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Latest revision as of 07:39, May 18, 2022
Birth
Alfred was born in Westerlo January 28, 1820, a son of Philip Laupaugh and Cecilia Jaycox
Marriage & Children
He married Julia Sweet who was born at about 1823, at about 1841 and had the following children:
- Angeline LaPaugh born at about 1842
- Antoinette LaPaugh born at about 1849
Military Service
| Residence: | Westerlo[1] |
| Name of Parents: | Father: Philip[1] |
| Marital Status: | Married[1] |
| Occupation: | Laborer[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 11 Aug 1862 |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K |
| Promotion Date: | 1 Sept 1862 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Drummer, Company D |
| Promotion Date: | 27 Jan 1863 |
| Promotion Rank: | Full Privateate, Company K |
| Died of Disease on: | 6 Jul 1863 |
| Place of Death: | Fort Reno, DC |
| Place of Burial: | Westerlo, NY[1] |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 42.[2] "Died at Washington Date not known his remains were brought to Westerlo and Buried"[1]
Born in Westerlo, Age 42, Farmer, Dark eyes, Dark hair, Dark complexion, 5'7" tall.[3] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of NY for the year 1898; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Death
In a letter from Lt. Michael Henry Barckley dated July 9, 1863 from Fort Reno near Washington, DC:
"Day before yesterday one of our men was buried. The first since the company was organized nearly eleven months. His name was Alfred Laupaugh of Westerlo. Death caused by constant use of stimulants for the last ten or fifteen years. Quite a number of the officers and men of the regiment are sick at the present time, more so than common."
Additional Research Notes
Additional Media
Heroes of Albany County
“Alfred Lawpaugh, of Westerlo, enlisted in Company K, Seventh Regiment, August 14, 1862. Died at Washington. His remains were brought to Westerlo and buried.”
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Civil War Pension Index
Sources
