VAN VALKENBURGH, Lewis Harvey

1839 - 1921  (81 years)

• Name	VAN VALKENBURGH, Lewis Harvey  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	09 Sep 1839	Jefferson County, New York, USA   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 1 May 1861 and 30 Jun 1863	Paines Hollow, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	VAN VALKENBUROH , LEWIS. - Age, 21 years. Enlisted, May 1, 1861, at Paine's Hollow, to serve two years; mustered in as private, Co. F , June 15, 1861; promoted corporal, date not stated; mustered out with company, June 30, 1863, at Albany, N.Y.
  1880 US Federal Census	19 Jun 1880	Stark, Herkimer, New York, USA   [13]
  	Page 30 of 30
  1890 Veterans Schedules	Jun 1890	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   [14]
  1900 US Federal Census	20 Jun 1900	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   [8]
  	Page 20 of 25
  Photograph	Between 1915 and 1921	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	Blowup of Lewis Van Valkenburgh
  Photograph	Between 1915 and 1921	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	GAR Reunion Photograph
  Find-A-Grave Memorial #	1921	Jordanville, Herkimer, New York, USA
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23588772
  Death	18 Feb 1921	Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA   [15]
  Newspaper Article	20 Jun 2003	Washington, District of Columbia, USA   [16]
  	Herkimer Regiment' bloodied for Union By - The Washington Times - Friday, June 20, 2003 In June 1861, the 34th New York Infantry, known as the "Herkimer Regiment" because it was recruited in Herkimer County, was mustered into service for two years. It left for Washington in July, was assigned to the 2nd Brigade of Gen. Charles P. Stone's division, and spent the next few months in the vicinity of the capital. In March 1862, it moved to join Gen. George B. McClellan's Peninsula campaign and saw action at Yorktown, Fair Oaks and during the Seven Days Battles. At Antietam in September, the regiment suffered its greatest losses -- 150 killed, wounded and missing out of 311. After Antietam, it was engaged at Fredericksburg and at Chancellorsville. The 34th left for home on June 9 and was mustered out on June 30 at Albany, N.Y. The identity tag of Sgt. John Johnson of Company K of the 34th New York is typical of Civil War ID tags that were sold to the soldiers. It is brass and has a shield with the words "Against Rebellion 1861" on one side. On the reverse, Johnson stamped his name, rank, company, unit and a list of battles in which he had fought. The inclusion of battles was not common, but it was done by some soldiers who obviously were proud of their service. It appears that Johnson had "Fair Oaks, 7 Days Bat's" and "Antietam" stamped, probably buying the tag after Sept. 17, 1862, when the Battle of Antietam was fought. At any rate, he bought it after June 1, 1862, the date of his promotion to sergeant, which is the rank stamped on it. It looks as though he later added "Fredericksburg." You can see that the sutler stamped "Ch," then went back over that with "Fr." The sutler probably started to stamp Chancellorsville, then caught the mistake. Chancellorsville may not have been added because of space limits. Who was Johnson? The following information is in his service records (a copy of which can be acquired from the National Archives for most Civil War soldiers if the name and unit are known): John Johnson mustered in on June 15, 1861, at Albany as a corporal in Company K, and he gave his age as 24. From June 1861 to April 1862, it is "not stated" whether he was with his unit (not uncommon during this period). He is shown as "present" from May 1862 until his discharge on June 30, 1863, which indicates that he saw combat in all the actions in which the 34th New York was involved during his enlistment. Knowing that he was at Antietam enables a visit to one of the sites of his engagements. The 34th has a monument on the field at Antietam. It is on the north end of the battlefield, along a modern road that passes through what was the West Woods, and stands west and north of the Dunker Church. The large cloverleaf design on the monument is the symbol of the 2nd Corps in the corps badge system. Corps badges were ordered to be worn by troops in the spring of 1863 by Gen. Joseph Hooker when he took command of the Army of the Potomac. The badges were to develop unit pride as well as to allow fast identification of units by commanders. Although the symbol hadn't been instituted at the time of the Battle of Antietam, the men of the 34th New York were proud of their association with the 2nd Corps and had the badge placed on their monument. To know that Johnson was on this same ground is to touch history. In the "War of the Rebellion Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies" is the report of Col. James Suiter, commander of the 34th at Antietam: "[A]rriving at about 20 yards in rear of a school-house, when I discovered the enemy under the hill. I immediately ordered my command to fire, which they did in gallant order." Later he wrote, "Rallying my command, I formed them in line of battle, supporting a battery some 400 yards in rear of the battle-field. ...In this engagement the casualties were 32 killed, 109 wounded, 9 missing." Johnson made it through that battle and all the following actions. He went home with the unit, and in October 1891 filed for an Invalid Pension. On this Declaration for Pension, he gave his description at enlistment as 5 feet 6 inches tall, complexion dark, dark eyes, dark hair and that he was a carpenter. His picture has not yet been located. He stated that he was born on April 17, 1837, in Little Falls, N.Y. The pension files show that he was married on Nov. 14, 1866, to Cathrine A. Bateman and that they had two sons. He received his pension and lived until July 2, 1913, spending his final years in the National Home for Disabled Soldiers in Tennessee. His wife survived him for another eight years. - Joseph Stahl writes from Fairfax
  Burial	Highland Rural Cemetery, Jordanville, Herkimer, New York, United States   [17]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	VAN VALKENBURG, Andries,   b. Abt 1540, Netherlands d. Bef Oct 1609, Millen, Limburg, Holland  (Age < 69 years)  (7 x Great Grandfather)  WRIGHT, Persis,   b. Bef 1815, Herkimer County, New York, United States   (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I003085	Schuler Test
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	VAN VALKENBURGH, Philip Jacob Scharp,   b. 1 Jun 1808, Minden, Montgomery, New York, USA d. 16 Jan 1895, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 86 years)
  Mother	LEWIS, Theressa,   b. Abt 1815, Herkimer County, New York, United States d. 7 Mar 1887, Herkimer County, New York, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	07 Aug 1832	Reformed Duth Church, Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA   [18]
  Notes	There Wedding Happened on 7 Aug 1832 and the home of Philip Father's Joachin VanValkenburgh's(Innkeeper) House with the witnesses of Bloomfield Usher & Gailord Griswold (Gentlemen of Herkimer). Philip (of Herkimer) - 24 Years a Shoemaker f.l. Joachin VanValkenburgh and Gertrude Sharp Theresa - 17 Years a Seamstress f.l. Augustus Lewis p.m. & Persis Wright Record ID (H.2-206) From Index of Reformed Dutch Protestant Church of Herkimer, Volume III, P-Z (1763-1898) at Herkimer Couty Historical Society (MAS 5-21-06, Note Original is avialable but not yet obtained)
  Family ID	F01141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MATHISE, Elizabeth,   b. 27 Apr 1852, Stark, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 05 Oct 1914, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	03 Mar 1871	Mohawk Reformed Church, Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA   [19, 20]
  Children	1. VAN VALKENBURGH, Ella May,   b. 8 Mar 1872, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 26 Dec 1931, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 59 years) ▻ GOODHINES, Jacob  m. 13 Feb 1895   2. VAN VALKENBURGH, Mary Alice,   b. 15 Nov 1873, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 6 May 1940, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 66 years) ▻ WOOD, Burr L  m. 24 Dec 1891   3. VAN VALKENBURGH, Harvey Lewis,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1951 (Age 75 years) ▻ SMITH, Veva Murial;   VAN VALKENBURGH, Cora ()   4. VAN VALKENBURG, Herbert Brookman,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 26 May 1955, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA (Age 79 years) ▻ SWEET, Olive  m. 27 Nov 1901   5. VAN VALKENBURGH, Margaret Grace,   b. 19 Oct 1881, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 26 Feb 1950, Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 68 years) ▻ VROOMAN, Samuel Louis  m. Abt 1901   6. VAN VALKENBURGH, Bertha Agnes,   b. 15 Mar 1883, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1 Apr 1962, Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA (Age 79 years) ▻ HOSFORD, Clinton L.  m. 02 Jun 1904   7. VAN VALKENBURGH, Harry Benton,   b. 7 Jul 1890, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA ▻ VAN VALKENBURG, Mable ()   8. VAN VALKENBURGH, Clyde Earl,   b. 23 Dec 1892, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1978 (Age 85 years) ▻ HUNT, Evana   9. VAN VALKENBURGH, Harlon Lee,   b. 3 Jun 1894, Richfield Springs, Otsego, New York, USA d. 11 Feb 1938, Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States (Age 43 years) ▻ CROSSWAY, Ida Mae  m. 24 Nov 1915   10. VAN VALKENBURGH, Pearl Betsey,   b. 9 Sep 1898, Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 1944 (Age 45 years) ▻ FINCH, D. Wheeler  m. 2 May 1929
  Family ID	F01131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 09 Sep 1839 - Jefferson County, New York, USA Military - Between 1 May 1861 and 30 Jun 1863 - Paines Hollow, Herkimer, New York, USA Marriage - 03 Mar 1871 - Mohawk Reformed Church, Mohawk, Herkimer, New York, USA 1880 US Federal Census - Page 30 of 30 - 19 Jun 1880 - Stark, Herkimer, New York, USA 1890 Veterans Schedules - Jun 1890 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA 1900 US Federal Census - Page 20 of 25 - 20 Jun 1900 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Photograph - Blowup of Lewis Van Valkenburgh - Between 1915 and 1921 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Photograph - GAR Reunion Photograph - Between 1915 and 1921 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Find-A-Grave Memorial # - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23588772 - 1921 - Jordanville, Herkimer, New York, USA Death - 18 Feb 1921 - Warren, Herkimer, New York, USA Newspaper Article - 20 Jun 2003 - Washington, District of Columbia, USA Burial - - Highland Rural Cemetery, Jordanville, Herkimer, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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