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	\|Additional Remarks: He enlisted at the age of 22. His name appears on the rolls as Lester N. Fish. "He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to [[Andersonville\|Andersonville]] prison, and has never been heard of since."<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/> "served in the engagements of the Regiment until June 1864 where he was taken prisoner at Petersburg Va he was taken to Andersonville Prison and has not been heard from since (this is from his father a reliable source)"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>		\|Additional Remarks: He enlisted at the age of 22. His name appears on the rolls as Lester N. Fish. "He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to [[Andersonville\|Andersonville]] prison, and has never been heard of since."<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/> "served in the engagements of the Regiment until June 1864 where he was taken prisoner at Petersburg Va he was taken to Andersonville Prison and has not been heard from since (this is from his father a reliable source)"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

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	''NATHAN LESTER FISH, son of DENNISON and MINERVA LESTER FISH, was born in Rensselaerville, September 4, 1844, and enlisted August 6, 1862 in the Seventh Regiment, Company K. He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to Andersonville prison, and has never been heard of since.''		''NATHAN LESTER FISH, son of DENNISON and MINERVA LESTER FISH, was born in Rensselaerville, September 4, 1844, and enlisted August 6, 1862 in the Seventh Regiment, Company K. He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to Andersonville prison, and has never been heard of since.''
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	''NATHAN LESTER FISH, son of DENNISON and MINERVA LESTER FISH, was born in Rensselaerville, September 4, 1844, and enlisted August 6, 1862 in the Seventh Regiment, Company K. He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to Andersonville prison, and has never been heard of since.''		''NATHAN LESTER FISH, son of DENNISON and MINERVA LESTER FISH, was born in Rensselaerville, September 4, 1844, and enlisted August 6, 1862 in the Seventh Regiment, Company K. He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to Andersonville prison, and has never been heard of since.''
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Nathan Lester Fish, son of [[Dennison Fish]] and [[Minerva Lester]] Fish, was born in Rensselaerville<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>, September 4, 1844.<ref name="Heroes of Albany">Clark, Rufus Wheelwright, "Heroes of Albany; A memorial of the Patriot-martyrs of the City and County", 1867</ref> His Civil War records show him as Lester N. Fish.<ref name="Carnival"/>

==Occupation==
Before he served in the Civil War, he worked as a farmer.<ref name="Carnival"/>



==Military Service==
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Residence:
|Rensselaerville<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Place of Birth:
|Rensselaerville, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Date of Birth:
|4 Sept 1844<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Names of Parents:
|Dennison (Fish) and Minerva Lester<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Marital Status:
|Single<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<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:
|6 Aug 1862<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/> or 12 Aug 1862<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Rensselaerville, NY
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Private<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|'''[[7th Regiment|7th Regiment]]''' NY Heavy Artillery
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|Company:
|Company K<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="Heroes of Albany"/>
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|Captured at:
|[[Petersburg|Petersburg]], VA<ref name="Carnival"/><ref name="Heroes of Albany"/>
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|Captured on:
|16 Jun 1864<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Imprisoned at:
|[[Andersonville|Andersonville]], GA<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/>
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|Died on:
|20 Aug 1864 or 21 Aug 1864<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|Died at:
|Andersonville, GA<ref name="Carnival"/>
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|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: He enlisted at the age of 22. His name appears on the rolls as Lester N. Fish. "He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to [[Andersonville|Andersonville]] prison, and has never been heard of since."<ref name="Heroes of Albany"/> "served in the engagements of the Regiment until June 1864 where he was taken prisoner at Petersburg Va he was taken to Andersonville Prison and has not been heard from since (this is from his father a reliable source)"<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>

Born in Rensselaerville on September 4, 1844, Age 22 years, Farmer, Blue eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5' 8-1/2" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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|Sources Used: Heroes of Albany; [[Annual Report of the Adjutant-General|Annual Report of the Adjutant-General]] of the State of New York for the year 1898; 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
|}

==Death==
He died in August of 1864 of catarrh at Andersonville, GA where he is buried in grave numer 6215.Enlisted at the age of 22. His name appears on the rolls as Lester N. Fish

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==Additional Research Notes== 

===[[Heroes of Albany]]===
''NATHAN LESTER FISH, son of DENNISON and MINERVA LESTER FISH, was born in Rensselaerville, September 4, 1844, and enlisted August 6, 1862 in the Seventh Regiment, Company K. He served in all the engagements of the regiment until June, 1864, when he was taken prisoner at Petersburg, Va. He was taken to Andersonville prison, and has never been heard of since.''
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