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	\|Additional Remarks: Name also spelled Carey. He enlisted at the age of 18 or 19<ref name="AdjGenl"/> for 3 years<ref name="AdjGenl"/>. He enlisted with his brother [[Daniel I. Cary]] in Company K of the 7th HA.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He was wounded in the left thigh, left cheek and left ear.<ref name="Carnival"/> "Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>		\|Additional Remarks: Name also spelled Carey. He enlisted at the age of 18 or 19<ref name="AdjGenl"/> for 3 years<ref name="AdjGenl"/>. He enlisted with his brother [[Daniel I. Cary]] in Company K of the 7th HA.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He was wounded in the left thigh, left cheek and left ear.<ref name="Carnival"/> "Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

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	Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.		Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.

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	Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.		Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.

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	Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.		Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.

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	Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.		Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y.

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==Birth==
Charles F.<ref name="AdjGenl">[[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year of 1898</ref> Cary was born at about 1844 in Berne<ref name="Howell">Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817</ref> or Westerlo<ref name="Carnival">Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998</ref> to [[Samuel Cary]] (B. about 1808, D. bef 1880) and [[Elizabeth Joslin]] (B. July 28, 1806, D. Sept. 11, 1845, Bu. Joslin Family burial grounds, Berne), who was known as Betsey.<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref><ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref> His surname also spelled Carey.<ref name="Carnival"/>

==Marriage & Children== 
In about 1867, Charles married [[Christina Alhoff]] (B. May 9, 1845 Germany, D. Sept 11, 1916).<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Obit">Obituary of his wife Mrs. Charles F. Cary; [[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] Sept 22, 1916, page 1</ref> They had three children:
*[[Kate E. Cary]] (B. July 24, 1868, M. David Warner)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Obit"/>
*[[Luellah Cary]] (B. March 18, 1871, M. Emery Whitbeck)<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Obit"/>
*[[Manly Cary]] (B. April 26, 1875, M. abt 1895 [[Florence Eldridge]])<ref name="Bernehistory"/><ref name="Obit"/>

==Occupation==
Before he enlisted in the Civil War, Charles worked as a laborer.<ref name="Carnival"/> After he returned from the Civil War, Charles worked as a stone cutter.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref>



==Military Service==
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|Westerlo<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Names of Parents:
|Samuel Cary and Betsey Joshlin<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref><ref name="Bernehistory"/>
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|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Occupation:
|Laborer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Bounty Received:
|$50.00<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Date:
|18 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/> or 2 Aug 1862<ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Westerlo, NY<ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|Private<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|State Served:
|New York
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|'''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery
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|Company K<ref name="Carnival"/> or Co D<ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|Wounded at:
|[[Petersburg|Petersburg]], VA<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="AdjGenl"/><ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Wounded on:
|16 Jun 1864<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|Promotion Date:
|23 May 1865<ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|17 Jun 1865<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="AdjGenl"/>
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|Baltimore, MD
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{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: Name also spelled Carey. He enlisted at the age of 18 or 19<ref name="AdjGenl"/> for 3 years<ref name="AdjGenl"/>. He enlisted with his brother [[Daniel I. Cary]] in Company K of the 7th HA.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> He was wounded in the left thigh, left cheek and left ear.<ref name="Carnival"/> "Went with his Reg to Fort Reno, joined the Army of the Potomac May 15 1864, was wounded in his left cheek at the Battle of Petersburg June 16, 1864. Discharged June 16, 1865 POA Reidsville, Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Beorn in Westerlo, NY, Age 19, Blue eyes, Light hair, Florid complexion, 5'6" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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|Sources Used: [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year 1898; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Keating, Robert, [[Carnival of Blood|Carnival of Blood]]: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
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==Life==
Charles F. Cary was first recorded in the 1850 US Census living in Berne with his father Samuel, a shoemaker, stepmother Sally and younger brother Alonzo.<ref name="1850Census">1850 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> He has not been found in the 1860 Census.
During the Civil War, Charles enlisted in the 7th Heavy Artillery Regiment with his older brother [[Daniel I. Cary]] (B. abt 1836, D. 1865). However Daniel deserted and did not serve until after April 27, 1864 when he was arrested and sent to join his regiment. On June 16, 1864 Charles was wounded in his left thigh, cheek and ear.<ref name="Carnival"/> Then two weeks later on June 30, 1864 his brother Daniel was captured and sent to Salisbury prison where Daniel died in early 1865. Charles mustered out as a Corporal on June 17, 1865 in Baltimore, Md.
After the war in about 1867, Charles married Christina Alhoff and immediately started a family. About the same time on Nov 22, 1867 he filed for an invalid pension as a result of his wounds during the Civil War.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref> In the 1870 US Census, he was recorded living in Westerlo and working as a stone cutter, along with his wife Christina and first child Kate.<ref name="1870Census">1870 US Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY</ref> In the 1880 US Census, the family was recorded as living in Berne where Charles was still a stone cutter and their family now consisted of three children.<ref name="1880Census">1880 US Census, Berne, Albany Co, NY</ref> In the 1890 US Veterans Census, Charles was recorded in Westerlo, specifically Reidsville, and his injuries were documented as "shot in the face".<ref name="1890Census">1890 US Veterans Census, Westerlo, Albany Co, NY</ref>

==Death==
Charles died on November 13, 1893 at Reidsville, NY.<ref name="Civil War Pension Records"> Civil War Pension Records @ Fold3.com</ref> Charles died in 1892 and is buried at the Reidsville Cemetery.<ref name="Obit">Obituary of his wife Mrs. Charles F. Cary; [[Altamont Enterprise|Altamont Enterprise]] Sept 22, 1916, page 1</ref>.<ref name="Pension">Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com</ref> He died as a result of his injuries to his face.<ref name="Obit"/> His wife Christina filed as a widow for his Civil War pension on December 18, 1893.<ref name="Pension"/> She survived for more than 2 decades, dying on September 11, 1916 in Voorheesville.<ref name="Obit"/> All three of his children survived to adulthood and were alive at the time of his wife's death in 1916.<ref name="Obit"/>

[[Image:Charles-Cary-marker.jpg|300px|thumb|center|<center>Charles F. Cary monument at Reidsville Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Thomas Dunne</center>]] 

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