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Time Line
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February 23, 1842 |
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Born in the town of Leon, NY |
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August 1, 1862
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Joined for duty and enrolled at Leon, NY for 3 years in the 154th N.Y Volunteer
Infantry Regiment
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September 24, 1862 |
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Mustered in at this date as a private. Age: 21 |
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May 2, 1863 |
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Slightly wounded in the arm in action at Chancellorsville, Va. |
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May 10, 1863 |
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Edgar writes to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant") Hunt in Leon, N.Y. from the
carver Hospital in Washington D.C. while recovering from his Chancellorsville wound
something about Truman Shannon that can not be read.
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May 24, 1863 |
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Carver Hospital - "I have not heard from the regiment latley there were
twenty-three missing and wounded out of our Co. & only eighteen left in Co. B
and the Co. that Mart & True are in" |
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November 13, 1863 |
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Promoted to sergeant |
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February 13, 1864 |
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Edgar writes to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant") Hunt in Leon, N.Y. from the
camp of the 154th NY at Lookout Valley, Tennessee saying that Marshall Shannon is
on picket duty. |
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February 22, 1864 |
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Edgar writes to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant") Hunt in Leon, N.Y. from the
camp of the 154th NY at Lookout Valley, Tennessee that Marshall Shannon had cut
off three of his toes. Marshall is unable to travel but is now in a hospital being
taken care of. |
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February 29, 1864 |
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Edgar writes to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant") Hunt in Leon, N.Y. from the
camp of the 154th NY at Lookout Valley, Tennessee that Marshall Shannon was doing
well and that his toes were "getting
along first rate." |
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March 15, 1864 |
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Mustered in as 1st Lieutenant and quartermaster |
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April 26, 1864 |
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Edgar writes to his sweetheart, Francelia ("Frant") Hunt in Leon, N.Y. from the
camp of the 154th NY at Lookout Valley, Tennessee that Marshall Shannon was going
into the Invalid Corps as an Orderly Sergeant. |
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June 11, 1865 |
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Mustered out with regiment near Bladensburg, MD |
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June 23, 1865 |
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Discharged |
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April 15, 1866 |
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Married Miss Francelia Hunt, oldest daughter of Captain H. N. Hunt, of Leon, captain
of Company K, 64th New York Volunteers. |
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1869 |
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Served as supervisor for the town of Leon, NY |
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1870 |
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Served as supervisor for the town of Leon, NY |
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1873 |
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Served as supervisor for the town of Leon, NY |
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1876 |
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Elected Republican Assemblyman from the Second district of Cattaraugus County |
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1877 |
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Elected Republican Assemblyman from the Second district of Cattaraugus County |
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1881 |
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Served as supervisor for the town of Leon, NY |
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1882 |
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Served as supervisor for the town of Leon, NY |
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December 28, 1882
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Died in the Leon, NY |
Burial
Site
Edgar was laid to rest in Treat Memorial Cemetary in Leon, NY. I have not had a
chnace to locate and photograph his grave yet.
Source: Mark Dunkleman, the National
Archives, the New York State Archives, The Lincourt Historical Collection
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