Richard was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. He moved to the
United States in 1854. He eventually moved to New Jersey.
In 1857, he met and married a widow from Ireland,
my Great, Great Grandmother Margaret.

They made a home in Belleville. Richard was a stone cutter by trade, but he left that profession to become a soldier.

In August of 1862, Richard volunteered to be a member of the
13th New Jersey Regiment, Company F at Camp Frelinghuysen,
in Newark. A few weeks later, his Regiment traveled to Maryland, where they fought in the Battle of Antietam.

Richard survived the battle.

He became very ill however, from the conditions soldiers lived in, and was transferred to Convalescent Camp, Virginia.

The army granted him a medical discharge on January 29, 1863.

It's my good fortune that Richard was not a casualty at Antietam, or I wouldn't be here today.

He remained ill for many years, and in April of 1877, Richard passed away in Cleveland Ohio. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery along with his wife and son Charles. I've visited his grave, and have recently notified a Cleveland veterans group that they have a Civil War Veteran and Antietam survivor buried in one of their city cemeteries.

Richard was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. He moved to the
United States in 1854. He eventually moved to New Jersey.
In 1857, he met and married a widow from Ireland,
my Great, Great Grandmother Margaret.

They made a home in Belleville. Richard was a stone cutter by trade, but he left that profession to become a soldier.

In August of 1862, Richard volunteered to be a member of the
13th New Jersey Regiment, Company F at Camp Frelinghuysen,
in Newark. A few weeks later, his Regiment traveled to Maryland, where they fought in the Battle of Antietam.

Richard survived the battle.

He became very ill however, from the conditions soldiers lived in, and was transferred to Convalescent Camp, Virginia.

The army granted him a medical discharge on January 29, 1863.

It's my good fortune that Richard was not a casualty at Antietam, or I wouldn't be here today.

He remained ill for many years, and in April of 1877, Richard passed away in Cleveland Ohio. He is buried in Woodland Cemetery along with his wife and son Charles. I've visited his grave, and have recently notified a Cleveland veterans group that they have a Civil War Veteran and Antietam survivor buried in one of their city cemeteries.