Cyrus S. Bondurant
Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., MN as a Private.On 4/29/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 5/5/1864 at Fort Snelling, MN
On 2/4/1865 he mustered as a substitute into "K" Co. MN 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1865 at Louisville, KY
He was listed as: Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: 9/10/1861 from company G to company F (As of 1st MN Infantry)
Cyrus S Bondurant, the son of John and Violet Bondurant, was born in Jackson, Ohio on August 29, 1839.
Cyrus enlisted on April 27, 1861, at a recruiting rally held in Red Wing. The 21 year old was formally mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling two days later. At 6' 5" tall, Cyrus was one of the tallest, if not the tallest, man in the regiment. He had a ruddy complexion, black eyes and light brown hair. He was placed in Company F, but on Sept 1, 1861, he was transferred to Company G.
He served in all the actions of the regiment up until July of 1863. These included Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, The Pennisular Campaign, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At the battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded twice. One wound was a gun shot to his right thigh, the other to his hip. This was during their charge into the Confederate ranks on July 2nd. Cyrus was sent to the General Hospital to recover. He was discharged with the regiment at Ft Snelling on May 5, 1864.
Cyrus eventually recovered enough to return to service. He enlisted, on Feb 4, 1865, into Company K of the Second Minnesota Infantry. The regiment was probably trying to fill up its depleted ranks. Cyrus was paid as a "substitute". He was paid to replace another man, who had been drafted but didn't want to go into the service. Back then you could hire people to take your place. Cyrus served until the end of the war. He was mustered out in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 11, 1865.
After the war Cyrus returned to the life of a farmer. He lived in Minnesota from 1865 to 1888. He married Ruth Ann Glidden in Minneapolis, on July 17, 1870. He called her Annie. Annie died on Nov 17, 1877. His second wife was Lizzie Harington. Cyrus was bothered throughout his life by the bullet wound he received at Gettysburg. It got worse as he aged, to the point where he had difficulty bending down and found it virtually impossible to pick anything up.
In 1909, the St Paul Pioneer Press listed many of the surviving veterans of the First Minnesota along with their home addresses. It listed Cyrus as living in Chewelah, Washington. He died on April 16, 1910.
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Alexandria Post News,
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, September 8, 1898, page 1, col. 5.
Comrades at Gettysburg.
Mr. Dan'l Farquhar of Hennepin county, has been granted an increase of pension from $6 to $8 per month. Mr. Farquhar is a brother of Mr. James Farquhar formerly of this village (Alexandria, Minnesota), and was a member of the old First Minnesota regiment. He, C. S. Bondurant and another comrade by the name of Areman, were together at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg when Areman insisted on Bondurant taking some papers and trinkets of his to send home as he had a presentiment that he would be killed. He was wounded at the very commencement of the battle but only slightly, was taken to the rear but soon returned to the front. Bondurant had been 'scratched' three times previous to this battle, and Farquhar also had been wounded once. Farquhar remarked that if he were wounded he hoped it would be in the other leg so he wouldn't limp, and sure enough he got it. Bondurant was wounded twice almost instantly, once in the thigh, the ball coming out at the hip, and once in the leg near the other wound, the ball remaining. Both were ounce balls. As the two men lay on the battlefield near together, Farquhar called to Bondurant: "Oh, Cy, are you wounded?" "Yes," was the answer in no very gentle voice. "Where?" "The whole length of me," again was answered. "Well it must be a long wound then," was remarked. As Bondurant was nearly 6-½ feet long, the remark was very appropriate.
When Bondurant was wounded the two lines were so close together that only a large stone separated him and the "Johnnies."
Both these men enlisted in the spring of 1861, Bondurant being one of the first men to volunteer for the First Regiment; both were twice badly wounded; both served their three years. After "Cy" had recovered from his wounds and his first term of enlistment was up, he re-enlisted as a substitute in the Second Minnesota Regiment and served until the regiment was mustered out in 1865. Both men are physical wrecks and yet they get but $8 per month pension each.
Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., MN as a Private.On 4/29/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 5/5/1864 at Fort Snelling, MN
On 2/4/1865 he mustered as a substitute into "K" Co. MN 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1865 at Louisville, KY
He was listed as: Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: 9/10/1861 from company G to company F (As of 1st MN Infantry)
Cyrus S Bondurant, the son of John and Violet Bondurant, was born in Jackson, Ohio on August 29, 1839.
Cyrus enlisted on April 27, 1861, at a recruiting rally held in Red Wing. The 21 year old was formally mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling two days later. At 6' 5" tall, Cyrus was one of the tallest, if not the tallest, man in the regiment. He had a ruddy complexion, black eyes and light brown hair. He was placed in Company F, but on Sept 1, 1861, he was transferred to Company G.
He served in all the actions of the regiment up until July of 1863. These included Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, The Pennisular Campaign, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At the battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded twice. One wound was a gun shot to his right thigh, the other to his hip. This was during their charge into the Confederate ranks on July 2nd. Cyrus was sent to the General Hospital to recover. He was discharged with the regiment at Ft Snelling on May 5, 1864.
Cyrus eventually recovered enough to return to service. He enlisted, on Feb 4, 1865, into Company K of the Second Minnesota Infantry. The regiment was probably trying to fill up its depleted ranks. Cyrus was paid as a "substitute". He was paid to replace another man, who had been drafted but didn't want to go into the service. Back then you could hire people to take your place. Cyrus served until the end of the war. He was mustered out in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 11, 1865.
After the war Cyrus returned to the life of a farmer. He lived in Minnesota from 1865 to 1888. He married Ruth Ann Glidden in Minneapolis, on July 17, 1870. He called her Annie. Annie died on Nov 17, 1877. His second wife was Lizzie Harington. Cyrus was bothered throughout his life by the bullet wound he received at Gettysburg. It got worse as he aged, to the point where he had difficulty bending down and found it virtually impossible to pick anything up.
In 1909, the St Paul Pioneer Press listed many of the surviving veterans of the First Minnesota along with their home addresses. It listed Cyrus as living in Chewelah, Washington. He died on April 16, 1910.
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Alexandria Post News,
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, September 8, 1898, page 1, col. 5.
Comrades at Gettysburg.
Mr. Dan'l Farquhar of Hennepin county, has been granted an increase of pension from $6 to $8 per month. Mr. Farquhar is a brother of Mr. James Farquhar formerly of this village (Alexandria, Minnesota), and was a member of the old First Minnesota regiment. He, C. S. Bondurant and another comrade by the name of Areman, were together at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg when Areman insisted on Bondurant taking some papers and trinkets of his to send home as he had a presentiment that he would be killed. He was wounded at the very commencement of the battle but only slightly, was taken to the rear but soon returned to the front. Bondurant had been 'scratched' three times previous to this battle, and Farquhar also had been wounded once. Farquhar remarked that if he were wounded he hoped it would be in the other leg so he wouldn't limp, and sure enough he got it. Bondurant was wounded twice almost instantly, once in the thigh, the ball coming out at the hip, and once in the leg near the other wound, the ball remaining. Both were ounce balls. As the two men lay on the battlefield near together, Farquhar called to Bondurant: "Oh, Cy, are you wounded?" "Yes," was the answer in no very gentle voice. "Where?" "The whole length of me," again was answered. "Well it must be a long wound then," was remarked. As Bondurant was nearly 6-½ feet long, the remark was very appropriate.
When Bondurant was wounded the two lines were so close together that only a large stone separated him and the "Johnnies."
Both these men enlisted in the spring of 1861, Bondurant being one of the first men to volunteer for the First Regiment; both were twice badly wounded; both served their three years. After "Cy" had recovered from his wounds and his first term of enlistment was up, he re-enlisted as a substitute in the Second Minnesota Regiment and served until the regiment was mustered out in 1865. Both men are physical wrecks and yet they get but $8 per month pension each.
Cyrus S. Bondurant
Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., MN as a Private.On 4/29/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 5/5/1864 at Fort Snelling, MN
On 2/4/1865 he mustered as a substitute into "K" Co. MN 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1865 at Louisville, KY
He was listed as: Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: 9/10/1861 from company G to company F (As of 1st MN Infantry)
Cyrus S Bondurant, the son of John and Violet Bondurant, was born in Jackson, Ohio on August 29, 1839.
Cyrus enlisted on April 27, 1861, at a recruiting rally held in Red Wing. The 21 year old was formally mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling two days later. At 6' 5" tall, Cyrus was one of the tallest, if not the tallest, man in the regiment. He had a ruddy complexion, black eyes and light brown hair. He was placed in Company F, but on Sept 1, 1861, he was transferred to Company G.
He served in all the actions of the regiment up until July of 1863. These included Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, The Pennisular Campaign, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At the battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded twice. One wound was a gun shot to his right thigh, the other to his hip. This was during their charge into the Confederate ranks on July 2nd. Cyrus was sent to the General Hospital to recover. He was discharged with the regiment at Ft Snelling on May 5, 1864.
Cyrus eventually recovered enough to return to service. He enlisted, on Feb 4, 1865, into Company K of the Second Minnesota Infantry. The regiment was probably trying to fill up its depleted ranks. Cyrus was paid as a "substitute". He was paid to replace another man, who had been drafted but didn't want to go into the service. Back then you could hire people to take your place. Cyrus served until the end of the war. He was mustered out in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 11, 1865.
After the war Cyrus returned to the life of a farmer. He lived in Minnesota from 1865 to 1888. He married Ruth Ann Glidden in Minneapolis, on July 17, 1870. He called her Annie. Annie died on Nov 17, 1877. His second wife was Lizzie Harington. Cyrus was bothered throughout his life by the bullet wound he received at Gettysburg. It got worse as he aged, to the point where he had difficulty bending down and found it virtually impossible to pick anything up.
In 1909, the St Paul Pioneer Press listed many of the surviving veterans of the First Minnesota along with their home addresses. It listed Cyrus as living in Chewelah, Washington. He died on April 16, 1910.
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Alexandria Post News,
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, September 8, 1898, page 1, col. 5.
Comrades at Gettysburg.
Mr. Dan'l Farquhar of Hennepin county, has been granted an increase of pension from $6 to $8 per month. Mr. Farquhar is a brother of Mr. James Farquhar formerly of this village (Alexandria, Minnesota), and was a member of the old First Minnesota regiment. He, C. S. Bondurant and another comrade by the name of Areman, were together at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg when Areman insisted on Bondurant taking some papers and trinkets of his to send home as he had a presentiment that he would be killed. He was wounded at the very commencement of the battle but only slightly, was taken to the rear but soon returned to the front. Bondurant had been 'scratched' three times previous to this battle, and Farquhar also had been wounded once. Farquhar remarked that if he were wounded he hoped it would be in the other leg so he wouldn't limp, and sure enough he got it. Bondurant was wounded twice almost instantly, once in the thigh, the ball coming out at the hip, and once in the leg near the other wound, the ball remaining. Both were ounce balls. As the two men lay on the battlefield near together, Farquhar called to Bondurant: "Oh, Cy, are you wounded?" "Yes," was the answer in no very gentle voice. "Where?" "The whole length of me," again was answered. "Well it must be a long wound then," was remarked. As Bondurant was nearly 6-½ feet long, the remark was very appropriate.
When Bondurant was wounded the two lines were so close together that only a large stone separated him and the "Johnnies."
Both these men enlisted in the spring of 1861, Bondurant being one of the first men to volunteer for the First Regiment; both were twice badly wounded; both served their three years. After "Cy" had recovered from his wounds and his first term of enlistment was up, he re-enlisted as a substitute in the Second Minnesota Regiment and served until the regiment was mustered out in 1865. Both men are physical wrecks and yet they get but $8 per month pension each.
Residence was not listed; a 21 year-old Farmer.
Enlisted on 4/29/1861 at Red Wing, Goodhue Co., MN as a Private.On 4/29/1861 he mustered into "G" Co. MN 1st Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 5/5/1864 at Fort Snelling, MN
On 2/4/1865 he mustered as a substitute into "K" Co. MN 2nd Infantry
He was Mustered Out on 7/11/1865 at Louisville, KY
He was listed as: Wounded 7/2/1863 Gettysburg, PA
Intra Regimental Company Transfers: 9/10/1861 from company G to company F (As of 1st MN Infantry)
Cyrus S Bondurant, the son of John and Violet Bondurant, was born in Jackson, Ohio on August 29, 1839.
Cyrus enlisted on April 27, 1861, at a recruiting rally held in Red Wing. The 21 year old was formally mustered in as a private at Fort Snelling two days later. At 6' 5" tall, Cyrus was one of the tallest, if not the tallest, man in the regiment. He had a ruddy complexion, black eyes and light brown hair. He was placed in Company F, but on Sept 1, 1861, he was transferred to Company G.
He served in all the actions of the regiment up until July of 1863. These included Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, The Pennisular Campaign, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. At the battle of Gettysburg, he was severely wounded twice. One wound was a gun shot to his right thigh, the other to his hip. This was during their charge into the Confederate ranks on July 2nd. Cyrus was sent to the General Hospital to recover. He was discharged with the regiment at Ft Snelling on May 5, 1864.
Cyrus eventually recovered enough to return to service. He enlisted, on Feb 4, 1865, into Company K of the Second Minnesota Infantry. The regiment was probably trying to fill up its depleted ranks. Cyrus was paid as a "substitute". He was paid to replace another man, who had been drafted but didn't want to go into the service. Back then you could hire people to take your place. Cyrus served until the end of the war. He was mustered out in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 11, 1865.
After the war Cyrus returned to the life of a farmer. He lived in Minnesota from 1865 to 1888. He married Ruth Ann Glidden in Minneapolis, on July 17, 1870. He called her Annie. Annie died on Nov 17, 1877. His second wife was Lizzie Harington. Cyrus was bothered throughout his life by the bullet wound he received at Gettysburg. It got worse as he aged, to the point where he had difficulty bending down and found it virtually impossible to pick anything up.
In 1909, the St Paul Pioneer Press listed many of the surviving veterans of the First Minnesota along with their home addresses. It listed Cyrus as living in Chewelah, Washington. He died on April 16, 1910.
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Alexandria Post News,
Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota
Thursday, September 8, 1898, page 1, col. 5.
Comrades at Gettysburg.
Mr. Dan'l Farquhar of Hennepin county, has been granted an increase of pension from $6 to $8 per month. Mr. Farquhar is a brother of Mr. James Farquhar formerly of this village (Alexandria, Minnesota), and was a member of the old First Minnesota regiment. He, C. S. Bondurant and another comrade by the name of Areman, were together at the beginning of the battle of Gettysburg when Areman insisted on Bondurant taking some papers and trinkets of his to send home as he had a presentiment that he would be killed. He was wounded at the very commencement of the battle but only slightly, was taken to the rear but soon returned to the front. Bondurant had been 'scratched' three times previous to this battle, and Farquhar also had been wounded once. Farquhar remarked that if he were wounded he hoped it would be in the other leg so he wouldn't limp, and sure enough he got it. Bondurant was wounded twice almost instantly, once in the thigh, the ball coming out at the hip, and once in the leg near the other wound, the ball remaining. Both were ounce balls. As the two men lay on the battlefield near together, Farquhar called to Bondurant: "Oh, Cy, are you wounded?" "Yes," was the answer in no very gentle voice. "Where?" "The whole length of me," again was answered. "Well it must be a long wound then," was remarked. As Bondurant was nearly 6-½ feet long, the remark was very appropriate.
When Bondurant was wounded the two lines were so close together that only a large stone separated him and the "Johnnies."
Both these men enlisted in the spring of 1861, Bondurant being one of the first men to volunteer for the First Regiment; both were twice badly wounded; both served their three years. After "Cy" had recovered from his wounds and his first term of enlistment was up, he re-enlisted as a substitute in the Second Minnesota Regiment and served until the regiment was mustered out in 1865. Both men are physical wrecks and yet they get but $8 per month pension each.
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