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US Civil War Soldiers flag male ancestor  Richard L.  MCINTOSH

Born
March 17, 1817 Albany County, New York, USA
Died
April 1, 1865 Albany, New York, USA

Age: 48
Cause of Death: Phitlisis

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Born: March 17, 1817 in Albany County, New York, USA


Richard L. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Richard L.  married  Ruth Harriet PIERSON .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth Harriet PIERSON  was born July 24, 1824 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton).  Ruth Harriet died March 22, 1874 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton).  Ruth Harriet was the child of Henry PIERSON and Marietta PERRY.

Richard L. MCINTOSH died April 1, 1865 in Albany, New York, USA .




Year: 1840; Census Place: Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M704; Page: 4.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M432_593; Page: 543B; Image: 535: Richard L McIntosh 34 New York; Ruth H McIntosh 24 New York; Mary A McIntosh 11 New York; William H McIntosh 7 New York; Caroline M McIntosh 5 New York; July E McIntosh 3 New York.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M653_857; Page: 150.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Richard L McIntosh (17 Mar 1817-1 Apr 1865), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103261176, citing Briggs Cemetery, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Simpson (contributor 46906948) .

In July, 1864, it returned to Virginia with the 1st and 2nd divisions; on its arrival at Washington it was ordered into Maryland to confront Gen. Early, and then served with Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, taking part in the battles of the Opequan, Fisher's hill, Strasburg and Cedar creek, besides numerous lesser skirmishes.
Its loss at the Opequan was 69 killed and wounded, and at Cedar Creek, 81 killed, wounded and missing. The regiment continued to serve in the valley until April, 1865, when it moved with Dwight's division to Washington where it participated in the grand review in May.
In July it sailed for Savannah, Ga., and while stationed there won the esteem and respect of the citizens by the gentlemanly conduct of its officers and men. Col. Davis was brevetted brigadier-general for meritorious service.
The regiment was mustered out at Savannah on Oct. 2, 1865, under Command of Lieut.-Col. McLaughlin. It lost during service 1 officer and 40 men killed and died of wounds; 1 officer and 160 men died of disease and other causes; total deaths 202.

Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 159 New York; ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. (Three Years) Colonel William T. Miller, succeeded, September 5, 1862, by Col. Duncan McMartin, received authority, August 23, 1862, to recruit this regiment in the then 15th Senatorial District of the State; it was organized at Fonda, and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years October 17 and 18, 1862. The regiment organizing, under orders dated September 17, 1862, at Plattsburg under the command of Col. Thomas A. Armstrong, was consolidated with this regiment October 8, 1862.
The companies were recruited principally: A at Johnstown; B at Mohawk, Palatine and Root; C at Glen, Florida, Root and Charleston; D at Johnstown and Mayfield; E It Minden and St. Johnsville; F at Ephratah, Canajoharie, Oppenheim, Clifton Park and Lassellsville; G at Mooers, Altona, Essex and Plattsburg; H at Greenfield, Milton, Galway, Clifton Park, Ballston Spa, Moreau, Root and Wilson; I at Champlain, Chesterfield, Plattsburg and AuSable; and K at Queensbury, Ellenburg, Altona and Mooers.
The regiment left the State October 18, 1862; it served in the defenses of Washington, in Abercrombie's Division, from October 25, 1862; in Casey's Division, 22d Corps, February, 1863; in the Department of the Gulf and 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps, from February, 1864; in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Shenandoah, from March, 1865; in the 2d Brigade, Dwight's Division, at Washington, D.C., from April, 1865; in the Department of Georgia, from July, 1865, and, commanded by Lieut.Col. George H. McLaughlin, it was honorably discharged and mustered out October 2, 1865, at Savannah. Ga.
Source: Phisterer, p. 3,779.
Richard served with Gen. Banks in the Red River Campaign. He became very ill and died in the US Hospital in Utica New York on April 1, 1865.

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Spouse & Children of Richard L. MCINTOSH

Richard L. MCINTOSH married flag female ancestor Ruth Harriet PIERSON
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Ruth Harriet PIERSON was the child of Henry PIERSON and Marietta PERRY

Children of Richard L. MCINTOSH and Ruth Harriet PIERSON

flag photo of Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH  Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH
Born: July 21, 1852, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
Died: August 31, 1899, Aryshire, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA

Married: Lee Roy BROWER July 04, 1870



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BirthBirth — 1817
March 17, 1817
Albany County, New York, USA
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1852 Birth of Child
Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH was born July 21, 1852, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

Richard L. was 35 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
DeathDeath — 1865
April 1, 1865
Albany, New York, USA
He died at the age of 48.

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Briggs Cemetery, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA
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