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Clark, Daniel [1] |
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Jr |
| Birth |
28 Mar 1841 |
Hebron Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA  [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Civil War |
Bef 9 Aug 1862 |
Virginia, USA |
| 46th Penna Reg. Killed in the Battle of Cedar Mountain |
- 20200814HAv- [Added this Daniel, after the other in the file does not fit- Daniel Clark, Jr! -jcw]
Herbstritt-Snyder-Essex-Figg-Davey-Chase-Dunn-Ellison Family Descendants
Larry Herbstritt
Admin · 40m 14 August 2020
The Pennsylvania 46th Regiment by November of 1863 had participated in The bloody Battle of Cedar Mountain, where they lost a fellow Potter County soldier, Daniel Clark Jr, then they fought in the equally bloody, Battle of Antietam, followed by the Battle of Chancellorsville, after which command was taken over by Colonel James Lercon Selfridge. Under Selfridge, the 46 Regiment then took part in saving Culp's Hill in the bloodiest of all, the Battle of Gettysburg.
After Gettysburg, the 46th pursued Lee's army south until reassigned to the Western front of the Civil War taking place in Tennessee. The regiment was one of the first to experience the rapid transport of troops, being sent via railway. Traveling on the train westward was an exciting time for the troops, who were at times, greeted along the way, as one soldier recalled, "greeted and teased by the ladies". The 46th Regiment finally reached its destination near Decherd, Tennessee.
On November 21, 1863, the government came up with an inducement: if three-quarters of a regiment's veteran soldiers present on duty would sign up to serve for the duration of the war, the government would send them home as a group on a thirty-day furlough. Nine days later Colonel Selfridge, of the 46 Regiment, PA Volunteers, appointed Lt. Horace B Jones of Company G as the regiments's recruiting officer for veteran volunteers.
Not every Union soldier was enthusiastic about the cause. 118 men resisted all the temptations of home and stayed in Decherd, TN through the winter, and served out their terms. Sgt. Michael Hawley, who had found imself the lone member of Company I on the field of Antietam, let his term expire.
A few soldiers stepped right up. One was Corporal Michael Dunn standing in the front rank of Company H. Michael Dunn was one of those who decided he wanted both to stay with the regiment to the close of the war, and to also begin living a more normal life. On December 15, 1863 he married a 19 year old woman he had met, who lived 9 miles from Decherd, nineteen year old, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, "Elizabeth". Michael was one of the eight men in the regiment who returned home on their veteran furloughs with new Tennessee brides in tow. Another soldier with a new Tennessee bride, Mary Rogers, was Homer Township resident, Captain Dennis H Chesbro, 1st cousin to Daniel Clark Jr, who had been killed at the Battle of Cedar Hill.
Less than ninety days after their arrival back in Tennessee, three of these new brides would be widows, and the war would be far from over. One of those widows would be Mary Rogers Chesbro. On May 25, 1864 Captain Dennis Chesbro was killed in the Battle of New Hope Church. On that same day in the same battle, Michael Dunn was shot by canister and lost both legs and would not return to Potter County until after the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA |
| Battle of Cedar Mountain |
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Battle of Cedar Mountain
Posted 30 Sep 2016 by LARRY HERBSTRITT
Rappahannock River formed the county's northern boundary, and Culpeper marked the first point on the river where an invading Union force could ford the Rappahannock during most of the year. Outside of the Shenandoah Valley, it was one of the best invasion routes in the state.
Consequently, armies from one side or the other occupied the county for most of the war. The Confederates had a training camp and army hospital at Culpeper Court House, and they established a supply base there early in 1862. The county suffered its first Union occupation when Union general John Pope's Army of Virginia arrived in July 1862. This led to the first major battle in Culpeper, at Cedar (or Slaughter's) Mountain, in which Confederate troops under Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson successfully blocked a Union advance into central Virginia. Confederate general Robert E. Lee then drove out Pope during the Second Manassas Campaign (1862), and the county remained Lee's favored staging area for the remainder of the war. He selected Culpeper for his winter quarters after the Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, and a portion of his army occupied the county following the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862.
August 18, 1862-
Union general John Pope orders his Army of Virginia to evacuate Culpeper County on the arrival of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
Confederate position-
On the morning of August 9, Jackson's army crossed the Rapidan River into Culpeper County, led by Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division, followed by Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder's division, with Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill's division in the rear. Just before noon, Brig. Gen. Jubal Early's brigade, the vanguard of Ewell's division, came upon Federal cavalry and artillery occupying the ridge above Cedar Run, just to the north-west of Cedar Mountain. Early brought up his guns and an artillery duel began between the opposing forces as Early's infantry formed a line on the eastern side of the Culpeper-Orange Turnpike (present day U.S. Route 15) on the high ground on the opposite bank of Cedar Run. As the rest of Ewell's division arrived they formed on Early's right, anchored against the northern slope of the mountain and deployed their six guns on its ridge. Winder's division formed to Early's left, on the west side of the Turnpike, with Brig. Gen. William Taliaferro's brigade closest to Early, and Col. Thomas S. Garnett's on the far Confederate left in a wheat field at the edge of a woods. Winder's artillery filled a gap on the road between the two divisions. The Stonewall Brigade, led by Col. Charles R. Ronald, was brought up in support behind the guns. A.P Hill's division, still marching up the Turnpike, was ordered to stand in reserve on the Confederate left.
Union position-
The Federals formed a line on a ridge above Cedar Run, with Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Crawford's brigade forming the Union right in a field across from Garnett and Brig. Gen. Christopher C. Augur's division on the Union left to the east of the Turnpike. Brig. Gen. John W. Geary's brigade was anchored on the Turnpike opposing Taliaferro, while Brig. Gen Henry Prince's brigade formed the far left opposite Ewell. Brig. Gen. George S. Greene's understrength brigade (only two regiments) was kept in reserve in the rear.
Union attack-
A little before 5:00 p.m. as the artillery fight began to wane, Confederate Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder fell mortally wounded. He had been ill that day and was taken onto the field in an ambulance wagon. While attempting to direct his troops, he was struck by a shell fragment. Winder's left arm and side were torn to pieces, and he died a few hours later. As a result, command of the division devolved on William Taliaferro, who was completely ignorant of Jackson's battle plan. Dispositions on his part of the field were still incomplete; Garnett's brigade was isolated from the main Confederate line, with its flank dangerously exposed to the woods. The Stonewall Brigade was to have come up to support them, but remained a half mile distant behind the artillery.[12] Before leadership could properly be restored to the division the Union attack began. Geary and Prince were sent against the Confederate right. The Federal advance was swift and threatened to break the Confederate line, prompting Early to come galloping to the front from Cedar Mountain where he was directing troop dispositions. Early's stabilizing presence and the raking fire of the Confederate guns halted the Union advance on the Confederate right. On the left Crawford attacked Winder's division, sending one brigade directly at the Confederate line and another brigade through the woods on a flanking movement. The Federals came from the woods directly into the flank of the 1st Virginia Infantry, who under the pressure from attack on two fronts broke for the rear. The Federals pushed on, not waiting to reform their lines, rolling through the outflanked 42nd Virginia until they found themselves in Taliaferro's and the artillery's rear. The Stonewall Brigade came up and was swept aside by Crawford's troops before it had a chance to react. Jackson ordered the batteries withdrawn before they were captured, but Taliaferro and Early's left were hit hard by the Union advance and threatened to break.
Confederate counterattack
At this dire point, Gen. Jackson rode to that part of the field to rally the men and came upon his old brigade finally being brought up to reinforce the line. Intending to inspire the troops there, he attempted to brandish his sword; however, due to the infrequency with which he drew it, it had rusted in its scabbard and he was unable to dislodge it. Undaunted, he unbuckled the sword from his belt and waved it, scabbard and all, over his head. He then grabbed a battle flag from a retreating standard bearer and yelled at his men to rally around him.[14] The Stonewall Brigade, heartened by their commander, launched into the Union troops and drove them back. By this point, Banks's men were becoming tired and disorganized, with their ammunition nearly gone. Without any support, his men had been unable to follow up on their initial success. In their zeal, the Stonewall Brigade pursued the Federals as they fell back, but soon found themselves beyond the Confederate line and without support. The Federals reformed and attacked, driving the 4th and 27th Virginia back. But the actions of the Stonewall Brigade gave the Confederate line time to reform and A.P Hill's troops to come up and fill the gaps from Winder's broken regiments. Jackson ordered Hill and Ewell to advance. He encountered Brig. Gen. Lawrence O'Bryan Branch (a career politician) making a lengthy speech to his troops, and urged him to press forward. The Union right immediately collapsed. Ewell, having difficulty silencing his guns, was delayed, but the Union left began to waver at the sight of Crawford's retreat and were finally broken by a charge down Cedar Mountain by Brig. Gen.Isaac R. Trimble's brigade.
Confederate pursuit-
Despite bringing up Greene's reserve brigade in support, by 7:45 p.m. the Union line was in full retreat. In a last-ditch effort to help cover his infantry's retreat, Banks sent two squadrons of cavalry at the Confederate line. They were met with a devastating volley from the Confederate infantry posted behind a fence on the road, allowing only 71 of 174 to escape.[15] The Confederate infantry and Brig. Gen William E. Jones's 7th Virginia Cavalry hotly pursued the retreating Federals, nearly capturing Banks and Pope, who were at their headquarters a mile behind the Federal line. After a mile-and-a-half of pursuit, Jackson grew weary as darkness set in, as he was unsure of the location of the rest of Pope's army. Finally, several Union infantrymen captured by the 7th Virginia informed the Confederates that Pope was bringing Sigel forward to reinforce Banks. Accordingly, Jackson called off the pursuit and by around 10 p.m the fighting had ceased. By this point, Brig. Gen. James Ricketts's division of McDowell's corps was arriving, which effectively covered Banks's retreat.
Aftermath-
Losses were high in the battle: Union casualties of 2,353 (314 killed, 1,445 wounded, 594 missing), Confederate 1,338 (231 killed, 1,107 wounded). Crawford's brigade had lost over 50% of its total strength, including most of its officers. Prince's and Geary's brigades suffered 30-40% casualty rates. Both generals were wounded, and Prince was also captured. Confederate Brig. Gen. Charles S. Winder was mortally wounded by a shell.
For two days, Jackson maintained his position south of Cedar Run on the western slope of the mountain, waiting for a Federal attack that did not come. Finally, receiving news that all of Pope's army had arrived at Culpeper Court House, on August 12, Jackson fell back on Gordonsville to a more defensive position behind the Rapidan River.
Weather and poor communication with his divisional commanders had robbed Jackson of the initiative in the fight. Still expecting to face the same cautious opponent from the Valley, he was taken by surprise and very nearly driven from the field. Excellent commanding by the Confederates at the crucial moment of the battle and the fortuitous arrival of Hill staved off defeat, eventually allowing their numerical superiority to drive the Federals from the field. For his part, Banks, having been soundly defeated by Jackson in the Valley, was anxious to make up for previous losses. Rather than fighting a defensive battle from a strong position because he was outnumbered 2 to 1, giving time for the rest of Pope's army to arrive, he decided to take the initiative and attack Jackson before he could fully form his lines. The bold move very nearly paid off, but in the end he was again defeated by his old foe.
With Jackson on the loose, wreaking havoc against Union forces, General-in-Chief Henry W. Halleck became apprehensive and called off Pope's advance on Gordonsville, thereby giving Lee the initiative in the Northern Virginia Campaign. The battle effectively shifted fighting in Virginia from the Virginia Peninsula into northern Virginia.
Potter County, Pennsylvania Clark family members contend that Daniel was wounded and died as a result of the Battle of Ceder Mountain. It is said that members of his family traveled to Virginia to return Daniel's body to Potter County and that he was buried somewhere on the farm at Clark's Corner in Hebron township, Potter County, PA.
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9 Aug 1862 |
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, USA [4] |
| Mortally wounded at Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run Campaign, Eastern Theater of the Civil War. |
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Died in Culpeper, Virginia from wounds received on August 9th in the meeting engagement at Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run Campaign, Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Source: "The Civil War Dictionary," by Mark M. Boatner III, (C) 1959. McKay Co.,New York.
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9 Aug 1862 |
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA |
- 20200814HAv- [Added this Daniel, after the other in the file does not fit- Daniel Clark, Jr! -jcw]
Herbstritt-Snyder-Essex-Figg-Davey-Chase-Dunn-Ellison Family Descendants
Larry Herbstritt
Admin · 40m 14 August 2020
The Pennsylvania 46th Regiment by November of 1863 had participated in The bloody Battle of Cedar Mountain, where they lost a fellow Potter County soldier, Daniel Clark Jr, then they fought in the equally bloody, Battle of Antietam, followed by the Battle of Chancellorsville, after which command was taken over by Colonel James Lercon Selfridge. Under Selfridge, the 46 Regiment then took part in saving Culp's Hill in the bloodiest of all, the Battle of Gettysburg...
The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, took place on August 9, 1862, in Culpeper County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War. Union forces under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P.
Locations: Culpeper County, Virginia
Start date: August 9, 1862
Part of: American Civil War
Battle of Cedar Mountain - Wikipedia
- age 21. The Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run,
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| Death |
20 Aug 1862 |
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3] |
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Died in Culpeper, Virginia from wounds received on August 9th in the meeting engagement at Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run Campaign, Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Source: "The Civil War Dictionary," by Mark M. Boatner III, (C) 1959. McKay Co.,New York.
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Soldiers Memorial, Coudersport, PA [5] |
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john c. wetzel
Civil War monument, Coudersport Courthouse lawn
Pike Township
Sharon Township
Kingsley Snyder
Soldier's Memorial in Coudersport, PA
Submitted by Barb Hyde, 2009
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Potter County's memorial to its veterans is in the courthouse square behind the courthouse.
The column for the memorial was raised on December 20, 1874. On the four sides of the base of the column are engraved the names of the soldiers who died in the Civil War, organized by township. The 318 names were carved by Joseph Schwartzenbach, the brewer from Germania, who was also a talented stonecutter.
In April of 1887, the statue of a Civil War soldier was placed on the top of the column to complete the monument.
The completed monument was dedicated on June 8, 1887.
More recently, the monument has been expanded to honor all veterans.
Four stone benches, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, face the monument. Behind them is a low wall with a center stone that says
IN MEMORY OF THE VETERANS OF ALL WARS
The list of soldiers who died is a historic list, even though we know it is incomplete. The names of the soldiers inscribed on the base of the monument are:
South Face (Front) East Face North Face (back) West Face
ALLEGHENY
Daniel Higley Judd
Adolphus J. Nelson
David Dayton
John Ross
Jeremiah J. Burd
George Cole
William Rogers
Perry Brown
William James
John Peet
George Byam
Carson Wilson
Henry Byam
Allen Hatch
John D. Burd
Chelson Bunnell
Huwlet Smith
Darius Brown
Philo Baker
William G. Raymond
Danial Elisha Smith
BINGHAM
Allen Bennett
Joseph Kile
Leonard H. Merrick
William N. Howe
Girden M. Perry
John Graham
Daniel Monroe
Ephriam Kile
Valorus C. Merrick
Levi Hann
Abram Williams
Chandler C. Crum
Ezra Daniels
Calvin Morris
Washington W. Eddy
Fredus Bacon
Frones H. Cutler
CLARA
John Staysa
Daniel S. Morey
Ira Chandler
Charles Welch
Henry Smith, Jr.
David Baker
Orrin S. Chandler
Joel Terwilliger
George Wakeley
Uriah Robinson
Niles K. Bessy
ROULETTE
George W. Barr
John L. Burt
Abel C. Card
John W. Clark
Angelo Crapsey
John J. Dingman
Lewis A. Fisher
Almeron N. Lyman
John Maltby
David Marsh
John McDowell
William R. Pomeroy
Francis Reed, Jr.
Gardner Sheldon
Lawrence Stratton
Andrew Jackson Thompson
Martin Weimer
Samuel Grace
EULALIA
Samuel Schofield
Uriah Glace
Lorentus Cole
Elijah McNamara
Frank Crook
Loren Haggedorn
Hoxie Austin
R. C. Cannon
Lewis H. Yeomans
William McCann
William B. Jenkins
GENESEE
C. C. Cavanaugh
John Amidon
Dennis Clancy
Isaac E. Seely
James M. Barlow
Martin V. Ryan
Roger Rooney
Washington Wilson
Ira Downs
John V. Plants
Matthew Roach
HEBRON
Daniel Clark, Jr.
John Blackman
Ransom Fessenden
Charles H. Hydorn
Winfield Goodwin
George W. Higley
Benjamin Higley
Francis Davis
Leonardo J. Clark
Andrew W. Estes
Hosea B. Harris
Burdsell Harris
A. George Post
George W. Luce
Martin White
Edward Bickford
Cassius Strong
Roswell Burton
Almeron G. Burdick
Monterville Monroe
Lewis Higley
Ransom Higley
Nelson Campbell
Henry Hollenbeck
William VanWickle
John Phillips
Smith B. Finch
Chauncy VanWegen
Henry Ingram
George W. White
Moses R. Phillips
HOMER
Dennis H. Chesbro
William B. Ayers
John Dereamer
Matthew O. Crosby
Almond M. Chesbro.
Austin Ayers
Mahlon Dereamer
Henry Hadley
George C. Rossiter
Charles J. Earle
Solomon Foster
JACKSON
George Haight
KEATING
Joseph A. Dingee
OSWAYO
Jirah R. Munson
Henry M. Munson
Benjamin R. Goff
John D. Barger
Joseph P. Miller
Wilson Hyatt
Jonathan Oles
Patrick M. Dermott
Henry Snath
Orson Kenyon
William Brizzee
John Brizzee
Cassius M. Cole
Eneas H. Munson
Edward Morley
Nathan A. Goff
William W. Robbins
Alvin B. Harris
James Badger
Edgar Furman
Gilbert M. Kenyon
William M. Wilcox
Leroy West
Milton Merwin
Samuel Stilson
Silas Andrus
George K. Hodge, Jr.
Abner Fosmer
Thomas Kenyon
D. W. Stiles
Henry Seneca Welsh
COUDERSPORT
Barnet F. Stebbins
Asa Toombs
A. J. Northrup
Luman Warringer
GERMANIA
John Butler
HECTOR
Ashley Leach
John Wilkinson
Rook Wilkinson
Thomas Wilkinson
Warren Owen
Joshua Owen
Jared Abbott
W. W. Little
James Brooks
Francis Surdam
James Blackman
Harlow Button
Oscar Webb
Charles Johnson
Simeon Ellis
George Vincent
Jackson Persing
Orlando Sunderlin
Stephen L. Loucks
John Douglass
Samuel Rogers
Sylvester Burdick
Alvin Martin
Austin Weeks
Peter Davis
HARRISON
William F. Stone
Samuel Stone
John A. Thomas
Redner Springer
John Springer
George Kennada
Henry Williams
Leonard Williams
John Harrison
George Ellis
Levi Ellis
Alva Palmatier
Burt Palmatier
William H. Raymond
Manassa Courtwright
George Kibbe
Harvey Warner
Henry Cummings
Leonard Fletcher
George Morgan
William Coston
Peter VariSickles
Harvey J. Warner
James Cotton
Theodore P. Metcalf
John W. Palmatier
M. Fay Sibel
Jeremiah Springer
Charles Worden
PLEASANT VALLEY
Henry McDowell
William Haynes
John Haynes
Philip Haynes
Amasa Eastwood
SUMMIT
Stephen Redson
Elijah Willoughby
SWEDEN
Andrew J. Ward
Chester Miles
Daniel D. Butler
Nicholas Palmeter
J. N. H. Bell
Alonzo Wagoner
Gottlieb Hundredmark.
SYLVANIA
M. B. Carson
James Logue
George Cooper
ULYSSES
Orange A. Lewis
Judson Brown
Collins Brigham
Americus Byam
Abram Close
Duick Whipple, Jr.
Willard Whipple
Obediah Johnson
Raymond Calhoun
Edward Torrey
Melville Torrey
George Torrey
Nathan Torrey
Ephriam E. Howe
James T. Douglass
John Harris
Abram VanGelder
Rev. Charles Wilson
Andrew J. Swift
Sheldon M. Gibbs
Lester Fling
Luther Armstrong
Nelson Labar
James Haddock
Russell Perkins
Oliver Crum
Claudius Slade
Gilbert P. Whipple
Morris Schlessinger
Asa Shaver
Frederick Walters
PIKE
Elliott A. Kilbourne
Walter S. Youngs
John H. Youngs
Samuel D. Youngs
Charles McCumber
George W. Howe
James Alvord
Walter B. Trask
Hiram Wilcox
Erastus Riley
SHARON
Edwin A. Starkweather
Alfred Chapel
John S. Hulbert
Levi R. Preston
Charles McKenster
Harlow Mead
Jacob Burbank
Charles Terrett
Spencer Press
William H. Brightman
Joseph Pierce
Peter Rockefellow
William E. Rockefellow
Millard Hopkins
Winfield Hopkins
Richard Matteson
Cyrus Warner
Roscoe Warner
David Terwilliger
Beniah Terwilliger
John Covert
Alvin W. Kinney
Henry Mattison
Robert Bessy
William Hitchcock
Edmund Duel
James W. Vesper
Charles H. Johnson
William Peterson
Henry Goble
Henry Carpenter
George H. Barnes
Monroe Barnes
Edward Burslem
John Haynes
Welcome S. Coats
Elisha T. Blanchard
Lyman Allen
Ed. Griffith
Frank Norwood
Allen C. Barnes
Lot Crawford
Elijah C. Gilbert
Mendall C. Whitney
George White
Marvin Corwin
Hiram Pierce
Henry Hitchcock
Kingsley Snyder
William H. Hanyan
Elmer D. Kellogg
John Reckhow
Lewis A. Wood
Stratton Blanchard
Fred VanLiew
Wilder Wheeler
William S. Moore
Marion Sherwood
James B. Perry
Charles Christman
John Tompkins
John Hay
Hosea Perrin
Nichols Bradley
Volney Mix
Horace Pratt
Abel B. Sparks
Mendall L. Wilson
WEST BRANCH
Warren W. Wetmore
WHARTON
Seth McMullen
Warren Mahon
Albert Card
John Jordan, Jr.
William Ross
Isaac W. Rounds
Dunham Courtwright
Abraham Courtwright
Horace Taylor
William Horton
Thomas Logue
George Cooper
Brewster Foster
Christopher Corwine
STEWARDSON
Chester Knickerbocker
James Thurston
ABBOTT
Mathew Fetzer
Fred Schultheis
Charles Helfrecht
Jacob Braun
Frank J. Knik
Daniel Boligh
Newton Nelson
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Battle of Cedar Mountain
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Battle of Cedar Mountain
Posted 30 Sep 2016 by LARRY HERBSTRITT
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Potter County, Pennsylvania Clark family members contend that Daniel was wounded and died as a result of the Battle of Ceder Mountain. It is said that members of his family traveled to Virginia to return Daniel's body to Potter County and that he was buried somewhere on the farm at Clark's Corner in Hebron township, Potter County, PA.
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Daniel Clark Jr.
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Daniel Clark Jr.
BIRTH Mar 1841
DEATH 20 Aug 1862 (aged 21)
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL Woodland Cemetery
Hebron, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
PLOT #9 Granite Shaft
MEMORIAL ID 188274996 ·
PHOTOS 5
FLOWERS 0
Died from wounds in Battle of Cedar Mountain on 8/20/1862.
Co H. 46th Reg Pa Vol Inf. Pvt.
Family Members
Parents Daniel Clark 1813-1899
Sarah Louisa Hall Clark 1819-1899
Siblings Sarah Adelia Clark Randall 1838-1928
Porter H. Clark 1843-1889
Anner Clark Gorham 1845-1941
Nelson Clark 1847-1927
Willis G. Clark 1850-1934
Abel Clark 1853-1931 (m. 1888)
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- on the Clark farm. It is said that members of his family traveled to Virginia to return Daniel's body to Potter County and that he was buried somewhere on the farm at Clark's Corner in Hebron township
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Jul 1863 |
Cedar Mountain, Culpeper, Virginia, USA |
| ... The bloody Battle of Cedar Mountain, where they lost a fellow Potter County soldier, Daniel Clark Jr, |
- 20200814HAv- [Added this Daniel, after the other in the file does not fit- Daniel Clark, Jr! -jcw]
Herbstritt-Snyder-Essex-Figg-Davey-Chase-Dunn-Ellison Family Descendants
Larry Herbstritt
Admin · 40m 14 August 2020
The Pennsylvania 46th Regiment by November of 1863 had participated in The bloody Battle of Cedar Mountain, where they lost a fellow Potter County soldier, Daniel Clark Jr, then they fought in the equally bloody, Battle of Antietam, followed by the Battle of Chancellorsville, after which command was taken over by Colonel James Lercon Selfridge. Under Selfridge, the 46 Regiment then took part in saving Culp's Hill in the bloodiest of all, the Battle of Gettysburg.
After Gettysburg, the 46th pursued Lee's army south until reassigned to the Western front of the Civil War taking place in Tennessee. The regiment was one of the first to experience the rapid transport of troops, being sent via railway. Traveling on the train westward was an exciting time for the troops, who were at times, greeted along the way, as one soldier recalled, "greeted and teased by the ladies". The 46th Regiment finally reached its destination near Decherd, Tennessee.
On November 21, 1863, the government came up with an inducement: if three-quarters of a regiment's veteran soldiers present on duty would sign up to serve for the duration of the war, the government would send them home as a group on a thirty-day furlough. Nine days later Colonel Selfridge, of the 46 Regiment, PA Volunteers, appointed Lt. Horace B Jones of Company G as the regiments's recruiting officer for veteran volunteers.
Not every Union soldier was enthusiastic about the cause. 118 men resisted all the temptations of home and stayed in Decherd, TN through the winter, and served out their terms. Sgt. Michael Hawley, who had found imself the lone member of Company I on the field of Antietam, let his term expire.
A few soldiers stepped right up. One was Corporal Michael Dunn standing in the front rank of Company H. Michael Dunn was one of those who decided he wanted both to stay with the regiment to the close of the war, and to also begin living a more normal life. On December 15, 1863 he married a 19 year old woman he had met, who lived 9 miles from Decherd, nineteen year old, Sarah Elizabeth Ellison, "Elizabeth". Michael was one of the eight men in the regiment who returned home on their veteran furloughs with new Tennessee brides in tow. Another soldier with a new Tennessee bride, Mary Rogers, was Homer Township resident, Captain Dennis H Chesbro, 1st cousin to Daniel Clark Jr, who had been killed at the Battle of Cedar Hill.
Less than ninety days after their arrival back in Tennessee, three of these new brides would be widows, and the war would be far from over. One of those widows would be Mary Rogers Chesbro. On May 25, 1864 Captain Dennis Chesbro was killed in the Battle of New Hope Church. On that same day in the same battle, Michael Dunn was shot by canister and lost both legs and would not return to Potter County until after the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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WETZEL-SPRING |
| Father |
Clark, Daniel, b. 7 Nov 1813, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, USA d. 15 Jan 1899, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Hall, Sarah 'Louisa', b. 18 Dec 1819, Groton, Tompkins, New York, USA d. 25 Jul 1899, Hebron Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
12 Apr 1838 |
Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 7] |
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Sarah Clark Obit - Aug 1899
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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
02 Aug 1899, Wed • Page 1
BY karandall
Sarah Clark Obit - Aug 1899
- OLD RESIDENT GONE-
Mrs. Sarah L. Clark, of Hebron, Died July 20th.
WAS A GOOD CHRISTIAN WOMAN
Sarah L. Clark, wife of the late Daniel Clark, of Hebron, died at her home Tuesday, July 25th, at the age of 79 years.
Mrs. Clark was born in New York State and came to this county with her parents when she was about ten years of age.
In 1838 she was married to Mr. Clark, her maiden name being Sarah L. Hall. She had always been an active woman, and tenderly and untiringly cared for her husband during his years of invalidism, and up to the time of his death, which occurred in January of the present year, she enjoyed very good health for a woman of her years. Afterward she began to fail in health, and she never recovered from the effects caused by her husband's death -- ever mourning for him. The weight of her sorrow, old age and dropsy combined to bring about her death. Mrs. Clark was a woman who was a kind and gentle mother, a true and loving wife, and a neighbor who was willing at all times to assist those who needed assistance. Her kind acts will survive her for many years. Five children survive her:
- Mrs. J. P. Randall,
- Mrs. C. W. Gorham,
- Mr. Nelson Clark,
- Mr. W. G. Clark, of Hebron, and
- Abel Clark, of Eulalia: also
- a brother, Dennis Hall, and
- a sister, Mrs. Lyman Nelson, who is living in New York State.
The remains of Mrs. Clark were laid to rest in the Greenwood cemetery at Hebron.
Friends by the score and the Enterprise extend sympathy to those who mourn the death of this good woman.
The Potter Enterprise page 1
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karandall • 29 Jul 2018
CLIPPED FROM
The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
02 Aug 1899, Wed • Page 1
BY karandall
note: What is death by dropsy?
Dropsy, also called edema, meant water retention and swelling. This isn't too helpful as a cause of death, but such a symptom is often caused by heart or kidney problems. Consumption usually indicated tuberculosis, but it actually described a wasting away of the body, so it could refer to other illnesses.
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| Family ID |
F11959 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1841 - 1862 (21 years)
