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Maj. Stephen Sammons

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Maj. Stephen Sammons Veteran

Birth
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Death
27 Aug 1879 (aged 64)
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Burial
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Name: Stephen Sammons
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 153 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: F&S
Rank In: Adj.
Rank In Expanded: Adjutant
Rank Out: Major
Rank Out Expanded: Major
Film Number: M551 roll 122

Name: Stephen Sammons
Age at Enlistment: 47
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 23 Aug 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 153rd Infantry Regiment on 23 Oct 1862.
Promoted to Full Major on 17 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 27 Aug 1864.

Birth Date: abt 1815
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Stephen's parents: Thomas and Mary Wood Sammons.
Wife: Hannah Maria Caldwell, who is buried next to him.

∼Rutgers College alumnus, class of 1836. He was a writer for the Buffalo Express. Was president of the States Council. Prominent candidate for the nomination for Governor of New York and was one of the original "First families of the Mohawk Valley New York".

During the Civil War he served in the 153rd New York Volunteer Infantry as a Major.
from ancestry.com:

Name: Stephen Sammons
Side: Union
Regiment State/Origin: New York
Regiment Name: 153 N.Y. Infantry
Regiment Name Expanded: 153rd Regiment, New York Infantry
Company: F&S
Rank In: Adj.
Rank In Expanded: Adjutant
Rank Out: Major
Rank Out Expanded: Major
Film Number: M551 roll 122

Name: Stephen Sammons
Age at Enlistment: 47
Enlistment Date: 23 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: 1st Lieut
Enlistment Place: Albany, NY
State Served: New York
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 23 Aug 1862.
Commissioned an officer in Company S, New York 153rd Infantry Regiment on 23 Oct 1862.
Promoted to Full Major on 17 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 27 Aug 1864.

Birth Date: abt 1815
Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

Stephen's parents: Thomas and Mary Wood Sammons.
Wife: Hannah Maria Caldwell, who is buried next to him.

∼Rutgers College alumnus, class of 1836. He was a writer for the Buffalo Express. Was president of the States Council. Prominent candidate for the nomination for Governor of New York and was one of the original "First families of the Mohawk Valley New York".

During the Civil War he served in the 153rd New York Volunteer Infantry as a Major.


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  • Created by: Addie
  • Added: Sep 17, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42089928/stephen-sammons: accessed ), memorial page for Maj. Stephen Sammons (5 Nov 1814–27 Aug 1879), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42089928, citing Caughnawaga Cemetery, Fonda, Montgomery County, New York, USA; Maintained by Addie (contributor 47097158).