Married September 13, 1854 to Bridget Barry
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Military service info for Capt. Leonard:
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Age , 26 years. Enlisted, November 8, 1861, at Lockport, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Company D 105th New York Volunteer Infantry , December 13, 1861; promoted sergeant, March 25, 1862; First sergeant, January 1, 1863; returned to sergeant, no date; transferred to Co. K , Ninety-fourth Infantry, March 10, 1863.
From the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY. roster page 1142.
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Sergeant , Co. D, One Hundred and Fifth Infantry; transferred to Co. K , this regiment, March 10, 1863; promoted first sergeant, September 1, 1863; re- enlisted as a veteran, January 4, 1864; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. H , June 12, 1864; wounded in action, March 31,,1865, at White Oak Ridge, Va. ; transferred to Co. K , May 1, 1865; mustered in as captain, May 11, 1865; mustered out with company, July 18, 1865, near Balls Cross Roads, Va. . Commissioned, not mustered, second lieutenant, January 27, 1864, with rank from November 25, 1863, vice C. V . Messier, promoted; first lieutenant, July 8, 1864, with rank from June 12, 1864, vice R. N . Joy, promoted; captain. May 11, 1865, with rank from April 1, 1865, vice G . French, killed in action.
From the ANNUAL REPOR T O F TH E ADJUTANT-GENERAL STAT E O F NE W YORK . FOR THE YEA R 1902 . Registers of the Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth Regiments of Infantry. page 144.
On the battlefield at Fredricksburg December 13, 1862, the 105th New York Infantry had been routed and was retreating in disorder. The commander of the regiment, Captain Isaac Tichenor, was captured. ordered to remove his trappings, Captain Tichenor felt lost. ' Well, I did not remain lost,' he recounted, 'for while in the act of taking off my sword...[I} suddenly concluded to skip.' The captain suddenly threw his sword at his captors and dashed for the railroad, pursued by a fusillade of angry shots. 'It hailed bullets almost unparalleled.' Tichenor wrote. He could not imagine surviving as 'every volley seemed to lift me off my feet.' Somehow the regimental commander made it past the railroad and collapsed. Sick and exhausted, Tichenor was unable to muster the strength to go on. He resigned himself to be captured again. Just then two brothers, Michael and Patrick Leonard, scooped up the spent officer and dragged him to safety. By then the 105th had disintegrated. Tichenor wrote in sorrow. 'our gallant old 105th new York was annihilated.' Another soldier mourned, 'The 105th New York Volunteers was literally killed in action.' .
From The Fredericksburg Campaign Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg The battle of Prospect Hill December 13, 1862 pages 162 -163
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Military service info for Capt. Leonard:
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Age , 26 years. Enlisted, November 8, 1861, at Lockport, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Company D 105th New York Volunteer Infantry , December 13, 1861; promoted sergeant, March 25, 1862; First sergeant, January 1, 1863; returned to sergeant, no date; transferred to Co. K , Ninety-fourth Infantry, March 10, 1863.
From the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY. roster page 1142.
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Sergeant , Co. D, One Hundred and Fifth Infantry; transferred to Co. K , this regiment, March 10, 1863; promoted first sergeant, September 1, 1863; re- enlisted as a veteran, January 4, 1864; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. H , June 12, 1864; wounded in action, March 31,,1865, at White Oak Ridge, Va. ; transferred to Co. K , May 1, 1865; mustered in as captain, May 11, 1865; mustered out with company, July 18, 1865, near Balls Cross Roads, Va. . Commissioned, not mustered, second lieutenant, January 27, 1864, with rank from November 25, 1863, vice C. V . Messier, promoted; first lieutenant, July 8, 1864, with rank from June 12, 1864, vice R. N . Joy, promoted; captain. May 11, 1865, with rank from April 1, 1865, vice G . French, killed in action.
From the ANNUAL REPOR T O F TH E ADJUTANT-GENERAL STAT E O F NE W YORK . FOR THE YEA R 1902 . Registers of the Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth Regiments of Infantry. page 144.
On the battlefield at Fredricksburg December 13, 1862, the 105th New York Infantry had been routed and was retreating in disorder. The commander of the regiment, Captain Isaac Tichenor, was captured. ordered to remove his trappings, Captain Tichenor felt lost. ' Well, I did not remain lost,' he recounted, 'for while in the act of taking off my sword...[I} suddenly concluded to skip.' The captain suddenly threw his sword at his captors and dashed for the railroad, pursued by a fusillade of angry shots. 'It hailed bullets almost unparalleled.' Tichenor wrote. He could not imagine surviving as 'every volley seemed to lift me off my feet.' Somehow the regimental commander made it past the railroad and collapsed. Sick and exhausted, Tichenor was unable to muster the strength to go on. He resigned himself to be captured again. Just then two brothers, Michael and Patrick Leonard, scooped up the spent officer and dragged him to safety. By then the 105th had disintegrated. Tichenor wrote in sorrow. 'our gallant old 105th new York was annihilated.' Another soldier mourned, 'The 105th New York Volunteers was literally killed in action.' .
From The Fredericksburg Campaign Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg The battle of Prospect Hill December 13, 1862 pages 162 -163
Married September 13, 1854 to Bridget Barry
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Military service info for Capt. Leonard:
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Age , 26 years. Enlisted, November 8, 1861, at Lockport, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Company D 105th New York Volunteer Infantry , December 13, 1861; promoted sergeant, March 25, 1862; First sergeant, January 1, 1863; returned to sergeant, no date; transferred to Co. K , Ninety-fourth Infantry, March 10, 1863.
From the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY. roster page 1142.
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Sergeant , Co. D, One Hundred and Fifth Infantry; transferred to Co. K , this regiment, March 10, 1863; promoted first sergeant, September 1, 1863; re- enlisted as a veteran, January 4, 1864; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. H , June 12, 1864; wounded in action, March 31,,1865, at White Oak Ridge, Va. ; transferred to Co. K , May 1, 1865; mustered in as captain, May 11, 1865; mustered out with company, July 18, 1865, near Balls Cross Roads, Va. . Commissioned, not mustered, second lieutenant, January 27, 1864, with rank from November 25, 1863, vice C. V . Messier, promoted; first lieutenant, July 8, 1864, with rank from June 12, 1864, vice R. N . Joy, promoted; captain. May 11, 1865, with rank from April 1, 1865, vice G . French, killed in action.
From the ANNUAL REPOR T O F TH E ADJUTANT-GENERAL STAT E O F NE W YORK . FOR THE YEA R 1902 . Registers of the Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth Regiments of Infantry. page 144.
On the battlefield at Fredricksburg December 13, 1862, the 105th New York Infantry had been routed and was retreating in disorder. The commander of the regiment, Captain Isaac Tichenor, was captured. ordered to remove his trappings, Captain Tichenor felt lost. ' Well, I did not remain lost,' he recounted, 'for while in the act of taking off my sword...[I} suddenly concluded to skip.' The captain suddenly threw his sword at his captors and dashed for the railroad, pursued by a fusillade of angry shots. 'It hailed bullets almost unparalleled.' Tichenor wrote. He could not imagine surviving as 'every volley seemed to lift me off my feet.' Somehow the regimental commander made it past the railroad and collapsed. Sick and exhausted, Tichenor was unable to muster the strength to go on. He resigned himself to be captured again. Just then two brothers, Michael and Patrick Leonard, scooped up the spent officer and dragged him to safety. By then the 105th had disintegrated. Tichenor wrote in sorrow. 'our gallant old 105th new York was annihilated.' Another soldier mourned, 'The 105th New York Volunteers was literally killed in action.' .
From The Fredericksburg Campaign Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg The battle of Prospect Hill December 13, 1862 pages 162 -163
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Military service info for Capt. Leonard:
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Age , 26 years. Enlisted, November 8, 1861, at Lockport, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Company D 105th New York Volunteer Infantry , December 13, 1861; promoted sergeant, March 25, 1862; First sergeant, January 1, 1863; returned to sergeant, no date; transferred to Co. K , Ninety-fourth Infantry, March 10, 1863.
From the ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY. roster page 1142.
LEONARD , MICHAEL.Sergeant , Co. D, One Hundred and Fifth Infantry; transferred to Co. K , this regiment, March 10, 1863; promoted first sergeant, September 1, 1863; re- enlisted as a veteran, January 4, 1864; mustered in as first lieutenant, Co. H , June 12, 1864; wounded in action, March 31,,1865, at White Oak Ridge, Va. ; transferred to Co. K , May 1, 1865; mustered in as captain, May 11, 1865; mustered out with company, July 18, 1865, near Balls Cross Roads, Va. . Commissioned, not mustered, second lieutenant, January 27, 1864, with rank from November 25, 1863, vice C. V . Messier, promoted; first lieutenant, July 8, 1864, with rank from June 12, 1864, vice R. N . Joy, promoted; captain. May 11, 1865, with rank from April 1, 1865, vice G . French, killed in action.
From the ANNUAL REPOR T O F TH E ADJUTANT-GENERAL STAT E O F NE W YORK . FOR THE YEA R 1902 . Registers of the Ninety-fourth, Ninety-fifth, Ninety-sixth, Ninety-seventh, Ninety-eighth, and Ninety-ninth Regiments of Infantry. page 144.
On the battlefield at Fredricksburg December 13, 1862, the 105th New York Infantry had been routed and was retreating in disorder. The commander of the regiment, Captain Isaac Tichenor, was captured. ordered to remove his trappings, Captain Tichenor felt lost. ' Well, I did not remain lost,' he recounted, 'for while in the act of taking off my sword...[I} suddenly concluded to skip.' The captain suddenly threw his sword at his captors and dashed for the railroad, pursued by a fusillade of angry shots. 'It hailed bullets almost unparalleled.' Tichenor wrote. He could not imagine surviving as 'every volley seemed to lift me off my feet.' Somehow the regimental commander made it past the railroad and collapsed. Sick and exhausted, Tichenor was unable to muster the strength to go on. He resigned himself to be captured again. Just then two brothers, Michael and Patrick Leonard, scooped up the spent officer and dragged him to safety. By then the 105th had disintegrated. Tichenor wrote in sorrow. 'our gallant old 105th new York was annihilated.' Another soldier mourned, 'The 105th New York Volunteers was literally killed in action.' .
From The Fredericksburg Campaign Stonewall Jackson at Fredericksburg The battle of Prospect Hill December 13, 1862 pages 162 -163
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