muster-out of Company
41th New York Infantry
- Alex SCHAMBERGER (see also 165th Infantry)
Age 28; enlisted at New York city to serve 3 years and mustered in as
musician, June 26, 1861; discharged February 14, 1862 at Hunter's
Chapel, Va
48th New York Infantry
- Frank or Francis VAN ECK or VAN EYCK (see also Independant
Light Artillery)
Private Co. H Independant Corps, lightinfantry; transferred to Co. I,
48th Inf. January 30, 1864; wounded in action May 16, 1864 at Drewry's
Bluff, Va; mustered out June 5, 1865 at New Berne, N.C.
- 53rd New York Infantry
- Aristide Edmond PIERARD
from BELGIUM
41 year, enrolled October 9, 1861, mustered in as chaplain, December 6,
1861; discharged, December 31, 1861; not commissioned
- Victor VIFQUAIN
from Saline
County, NEBRASKA
Adjutant of the 53rd New York,before joining the 97th ILLINOIS
. Brevet Brigadier General and Medal of Honor at Blackely in 1865.
- 61th New York Infantry
Age 39, enlisted Sept. 30, 1861 at New York city to serve 3 years:
mustered in as Private Co. F Oct. 2, 1861; transferred to Co. H November
1, 1861; discharged for disability March8, 1862 at Camp California, Va.
62nd New York Infantry
- Jules GUISSART
Age 23; enlisted May 7, 1861 at New York city to serve 3 years; mustered
in as Corporal, Co I June 30, 1861; promoted Sergeant August 1861;
returned to ranks September 20, 1861; discharged for disability,
September 14, 1863 at New York city.
- 74th New York Infantry
- Théophile FRANCOIS
from Dixon, Lee County
Age 24, enlisted for 3 years on 24 May 1861, discharged 27 of June 1864.
- 90th New York Infantry
- John DAILY or DALEY, DALY, DAYLY
Age 25, enlisted at New York city, to serve 3 years and mustered i as private
Co. H November 16, 1861; transfered to Co E April 7, 1863; wounded in action
July 13, 1863 at Donaldsonville La; discharged for wounds November 4, 1863 at
Baton Rouge La
- Henry MYERS (see also 116th Infantry)
transferred as Private from 116th Inf. to Co C this regiment May 31,
1865; mustered out January 8, 1866 at Augusta, Ga
- 91th New York Infantry
- Peter GOAS
Age 42, enlisted October 22, 1861 at Albany to serve 3 years; mustered
in as Private Co D October 23, 1861; wounded in action June 14, 1863
before Port Hudson, La; re-enlisted as a veteran January 1, 1864;
mustered out with Company July 3, 1865 near Washington D.C.
- 96th New York Infantry
- Louis VAN SYPE
from Detroit, MICHIGAN
Co I, enlisted April 7, 1865 as substitute, discharged City Point
Virginia, Feb. 6, 1866
- 116th New York Infantry
- Henry MYERS (see also 90th Infantry)
Age 21, enlisted at Buffalo to serve 3 years and mustered on as Private
Co I December 13, 1862; transferred to Co C 90th Infantry June 1,1865 as
Henry F.
- 165th New York Infantry
- Alexander or Alphonse SCHAMBERGER ( see also 41th Infantry
)
Age 30; enlisted at New York city, to serve 3 years and mustered in as
Private Co. D, January 22, 1864; captured in action April 9 at Pleasant
Hill, La; exchanged May 27, 1865; discharged July 27, 1865 at New York
city.
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173rd New York Infantry
- Matthias DAHLEM
from Williamsburgh, New York
Enlisted 22 September 1862, for 3 years, killed at Pleasant Hill,
Louisiana, 9 Apr. 1864.
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?
- John GEORGE from Sheldon, Wyoming Co
see Joseph George biographical review in New York settlement