Gifford, Norman
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Birth
Norman was a son of Lloyd B. Gifford and Martha, and was born at about 1839 at Rensselaerville. [1]
Marriage & Children
He married at about 1872 in Tompkins County, Anna, the daughter of H.C. and Elizabeth Woodworth, who was born at about 1851. They had two children, Elizabeth and Lloyd.
His Life
He was a druggist and was unmarried at the time of his enlistment[1]. After the war, he removed to Ulysses, Tompkins County and continued in his trade. [2]
Military Service
| Residence: | Rensselaerville, NY |
| Enlistment Date: | 1 Oct 1861 |
| Enlistment Place: | Ithaca, NY |
| Enlistment Rank: | Sergeant |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 10th Cavalry |
| Company: | Company D |
| Re-enlisted on: | 18 December 1863, 3 years |
| Promotion Rank: | Commissary sergeant |
| Promotion Date: | Date not stated |
| Promotion Rank: | First sergeant |
| Promotion Date: | 25 November 1864 |
| Transferred: | 1st NY Provisional Cavalry |
| Transferred on | 24 June 1865 |
| Muster Out Date: | 19 July 1865 |
| Muster Out Place: | Clouds Mills, VA |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted at the age of 22 to server 3 years, re-enlisted for another 3 years. |
| Sources Used: 1865 census, Rensselaerville, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York. |
Death
Norman died in 1906.[3]
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