Birth
Andrew Jackson Damon was born at about 1830 in Pomphret, Vermont or Pomfret, VT.
Marriage & Children
He married about 1853, Catherine ______, who was born at about 1832. They had one son, Sidney Damon, who was born in Knox at about 1855.
Military Service
| Name: | Andrew J. Damon |
| Residence: | Knox |
| Enlistment Date: | 2 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Knox |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K |
| Captured at: | Gaines Mills, VA |
| Captured on: | 13 Jun 1864 |
| Imprisoned at: | Andersonville, GA |
| Died of Disease on: | 11 Oct 1864 |
| Place of Death: | Andersonville, GA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 33. |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers and Andersonville Prisoners of War; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; 1865 census, Town of Knox, Albany Co., NY. |
Death
Andrew Damon died of disease (of scorbutus), October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Service Info.: PVT K 7 NY ART
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Historical Site
Cemetery Address: Route 1, Box 800 Andersonville, GA 31711
Buried At: Section H Site 10741
Pvt Andrew J Damon[1]
Birth: unknown
Death: Oct. 11, 1864
Inscription: Co. "K", 7th N.Y.H.A.
Note: A 33 year old laborer at the time of enlistment on 8/2/62. He was captured at Cold Harbor, Va. 6'3'64, and later died of scurvy at Andersonville prison.
Burial: Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville (Sumter County), Sumter County, Georgia, USA
Plot: site 10741
Created by: Tony cossean
Record added: Dec 21, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 32323837
Obituary
Additional Research Notes
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about and Jackson Damon[1]
Name: and Jackson Damon
Enlistment Location: Knox, Albany, New York
Regiment: 7th Regiment
Company: K
Rank: Private
New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 about Andrew Damon[1]
Name: Andrew Damon
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Wright, Schoharie, New York
Regiment: 113th New York Regiment
Rank: Private
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900|New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900 about Andrew J Damon
Name: Andrew J Damon
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1829
Birth Place: Pomphret, Vermont
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Knox, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 11 Oct 1864
Civil War Record Summaries
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Residence: Knox, New York
Occupation: Laborer
Age at enlistment: 33
Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company K, New York 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment on 18 Aug 1862.Mustered out on 11 Oct 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Birth Date: abt 1829
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-GeneralRoll of Honor: Names of Soldiers Who Died in Defense of the UnionCarnival of Blood: Civil War Ordeal of 7th NY Heavy Artillery
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 about Andrew J. Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J. Damon
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 7 N.Y. Heavy Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 7th Regiment, New York Heavy Artillery
Company: K
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Film Number: M551 roll 33
American Civil War Soldiers about Andrew Damon[1]
Name: Andrew Damon
Enlistment Date: 2 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Knox, New York
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 2 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Enlisted in Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 18 Aug 1862.
Died of disease as a POW Company K, 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 11 Oct 1864 at Andersonville, GA.
Sources: 14,43
Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York
7th NY Heavy Artillery
DAMON , ANDREW J. — Age, 33 years. Enlisted, August 2, 1862, at Knox; mustered in as private, Co. K, Seventh Artillery (originally One Hundred and Thirteenth Infantry), August 18, 1862, to serve three years; captured at Gaines Mills, Va., June 13, 1864; died of disease, October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, Ga.
History of the County of Albany|History of the County of Albany]] - Tenney and Howell
Knox - Andrew Jackson Damon, private, Seventh Artillery, Company K.
Heroes of Albany|Heroes of Albany
Died, but not listed.
Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood
DAMON, ANDREW J. - Born: Pomfret, VT. Age: 33. Occupation: laborer, Enlisted, August 2, 1862, as private in Co. K; captured, June 13, 1864, at Cold Harbor; died of scorbutus, October 11, 1864, at Andersonville, GA. Buried there in grave number 10741.
Census Records
1860 United States Federal Census about Jackson Damon[1]
Name: Jackson Damon
Age in 1860: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1860: Knox, Albany, New York
Gender: Male
Post Office: West
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Jackson Damon 30
Catharine Damon 27
Sidney Damon 5
Additional Media
Andersonville Prisoners of War about Andrew J. Damon[1]
Surname: Andrew J. Damon
Rank: PRIVATE
Company: K
Regiment: 7
State: NY
Arm of Service: ARTILLERY
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cause of Death: SCORBUTUS
Remarks: A. J. DAMON [2]; J. B. DAMON [3]
Reference: p 33 [3]; p 82 [56]
Location of Capture: GAINES MILL, VA
Date of Capture: 13 Jun 1864
Page: 326
More Information: NO
Code: 20741
Grave: 10741
U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Widow: Catherine Damon
Roll Number: T288_109
(Service: K 7th NY H Art)
U.S. National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 about Andrew J Damon[1]
Name: Andrew J Damon
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
Burial Location: Andersonville, Georgia
Andersonville Prison Burial Record Andrew J Damon
Death Date: 11 Oct 1864
Cemetery: Andersonville National Cemetery
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