Co G, 126th Regiment, NY Infantry
Aged 28 years old
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Enlisted in Company G, New York 126th Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 04 Mar 1863.Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 05 Jan 1863.Promoted to Full Captain on 18 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 18 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.

Taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry Sept 15, 1862, Paroled and sent to Camp Douglas Chicago, Ill. Killed at the Battle of Peterssburgh June 16, 1864. Buried on Battle Hill (?)
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New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865
Name: Martin V Stanton
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1835
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Waterloo, Seneca, New York, USA
Age: 27
Death Date: 18 Jun 1864
Death Place: Petersburgh
Death Age: 29
Rank: CPT
Regiment: 126th
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New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865
Name: Martin Van Benen** Stanton
Birth Date: 1836
Birth Place: Prattsburgh, Steuben Co, New York
Father: Samuel Peterson Stanton
Mother: Effa Peterson
Residence Place: Waterloo
Enlistment Date: Aug 1862
Enlistment Location: Waterloo, Seneca, New York
Regiment: 126th Regiment
Company: G
Rank: Sergeant
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Remarks: Taken prisoner at Harper's Ferry Sept 15, 1862, Paroled and sent to Camp Douglas Chicago, Ill. Killed at the Battle of Peterssburgh June 16, 1864. Buried on Battle Hill (?)
**Transcription error - Middle name on original is Van Buren.**
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New York, Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Name: Martin V Stanton
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1836
Birth Place: Prattsburg, New York
Enlistment Year: 1862
Enlistment Location: Waterloo, New York
Muster Year: 1862
Separation Details: Died
Separation Date: 18 Jun 1864
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Martin V Stanton
Residence: Waterloo, New York
Age at Enlistment: 26
Enlistment Date: 16 Jul 1862
Rank at enlistment: 1st Sergeant
Enlistment Place: Waterloo, New York
State Served: New York
Was POW?: Yes
Was Wounded?: Yes
Survived the War?: No
Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, New York 126th Infantry Regiment on 22 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 04 Mar 1863.Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 05 Jan 1863.Promoted to Full Captain on 18 Apr 1864.Mustered out on 18 Jun 1864 at Petersburg, VA.
Birth Date: abt 1836
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General