Hale, Albert C.

Birth

Albert C. Hale was born in 1841 or July 1844. His parents are unknown.

Marriage & Children

Just after the Civil War in about 1868, he married Abigail Jones of Schoharie who was born in September of 1846. They had ten children of which eight lived to adulthood and they included:

• Frank Hale (B. abt 1868)
• William Hale (B. Sept 1869)
• Alonzo Hale
• Leroy Hale

In 1875, Albert and his family were living in Hancock, Delaware Co., NY and had an unnamed infant son.

Military Service

Third Cavalry Standard Flag

Residence:	Westerlo, Albany Co., N.Y.
Place of Birth:	Albany County
Date of Birth:	1841
Marital Status:	Single
Occupation:	Farmer
Term of Original Enlistment:	9 months
Bounty Received:	$100.00
Enlistment Date	6 Oct 1862
Enlistment Place:	Albany, NY
Enlistment Rank:	Private
State Served:	New York
Regiment:	177th Infantry
Company:	Company H
Muster Out Date:	10 Sep 1863
Muster Out Place:	Albany, NY
Re-enlistment Date:	8 Jan 1864
Re-enlistment Place:	Albany, NY
State Served:	New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
Regiment:	3rd Cavalry
Company:	Company B
Missing in action on:	7 Oct 1864
Missing at:	Harrison's Farm, VA
Returned to service:	27 April 1865
Muster Out Date:	07 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place:	Baltimore, MD

Additional Remarks: Original enlistment at age 19,"After serving his term of enlistment reenlisted in the 3rd N.Y.V. Five months prisoner in Salsbury Prison Discharged ___ 1865 PO Address South Westerlo Albany Co NY" Born in Rensselaerville, NY in 1845, Age 19, Farmer, Gray eyes, Brown hair, Light complexion, 5'9" tall.

Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, 1890 US Veterans Census, Westerlo ; Civil War Pension Index, www.ancestry.com

Life

Albert C. Hale lived for most of his life in Westerlo. His parentage and details of his childhood are unknown, however by 1860 he was living in Westerlo and working at the age of 16 as a farm laborer for Aison Winegard, a farmer. Albert served in the Civil War two times, the first in 1862 and 1863 in the 177th Infantry Regiment of NY. Then he re-enlisted about a year later in the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and this second time he was captured by the Confederacy and held in the Salsbury Prison for 5 months. He survived the ordeal and mustered out June 7, 1865. Very shortly after returning home, he married and started a family. In 1870 he can be found living in Westerlo with his young wife and children and working as a day laborer. He could not be found in 1880 US Census, but was recorded in the 1890 US Veterans Census in Westerlo. In the late 1880s, Albert's health began to decline and he filed for an invalid pension on May 3, 1888. However despite these health issues, he was to live for many more years. In 1900, he and his wife were living alone in the house they owned in Westerlo and he was working as a farm laborer. Ten years later in 1910 they were living in the same situation.

Death

Albert C. Hale lived a long life for a prisoner of war in the Civil War. He died on February 25, 1916 at Albany, NY.

Additional Media

Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War

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  Civil War Pension Index

Sources