Silas Wolcot enlisted 7 December 1776 and served to 1 January 1778 as a private in Capt. James Wilson's Company, Col. Cambers' First Pennsylvania Rifle Regt., organized at Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He served as a rifleman in Capt. Caspar Weitzel's Rifle Company, Col. Samuel Mile's Regiment, 13th Pennsylvania Line. The regiment moved to Philadelphia on 2 July 1776, and after the Declaration of Independence was signed, marched to Trenton and then to Perth Amboy. On 12 August they fought to defend Long Island, but were forced to retreat. Silas took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights, the defense of Fort Washington, and the retreat across the State of New Jersey. e 11 Sept. 1777. He was in the Battle of New Brunswick on 27 November, and the Battle of Trenton on Christmas Day 1776, followed by the Battle of Princeton. Silas was in Capt. John Robb's Company, Col. Walter Steward's Regiment, at the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown in the fall of 1777. They moved to Valley Forge, where, family tradition holds, Silas was a bodyguard for General George Washington. Silas was mustered out at Valley Forge on 1 January 1778.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Moses Walcott, Jr., Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on July 4, 2015
MOSES was a farmer. He served as a Pvt. in Capt. Jabez Ellis' Co., Attleboro militia, which marched on the alarm on April 19, 1775, served 9 days: and as a Sgt. in Capt. Caleb Robinson's Co., Col. Timothy Walker's Regiment, May 1, 1775, served, 3 months and 8 days.
MOSES was a farmer. He served as a Pvt. in Capt. Jabez Ellis' Co., Attleboro militia, which marched on the alarm on April 19, 1775, served 9 days: and as a Sgt. in Capt. Caleb Robinson's Co., Col. Timothy Walker's Regiment, May 1, 1775, served, 3 months and 8 days.
William Walcott, Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on July 4, 2015
Private in Capt. William Whitcomb's Company, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, Massachusetts militia which marched on the alarm on 19 April 1775. Served 5 days.
Private in Capt. William Whitcomb's Company, Col. James Prescott's Regiment, Massachusetts militia which marched on the alarm on 19 April 1775. Served 5 days.
He and his brother, Frederick, served in Capt. Taylor's Co., Col. Read's Regt., Massachusetts Volunteers, from 2 October 1777 until 8 November 1777, and served 1 month and 7 days with the Northern Army under Gen. Gates.
Jabez Walcott, Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on July 4, 2015
He was a Private in Capt. Benjamin Munroe's 6th Company, 4th Middlesex County, Massachusetts Regiment in 1776. He enlisted as a Private in Lt. Amos Fairbank's Company, Col. Job Cushing's Massachusetts Regiment, 6 September 1777, in which he fought at the Battle of Saratoga, and was discharged 8 September 1777. He then joined the Continental Army at Northward. He died in the military service.
He was a Private in Capt. Benjamin Munroe's 6th Company, 4th Middlesex County, Massachusetts Regiment in 1776. He enlisted as a Private in Lt. Amos Fairbank's Company, Col. Job Cushing's Massachusetts Regiment, 6 September 1777, in which he fought at the Battle of Saratoga, and was discharged 8 September 1777. He then joined the Continental Army at Northward. He died in the military service.
Frederick Walcott, Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on July 4, 2015
FREDERICK was a Private in Capt. William Morse's Co., Col. Jonathan Read's Regt., Massachusetts militia, and was at the Battle of Lexington in 1775. He also served from 2 Oct. 1777 to 8 Nov. 1777 in Capt. William Mann's Co., which marched from Marlboro to assist Gen. Gates. He was living at Stow, Massachusetts in 1790, 1810, and 1820. In 1790 his family consisted of 2 males over 16, 1 male under 16, and 5 females. In 1800 he and wife had one son, age 16-25 (Josiah), living with him.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Christopher Walcott, Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on June 28, 2015:
Ens. Christopher Walcott Page 1
Born 1756 Attleboro, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Christened 18 Mar 1757 Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Died 8 Jul 1777 Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont
CHRISTOPHER enlisted in Capt. Amasa Soper's Co., Col. Thomas Marshall's Massachusetts Regiment, serving from 1 November 1776 to 1 December 1776. He was commissioned Ensign in his uncle, Col. Thomas Marshall's, Regiment.
He was killed Fort Ann during the Battle of Bennington, Vermont. A military pension was granted in 1798 to Benjamin and Thomas Walcott, and Lucy Strafford, coheirs of Christopher Walcott.
Christopher Wallcut, Boston. Sergeant, Capt. Soper's co., Col. Thomas Marshall's Regt.; service from Aug. 1, 1776, to Nov. 1, 1776, 3 mos.; also Sergeant, Capt. Amasa Soper's Co., Col. Thomas Marshall's Regt.; service from Nov. 1, 1776, to Dec. 1, 1776, 1 mo. Roll sworn to at Boston; Ensign, Col. Thomas Marshall's (10th) Regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1777, to July 8, 1777; reported killed; also, Ensign, Capt. Winslow's co., Col. Marshall's Regt.; list of officers in the Continental Army; ordered in Council Jan. 30, 1777, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned Jan. 30, 1777; residence, Boston; also, Ensign, Capt. Nathaniel Winslow's co., Col. Marshall?s Regt.; Subsistence allowed said Wallcut from date of engagement, Dec. 3, 1776, to April 4, 1777; credited with 122 days allowance, including allowance for 11 days travel on march to Bennington; also, Ensign, Capt.
Jacob Wales's (1st) Co., Col. Marshall's Regt.; return of men who were in camp on or before Aug. 15, 1777, etc., approved April 8, 1779; reported killed July 8, 1777.
Christopher was a nephew of Col. Thomas and Captain Christopher Marshall, who were members of the
Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnatti. His Bounty Land Warrant was granted to his heirs Benjamin, Thomas Walcott and Lucy Strafford on 26 November 1798. Descendants of Christopher's family are eligible for membership in the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati under the Rule of 1854.
Capt. Benjamin Walcott, Revolutionary War
Data submitted by Charles Waid on June 28, 2015:
Family Group Record for Capt. Benjamin Walcott Page 1
Born 14 Aug 1754 Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Christened 10 Jul 1757 Attleboro, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Died 28 Jun 1829 Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts
Buried Old North Burial Ground, Nantucket, Nantucket Co., Massachusetts
General Notes: Husband - Capt. Benjamin Walcott
BENJAMIN was a baker at Boston. He was a Sgt. in Capt. Truscott's Co., Massachusetts militia, and then enlisted in the regiment of his uncle, Col. Thomas Marshall. On 6 November 1776 he was commissioned Capt. of the 7th Militia Co.
In 1776 he was elected Lt. of the Boston Continental Line and given 10L to be used to recruit a company to be part of Col. Marshall's Regt. which was part of the Northern Army. He was captured by the British at Fort Ann 8 July 1777, during the retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, and was taken to Quebec. He was exchanged for British prisoners at Albany, New York, on 24 October 1777. His company was at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. He received a warrant for 300 acres of land for his services and was in 1818 awarded a pension of $20 a month which was later dropped as he was not in need. In 1789 he moved from Boston to Nantuckett, where he continued working as a baker.
His name was sometimes spelled Walcutt and Wallcut.
He enlisted again Jan. 20, 1777 in Capt. Benj. Wolcott's Company, Col. Thomas Marshall's Regiment, and served until Dec. 31, 1779, and again served from Jan. 1, 1780, until the 30th of the same month.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Alfred Gibbs Born 1823 Mexican American War
My name is Deborah Anthony Dodge, and I am a descendant of the Oliver Wolcott family on my mother's side. Oliver Wolcott, Jr.'s daughter, Laura Wolcott Gibbs is my 3rd great grandmother.
I can't believe I just found your web site after all the years i have been working on my family's ancestry!
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I can't believe I just found your web site after all the years i have been working on my family's ancestry!
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There is a Wolcott descendent I would like you to add to your web site His name is Alfred Gibbs. Laura Wolcott married Colonel George Gibbs, III, in 1810. Their sixth and last child, Francis S. Gibbs is my 2nd great-grandfather.
Their fourth child, Alfred Gibbs, graduated from West Point in 1846, served on the frontier, in the Mexican American War, Civil War and continued his service to the country on the frontier again— this time as the first major of the famous US 7th Cavalry. Below is a very brief recap of his career that I compiled for my condensed genealogy of my family:
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ALFRED GIBBS, George's third son, was born at Sunswick April 22, 1823. He attended Dartmouth before entering West Point. Among his graduating class of 1846 were George McLellan, Stonewall Jackson, George Pickett and Ambrose Burnside. He received two brevets for gallantry and Mexican-American War. His pre-Civil War career was in cavalry service in Texas, New Mexico and California. He was badly wounded by Apaches during frontier service in 1857—a wound that would plague him his whole life. It was while he was in Texas that he met and married Peggy Foushee Blair of Richmond, VA, the sister of a fellow officer. The start of the Civil War found Alfred in Texas where he was captured by Texas Confederate troops. After being exchanged, he commanded the only Union army volunteer infantry regiment that was converted entirely to a cavalry regiment: The 130th New York Infantry became the 1st NY Dragoons in August of 1863 and served in Virginia for the remainder of the Civil War.
meritorious service and was twice wounded in the
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In October of 1864 he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers. He then commanded a cavalry brigade under General Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah and Appomattox campaigns and was present at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. He received three brevet general awards for meritorious service in three key battles, Trevilian Station, Opequon (3rd Winchester) and Five Forks.
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After the war, Alfred was appointed the first major of the newly formed 7th US Cavalry and was acting commander until George Custer came to relieve him in November, 1866. “His poor health—attributed to the wound received in 1857—kept Gibbs for the most part in garrison, but he nonetheless made is mark on his unit…Libbie Custer said of Alfred:
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General Gibbs was a famous disciplinarian, and he had also the quaintest manner of fetching every one to the etiquettical standard he knew to be necessary. He was witty, and greatly given to joking, and yet perfectly unswerving in the performance of the most insignificant duty." "General Etiquette" his associates labeled him. The regimental band, destined to become a bright ornament of the 7th, was largely the creation of Major Gibbs..." [1]
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Alfred spent his last 3 years on hard duty, patrolling the Western plains for raiding Native Americans to protect the westward expansion of the railroad and pioneers. His previous injuries and harsh frontier duty took its toll, he died of "congestion of the brain" on December 26, 1868. He was survived by his wife and two sons: Alfred Wolcott Gibbs who had a long career as an engineer; and John Blair Gibbs, a surgeon, who was killed in the first days of the Spanish American war.
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[1] Adapted from Life in Custer’s Cavalry: Diaries and Letters of Albert and Jennie Barnitz, 1867-69, edited by Robert M. Utley (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987)
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I think he would be a great addition to your web-site.
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Their fourth child, Alfred Gibbs, graduated from West Point in 1846, served on the frontier, in the Mexican American War, Civil War and continued his service to the country on the frontier again— this time as the first major of the famous US 7th Cavalry. Below is a very brief recap of his career that I compiled for my condensed genealogy of my family:
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ALFRED GIBBS, George's third son, was born at Sunswick April 22, 1823. He attended Dartmouth before entering West Point. Among his graduating class of 1846 were George McLellan, Stonewall Jackson, George Pickett and Ambrose Burnside. He received two brevets for gallantry and Mexican-American War. His pre-Civil War career was in cavalry service in Texas, New Mexico and California. He was badly wounded by Apaches during frontier service in 1857—a wound that would plague him his whole life. It was while he was in Texas that he met and married Peggy Foushee Blair of Richmond, VA, the sister of a fellow officer. The start of the Civil War found Alfred in Texas where he was captured by Texas Confederate troops. After being exchanged, he commanded the only Union army volunteer infantry regiment that was converted entirely to a cavalry regiment: The 130th New York Infantry became the 1st NY Dragoons in August of 1863 and served in Virginia for the remainder of the Civil War.meritorious service and was twice wounded in the
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In October of 1864 he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers. He then commanded a cavalry brigade under General Phil Sheridan in the Shenandoah and Appomattox campaigns and was present at the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, 1865. He received three brevet general awards for meritorious service in three key battles, Trevilian Station, Opequon (3rd Winchester) and Five Forks.
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After the war, Alfred was appointed the first major of the newly formed 7th US Cavalry and was acting commander until George Custer came to relieve him in November, 1866. “His poor health—attributed to the wound received in 1857—kept Gibbs for the most part in garrison, but he nonetheless made is mark on his unit…Libbie Custer said of Alfred:
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General Gibbs was a famous disciplinarian, and he had also the quaintest manner of fetching every one to the etiquettical standard he knew to be necessary. He was witty, and greatly given to joking, and yet perfectly unswerving in the performance of the most insignificant duty." "General Etiquette" his associates labeled him. The regimental band, destined to become a bright ornament of the 7th, was largely the creation of Major Gibbs..." [1]
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Alfred spent his last 3 years on hard duty, patrolling the Western plains for raiding Native Americans to protect the westward expansion of the railroad and pioneers. His previous injuries and harsh frontier duty took its toll, he died of "congestion of the brain" on December 26, 1868. He was survived by his wife and two sons: Alfred Wolcott Gibbs who had a long career as an engineer; and John Blair Gibbs, a surgeon, who was killed in the first days of the Spanish American war.
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[1] Adapted from Life in Custer’s Cavalry: Diaries and Letters of Albert and Jennie Barnitz, 1867-69, edited by Robert M. Utley (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987)
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I think he would be a great addition to your web-site.
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Cullums
Biographical Register Recap
Biographical Register of the Officers & Graduates
of the US Military Academy at West Point, NY
by Bvt. Maj.-Gen. George W. Cullum, 1891.,
pgs 293-295
Note: the
text is changed only to modernize state abbreviations and to more of an outline
form for easier reading. Promotions are preceded with an * and are in caps.
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Alfred Gibbs Military History:
1313.
(Born NY) ALFRED GIBBS ...(Ap'd
NY). Class Rank 42
Military
History. - Cadet in the Military Academy, July 1,
1842, to July 1, 1846,
when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to
*Bvt. Second Lieut., Mounted Rifles, July 1, 1846.
I. Served in garrison at Jefferson Barracks, MO,
1846 ; in the
II.
War with Mexico,
1846-48, being engaged in the
1.
Siege of Vera Cruz, Mar. 9-29,1847, -
2.
Battle of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18,
1847, where he was wounded,
*Bvt. First Lieut., Apr. 18, 1847, For Gallant
& meritorious Service in the Battle of Cerro
Gordo, Mexico
3.
Battle of Contreras, Aug. 19-20, 1847
4.
Battle of Churubusco, and in Kearny's charge on the San Antonio Garita, Aug. 20, 1847
5.
Battle of Chapultepec, Sep. 13, 1847 and
6.
Assault and Capture of the City of Mexico, Sep. 13-14, 1847
*Bvt. Captain, Sep. 13, 1847, For Gallant Conduct at
Garita De Belen, City of Mexico
*Second Lieut., Mounted Rifles, Dec.
31, 1847
III.
Aide-de-Camp to Major-General P. F. Smith, Mar.
27, 1848, to July 1, 1856
1848
in Mexico
1848-49
en route to California
1849-52
Pacific Division
1852-56
Department of Texas
*First Lieut., Mounted Rifles, May 31, 1853
IV.
Frontier Duty
1856-57
Ft. Fillmore, NM
1857
Scouting being engaged against Apache Indians in a Skirmish at
Cooke's
Spring, NM, Mar. 8, 1857, where he was severely wounded
1857-58
Ft. Union, NM Mar 24 to Sep 15 1848 Adjutant Mounted Rifles
1858-60
Recruiting Service & conducting recruits to NM
1860
Navajo Expedition, NM
1860-61Albuquerque,
NM Depot Commissary
* Bvt. Captain, Staff - Asst. Adjutant-General,
May 11, 1861 :
Declined
*Captain, Mounted Rifles, May 13, 1861:
and 3D Cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861
1861, July 8 on March to Ft.
Fillmore, NM being captured by Texas Insurgents at San Augustin Springs, NM and paroled until exchanged, Aug. 27,
1862
V. Served during the Rebellion of the Seceding
States, 1862-66
1. Dec 1861- Aug 1862 in command of Ft.
Wayne, MI
*Colonel, 130th NY Volunterrs, Sep
6, 1862
2. 1862-63
Sep
15, 1862 - June 1863 Suffolk, VA
a.
Deserted House, Jan 29, 1863
b.
Defense of Suffolk, May 11-20, 1863
Major
Keye’s Pennisular Expedition towards Richmond, June 13-July 12 1863
3. 1863
*Colonel 1ST NY Dragoons, July 1863
a.
July 19-Aug 1, 1868 HQ of Provost Marshal of the Army of the Potomac
b.
Aug 1- Nov 26 Organizing the Regiment of 130th NY Volunteers as Cavalry: 1st NY Dragoons at
Manassas Plains, and guarding the Orange & Alexandria RR. Skirmishes Oct 17 and Nov 9
c.
Nov 26-Apr 1 1864 in command of Cavalry Reserve Brigade
d.
Dec 1863 engaged in guarding supply train during Mine Run operations
4. 1864
Nov
26, 1863 -Apr 1 1864 in command of Cavalry Reserve Brigade
a.
Attack at Barnet’s Ford Feb 11, 1864
b.
Richmond Campaign, commanding Cavalry Reserve Brigade, 1st Cav.
Division Army of Potomac, May 7-Aug 5, 1864
engaged in:
1-Combat
of Todd’s Tavern May 7, 1864
2-Capture
of Spottsylvania Courthouse May 8, 1864
3-“Sheridan’s
First Raid” to Haxall’s Landing May 9-24 participating in
Beaver Dam May 9-10 Hawe’s Shop May 28
Yellow Tavern May 11 Old Church May 30
Meadow Bridge May 12 Mechanicsville May 12
Hanover Town May 27 Cold Harbor May 31-June 1
4-“Sheridan’s
Second Raid” to Trevillian Station and Light-house Point June
7-28, 1864 participating in:
Trevillian
Station June 12 Tunstall’s
Station June 21
Mallory’s
Ford June 12 Darby
Town June 28
*Bvt. Major, June 11, 1864, For Gallant And
Meritorious Services at The Battle of Trevillian Station,
VA
5-
Shenandoah Campaign
Aug
6-Dec 8 Commanding Regiment engaged in skirmishes at
Newtown
Aug 11 Smithfield Aug 28
Cedarville
Aug 16 Crossing Opequan
Aug 29
Kearneysville
Aug 25 Battle of Opequan Sep
19
Shepardstown
Aug 25 Battle of Fisher’s
Hill Sep 22
*Bvt. Lieut
Col. Sep 19, 1864, For Gallant And Meritorious Services at The
Battle of Winchester, VA
Skrimishes
of Mount Jackson Sep 23 and
New
Market Sep 25 Tom’s Run
Oct 9
Port
Republic Sep 26 Woodstock
Races Oct 9
Cross
Keys Sep 28 Strasburg
Oct 14
Battle
of Cedar Creek Oct 19
Skirmish
of Middletown Nov 12
*Brig.-General, U.S. Volunteers, Oct 19, 1864
Dec
12-30 Cavalry Reserve Brigade
Commanding
Raid on Gordonsville Dec 9-29
Dec
30-Jan 15 1865 Cavalry Division
5. 1865
Jan
18- Feb 5 leave of absence
Feb
27-Mar 20 Command of Reserve Cav. Brigade, Sheridan’s 6th Raid
on Virginia Central & Danville RR & James River Canal, being March 14-15 Actions of North &
South Anna Bridges
Mar
29-Apr 9 Command of Cavalry Brigade in final Attack & Pursuit of the Rebel
Army of Virginia being engaged in:
Battle
of Dinwiddie Court House Mar 31
Battle
of Five Forks Apr 1
Battle
of Sailor’s Creek Apr 6
Action
at Appommatox Station Apr 8
and
Surrender of General R.E. Lee t Appomattox CH Apr 9 1865
*Bvt Colonel, Mar 13, 1865 for Gallant and
Meritorious Service at Five Forks VA
*Bvt
Brig.General, US Army Mar 13, 1865 for Gallant and Meritorious
Service in the Field During the Rebellion
*Bvt
Maj. General, US VolunteersMar 13, 1865
for Gallant and Meritorious Service
in the Field During the Rebellion
*Bvt Maj. General, US Army Mar 13, 1865 for Gallant and Meritorious Service in the Field During the Rebellion
Aug
20-Oct 17 in Command of 1st Brigade Cavalry Forces (Military
Division of the Gulf
Oct
17-Dec 15 in Command of 1st Division
6. 1866
Jan
15-April 30, 1865 leave of absence
Feb
1 - Mustered out volunteer service
Apr
30-Sep 30 Recruiting service
VI. Frontier Duty 1867-1868
*Major, 7th Cavalry, July 28, 1866
Oct
- Jan 4 1867 Ft. Riley KA
Jan
4-Apr 1 Ft. Harker KA
May-July
Ft. Hays KA
Sep
15-Nov 6 Ft. Harker KA
Nov
7, 1867 -Sep 1868 Ft. Leavenworth KA
Sep
68-Nov 68 Fts. Dodge & Harker
Dec
68 Ft Leavenworth
Died, Dec 26, 1868 at Fort Leavenworth, KA aged
44
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