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The following were of the 97th NY Infantry Volunteers, unless otherwise stated: BALLOU, WALTER.—Age, 23 years. 146th NY Infantry Vols; Enrolled, 8 Sep 1862, at Boonville, to serve 3 years; mustered in as 1Lt , Co. D, 8 Oct 1862; discharged, 28 Dec 1862, near Potomac Creek, Va.; 1Lt, 3 Nov 1862, with rank from 8 Sep 1862, http://www.archive.org/stream/vol9a10yearbook09oneiuoft/vol9a10yearbook09oneiuoft_djvu.txt WALTER BALLOU was born in Boonville, 21 Jun 1839. He was educated at the high school of Boonville, and graduated from Whitestown Seminary in 1857. He was a soldier in the Union army in the Civil War, having enlisted in Company D, 146 Regiment, in 1862, and was almost immediately commissioned first lieutenant. He was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg, and having had typhoid fever, which incapacitated him for duty, he was honorably discharged from the army in Dec 1862. He studied law in the office of Henry R. Hadley of Boonville, and was admitted to the bar in 1868. Soon after his admission he formed a partnership with Thomas S. Jones under the firm name of Jones & Ballou, which firm existed for four years. Then he became a partner with Leander W. Fisk under the firm name of Fisk & Ballou; this firm continued for three years. After that Mr. Ballou practiced law at Boonville without a partner. Mr. Ballou was originally a Republican, but having differed from his party on the subject of reconstruction in the south, he became a Democrat, and was appointed Deputy Assessor of Internal Revenue by President Johnson, and in 1875 he was elected to the New York Assembly. He was nominated for Representative in Congress in 1888, but was defeated by James S. Sherman. Mr. Ballou was stricken with apoplexy on his way to the cars to attend court at Lowville on the 8th day of April, 1899, and died almost immediately. He was a man of good reputation, a good lawyer, and left many friends to mourn his sudden death. Charles Buck, late Adjutant of the Ninety-Seventh Regiment (resigned 25 Mar 1862), died in Boonville, Sunday evening, after an illness of two or three weeks. He was a nephew of Col. Wheelock, twenty-seven years of age, and esteemed as a young men of great moral worth and promise. BURR, HENRY N. — Age, 23 years. Enlisted at Boonville, to serve three years. CALEN, JAMES.—Age, 19 years. 117th NY Infantry Vols; Enlisted, 6 Aug 1862, at Boonville, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, Co. K, 16 Aug 1862; mustered out, 15 Jun 1865, at hospital. Fort Monroe, Va. Joel T. Comstock, Quartermaster, resigned 15 Sep 1862. COMMERFORD, JOHN.—Age, 20 years. 117th NY Infantry Vols; Enlisted, 1 Aug 1862, at Remsen, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. K, 16 Aug 1862; mustered out with company, 8 Jun 1865, at Raleigh, NC; borne as Comford. COOK. SYLVESTER O.—Age, 27 years. 146th NY Infantry Vols; Enlisted, 28 Aug 18fi2, at Boonville, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D. 10 Oct 18fi2; promoted first sergeant, no date; discharged, 14 Feb 1864, to accept promotion as second lieutenant," Co. D, Sixteenth New York Heavy Artillery. DENTON, ALONZO.—Age, 19 years. 117th NY Infantry Vols.; enrolled, 30 Jul 1862, at Remsen, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. K, 16 Aug 1862; returned to corporal, 28 Aug 1862; promoted sergeant, 2 Nov1862; first sergeant, 28 Mar 1863; mustered in as 2Lt , 4 May 1864; wounded in action, 27 Sep 1864, at Chaffln's Farm, Va.; discharged for disability from wounds, 23 Jan 1865. Commissioned 2Lt, 30 Mar 1864, with rank from 26 Mar 1864,. http://home.comcast.net/~richardson156/wagerd.html DENTON, ALONZO, was born in Sandy Hill, Washington county, in 1843, the son of Daniel C. Denton, a native of Saratoga county and one of five children born to --- Denton, a soldier in the War of 1812: Richard, Daniel C., Clinton, Benjamin, and Phoebe. Daniel C. Denton spent most of his life in the lumbering business, principally in Washington and Oneida counties. He removed to Oneida county in 1854. He married Harriet Hovey; their children were Melissa and Alonzo (twins), Charles, Mary E., William E., and Walter. Mr. Denton died in 1864 and his wife in 1889. In August 1862, Alonzo Denton assisted in raising Company K., 117th. Regiment NY Vols. and went out as a private under Captain Baggs. He was promoted to first lieutenant; was in the battles of Bethel, Bermuda, Drury's Bluff, Charleston, SC, Petersburg, Cold Harbor, Fort Fisher, and Chapin's Farm, where he was wounded in the leg. He was transferred to Chesapeake Hospital at Fortress Monroe and from there returned home. After the war he attended business college at Utica for six months, then engaged as clerk in a general store at Forestport. Two years later, in partnership with Mr. Thurston, he engaged in the general mercantile business, and two years and a half later his brother-in-law, N. G. Waterbury, purchased the interest of Mr. Thurston and the store was carried on under the firm name of Denton & Waterbury. They also carried on a large and extensive lumber business, which Mr. Denton superintended. They erected a large mill, which was burned in 1882, and then erected their present mill of a capacity of 40,000 feet daily, and a large sash and door manufactory at Whitesboro, NY. They also owned 10,000 acres of timber land. Mr. Denton served as commissioner of highways, town clerk, and was postmaster for many years. He was senior warden of the Masonic fraternity and was a member of the Henry Walker Post GAR of Forestport. In 1869 Mr. Denton married Carrie A., daughter of Stephen N. Waterbury; their children were Elmer A., a graduate of Cornell University, now of the law firm of Halliday & Denton, of Ithaca, NY; Lena R., a graduate of the musical department of Hamilton Seminary; C. Mildred, a student in the Sage College of Ithaca, NY; and Nathaniel W.
http://elib.hamilton.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/civ-117&CISOPTR=1319&REC=4 FISK(E), LEANDER W.—Age, 26 years. 146th NY Infantry Vols; enlisted, 29 Aug1862, at Boonville, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, 10 Oct 1862; discharged for disability, November 29, 1862, at Washington, D. C. http://www.archive.org/stream/vol9a10yearbook09oneiuoft/vol9a10yearbook09oneiuoft_djvu.txt LEANDER W. FISK was born in Boonville, 30 Sep 1835, and died there 12 Apr 1901. He was of English descent. He was educated in the Boonville schools and Fairfield Academy. He studied law with George W. Smith, and was admitted to the bar October 4, 1860. He commenced practice at Boonville, and always retained his residence there, and gave his time exclusively to the practice of his profession. He was for a short time a soldier in the 146th Regiment, having enlisted in 1862, but deafness incapacitated him for duty, and he was honorably discharged. In 1866 he was nominated by the Republican party for Member of Assembly, and was elected and served one term. He afterwards affiliated with the Prohibition party, and was its candidate for Representative in Congress at one election, and at another for District Attorney. Mr. Fisk was a good fluent speaker, and except for the fact that his deafness proved a great impediment he would have been an excellent trial lawyer. GRAFF, FRED.—Age, 20 years. 21st NY Cavalry; enlisted, 7 Sep 1864, at Utica; mustered in as private, Co. M, 8 Sep 1864, to serve one year; mustered out, 26 May 1865, at Bladensburg, Md. Isaac Hall, Captain, Co. I, was evidently wounded and had his arm amputated. http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogyofbrain02brai/genealogyofbrain02brai_djvu.txt Major Newton Hall, b. 16 Sep 1829, was the son of Jonathan and Sally (Jencks) Hall of Leyden, NY. He was a teacher and left the study of law to enter the army. He married 26 Apr 1866, Almira or Myra P. Brainerd of Leyden, Lewis, NY. He raised a company and was mustered in as captain of Co. G, 3d NY Cavalry, 21 Aug 21 1861; promoted to Major 7 Dec 1863. He received a sunstroke in the summer of 1864, and resigned and was discharged 11 Oct 1864. He was in the following engagements:
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