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Pvt Samuel Darrow

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Pvt Samuel Darrow

Birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA
Death
1 Feb 1912 (aged 74)
Blue Point, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Burial
Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Served proudly Pvt. "F" Co. NY 48th Infantry

Father Jonathan Darrow
Mother Catherine

wife Louisa Edwards
married 1855

children:
Joseph
John
Frances
Mina Darrow

wife #2 Millsotte B. Hawkins
married 4 Oct 1892 Yaphank, New York, USA

children:
Claude b. Sep 1893 N.Y.
Arthur Mills b. 14 Sept.1896 Yaphank, Suffolk, N. Y. d. 29 Dec 1972 Suffolk, N. Y.
Charles b.7 June 1902 Brookhaven, Suffolk, N. Y. d. 21 Feb 1989 Sarasota, FL.
Stanley Ernest b. 28 Nov 1904 Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York

NY Marriage Record
Name: Samuel Darrow
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1892
Marriage Place: Yaphank, New York, USA
Spouse: Millsotte B Hawkins

Darrow enlisted in the army for three years, joining the 48th New York Infantry. Captain Farrell mustered him into service on August 25, 1861, in Brooklyn, New York. Darrow was twenty-five years old at the time, stood five feet seven inches tall, and had blue eyes and dark hair.
The 48th New York Infantry was also known as the "Continental Guards" or "Perry's Saints."

While skirmishing with Confederate forces on October 1, 1863, Darrow was hit by a shell on his right shoulder and clavicle. He was sent to the camp hospital and stayed there until November 11, when he was shipped to a Regimental Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. He stayed there for two months.

On January 20, 1864, he boarded the steamer Cosmopolitan, and transferred to a hospital at Davids Island in New York. He stayed here until his disability discharge on June 15, 1864. His discharge was for "a shell wound of right shoulder, producing much deformity and partial paralysis of his right side."
Samuel Darrow died February 1, 1912, at the age of seventy-four.

Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 8/22/1862 at Brooklyn, NY as a Private.
On 8/22/1862 he mustered into "F" Co. NY 48th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 6/8/1864

Sources: http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/civil/darrow.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1353895
Served proudly Pvt. "F" Co. NY 48th Infantry

Father Jonathan Darrow
Mother Catherine

wife Louisa Edwards
married 1855

children:
Joseph
John
Frances
Mina Darrow

wife #2 Millsotte B. Hawkins
married 4 Oct 1892 Yaphank, New York, USA

children:
Claude b. Sep 1893 N.Y.
Arthur Mills b. 14 Sept.1896 Yaphank, Suffolk, N. Y. d. 29 Dec 1972 Suffolk, N. Y.
Charles b.7 June 1902 Brookhaven, Suffolk, N. Y. d. 21 Feb 1989 Sarasota, FL.
Stanley Ernest b. 28 Nov 1904 Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York

NY Marriage Record
Name: Samuel Darrow
Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1892
Marriage Place: Yaphank, New York, USA
Spouse: Millsotte B Hawkins

Darrow enlisted in the army for three years, joining the 48th New York Infantry. Captain Farrell mustered him into service on August 25, 1861, in Brooklyn, New York. Darrow was twenty-five years old at the time, stood five feet seven inches tall, and had blue eyes and dark hair.
The 48th New York Infantry was also known as the "Continental Guards" or "Perry's Saints."

While skirmishing with Confederate forces on October 1, 1863, Darrow was hit by a shell on his right shoulder and clavicle. He was sent to the camp hospital and stayed there until November 11, when he was shipped to a Regimental Hospital in Beaufort, South Carolina. He stayed there for two months.

On January 20, 1864, he boarded the steamer Cosmopolitan, and transferred to a hospital at Davids Island in New York. He stayed here until his disability discharge on June 15, 1864. His discharge was for "a shell wound of right shoulder, producing much deformity and partial paralysis of his right side."
Samuel Darrow died February 1, 1912, at the age of seventy-four.

Residence was not listed; 25 years old.
Enlisted on 8/22/1862 at Brooklyn, NY as a Private.
On 8/22/1862 he mustered into "F" Co. NY 48th Infantry
He was discharged for disability on 6/8/1864

Sources: http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/history/civil/darrow.htm
http://www.civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1353895


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  • Maintained by: Debbie
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Sep 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15648166/samuel-darrow: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Samuel Darrow (Jan 1838–1 Feb 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15648166, citing Yaphank Cemetery, Yaphank, Suffolk County, New York, USA; Maintained by Debbie (contributor 46911311).