The official burial of Sylvester Dunsmoor is listed under FAG# 3072063 at City Point National Cemetery. His name is spelled Densmore on his Civil War Monument which is incorrect.
Sylvester was born in Maine one of three children.
Sylvester was married to Emily Julia Prescott about 1860 and one child, Willard/Wilbur Dunsmoor was born to them abt. 1863.
Emily Prescott wife of Sylvester:
Birth: Nov. 10, 1841
Death: Jun. 20, 1917
Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Ehnmani (Artemus) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son. She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
Philander Prescott, who raised Emily Dunsmoor:
From Wikipedia:
Philander Prescott (September 17, 1801 – August 10, 1862) was the son of Dr. Joel Prescott and Phildelia Reed. He was a native of Phelps, Ontario County, New York. He headed west in the spring of 1819, stopping a few months in Detroit, Michigan, before continuing west to Fort Snelling.
He married in 1823 Na-he-no-Wenah (Spirit of the Moon), also known as Mary Ke E Hi,[1] daughter of Man-Who-Flies, a Dakota sub-chief who lived near Lake Calhoun. She was born around 1804–1806 and died on March 29, 1867, at Shakopee, Minnesota. They had sons, William Prescott, Hiram Prescott (born December 21, 1831 or 1832); Lorenzo Taliferro Prescott (c. 1839 – January 2, 1869) a daughter, Lucy Prescott Pettijohn, and two more children.
During his life on the frontier he served as a government interpreter of the Dakota language (including for the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux). He worked as a miner, a trapper, and on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. He also ran trading posts in several locations, and farmed.
From 1839 to 1862 he operated a trading post along the St. Croix River - its location became the town of Prescott, Wisconsin, named for him.[2]
He was killed at the Lower Sioux (or Redwood) Agency during the Dakota War of 1862;[3] he was buried in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, as was his wife and son.
His papers are in the Minnesota Historical Society [1] library.
SYLVESTER DUNSMOOR:
Prior to enlistment census records record his occupation as miller.
Physical description for enlistment record states: gray eyes, black hair, height 5'4".
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co. B.
The final parade for the 1st Minnesota was April 1864 at Ft. Snelling, Mn. In the end 58 men re-enlisted with the First Battalion to fight in the final campaigns in the East. Sylvester was one of these. Civil War records show Sylvester's company fought on November 24, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia which would probably be the place of his death.
Emily Dunsmoor and child where granted a pension after Sylvesters death.
[bio by: Rachel Keller for the records of Civil War Soliders at Oak Hill Cemetery].
Sylvester was born in Maine one of three children.
Sylvester was married to Emily Julia Prescott about 1860 and one child, Willard/Wilbur Dunsmoor was born to them abt. 1863.
Emily Prescott wife of Sylvester:
Birth: Nov. 10, 1841
Death: Jun. 20, 1917
Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Ehnmani (Artemus) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son. She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
Philander Prescott, who raised Emily Dunsmoor:
From Wikipedia:
Philander Prescott (September 17, 1801 – August 10, 1862) was the son of Dr. Joel Prescott and Phildelia Reed. He was a native of Phelps, Ontario County, New York. He headed west in the spring of 1819, stopping a few months in Detroit, Michigan, before continuing west to Fort Snelling.
He married in 1823 Na-he-no-Wenah (Spirit of the Moon), also known as Mary Ke E Hi,[1] daughter of Man-Who-Flies, a Dakota sub-chief who lived near Lake Calhoun. She was born around 1804–1806 and died on March 29, 1867, at Shakopee, Minnesota. They had sons, William Prescott, Hiram Prescott (born December 21, 1831 or 1832); Lorenzo Taliferro Prescott (c. 1839 – January 2, 1869) a daughter, Lucy Prescott Pettijohn, and two more children.
During his life on the frontier he served as a government interpreter of the Dakota language (including for the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux). He worked as a miner, a trapper, and on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. He also ran trading posts in several locations, and farmed.
From 1839 to 1862 he operated a trading post along the St. Croix River - its location became the town of Prescott, Wisconsin, named for him.[2]
He was killed at the Lower Sioux (or Redwood) Agency during the Dakota War of 1862;[3] he was buried in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, as was his wife and son.
His papers are in the Minnesota Historical Society [1] library.
SYLVESTER DUNSMOOR:
Prior to enlistment census records record his occupation as miller.
Physical description for enlistment record states: gray eyes, black hair, height 5'4".
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co. B.
The final parade for the 1st Minnesota was April 1864 at Ft. Snelling, Mn. In the end 58 men re-enlisted with the First Battalion to fight in the final campaigns in the East. Sylvester was one of these. Civil War records show Sylvester's company fought on November 24, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia which would probably be the place of his death.
Emily Dunsmoor and child where granted a pension after Sylvesters death.
[bio by: Rachel Keller for the records of Civil War Soliders at Oak Hill Cemetery].
The official burial of Sylvester Dunsmoor is listed under FAG# 3072063 at City Point National Cemetery. His name is spelled Densmore on his Civil War Monument which is incorrect.
Sylvester was born in Maine one of three children.
Sylvester was married to Emily Julia Prescott about 1860 and one child, Willard/Wilbur Dunsmoor was born to them abt. 1863.
Emily Prescott wife of Sylvester:
Birth: Nov. 10, 1841
Death: Jun. 20, 1917
Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Ehnmani (Artemus) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son. She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
Philander Prescott, who raised Emily Dunsmoor:
From Wikipedia:
Philander Prescott (September 17, 1801 – August 10, 1862) was the son of Dr. Joel Prescott and Phildelia Reed. He was a native of Phelps, Ontario County, New York. He headed west in the spring of 1819, stopping a few months in Detroit, Michigan, before continuing west to Fort Snelling.
He married in 1823 Na-he-no-Wenah (Spirit of the Moon), also known as Mary Ke E Hi,[1] daughter of Man-Who-Flies, a Dakota sub-chief who lived near Lake Calhoun. She was born around 1804–1806 and died on March 29, 1867, at Shakopee, Minnesota. They had sons, William Prescott, Hiram Prescott (born December 21, 1831 or 1832); Lorenzo Taliferro Prescott (c. 1839 – January 2, 1869) a daughter, Lucy Prescott Pettijohn, and two more children.
During his life on the frontier he served as a government interpreter of the Dakota language (including for the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux). He worked as a miner, a trapper, and on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. He also ran trading posts in several locations, and farmed.
From 1839 to 1862 he operated a trading post along the St. Croix River - its location became the town of Prescott, Wisconsin, named for him.[2]
He was killed at the Lower Sioux (or Redwood) Agency during the Dakota War of 1862;[3] he was buried in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, as was his wife and son.
His papers are in the Minnesota Historical Society [1] library.
SYLVESTER DUNSMOOR:
Prior to enlistment census records record his occupation as miller.
Physical description for enlistment record states: gray eyes, black hair, height 5'4".
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co. B.
The final parade for the 1st Minnesota was April 1864 at Ft. Snelling, Mn. In the end 58 men re-enlisted with the First Battalion to fight in the final campaigns in the East. Sylvester was one of these. Civil War records show Sylvester's company fought on November 24, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia which would probably be the place of his death.
Emily Dunsmoor and child where granted a pension after Sylvesters death.
[bio by: Rachel Keller for the records of Civil War Soliders at Oak Hill Cemetery].
Sylvester was born in Maine one of three children.
Sylvester was married to Emily Julia Prescott about 1860 and one child, Willard/Wilbur Dunsmoor was born to them abt. 1863.
Emily Prescott wife of Sylvester:
Birth: Nov. 10, 1841
Death: Jun. 20, 1917
Emily was a full blooded Santee Sioux Indian. Her parents died when she was 3 years old. When she was 6, her brother Ehnmani (Artemus) took her to live with her cousin Mary, who had married a white man named Philander Prescott. Emily lived with the Prescott family and although never formally adopted by them, took on the Prescott name.
Emily's first husband was Sylvester Dunsmore, who died in the Civil War. They had one son. She married William Hyatt Cantley November 18, 1868 in Dakota County Minnesota. They had 6 children.
Philander Prescott, who raised Emily Dunsmoor:
From Wikipedia:
Philander Prescott (September 17, 1801 – August 10, 1862) was the son of Dr. Joel Prescott and Phildelia Reed. He was a native of Phelps, Ontario County, New York. He headed west in the spring of 1819, stopping a few months in Detroit, Michigan, before continuing west to Fort Snelling.
He married in 1823 Na-he-no-Wenah (Spirit of the Moon), also known as Mary Ke E Hi,[1] daughter of Man-Who-Flies, a Dakota sub-chief who lived near Lake Calhoun. She was born around 1804–1806 and died on March 29, 1867, at Shakopee, Minnesota. They had sons, William Prescott, Hiram Prescott (born December 21, 1831 or 1832); Lorenzo Taliferro Prescott (c. 1839 – January 2, 1869) a daughter, Lucy Prescott Pettijohn, and two more children.
During his life on the frontier he served as a government interpreter of the Dakota language (including for the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux). He worked as a miner, a trapper, and on a steamboat on the Mississippi River. He also ran trading posts in several locations, and farmed.
From 1839 to 1862 he operated a trading post along the St. Croix River - its location became the town of Prescott, Wisconsin, named for him.[2]
He was killed at the Lower Sioux (or Redwood) Agency during the Dakota War of 1862;[3] he was buried in Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, as was his wife and son.
His papers are in the Minnesota Historical Society [1] library.
SYLVESTER DUNSMOOR:
Prior to enlistment census records record his occupation as miller.
Physical description for enlistment record states: gray eyes, black hair, height 5'4".
Enlisted Feb 27, 1864
1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Co. B.
The final parade for the 1st Minnesota was April 1864 at Ft. Snelling, Mn. In the end 58 men re-enlisted with the First Battalion to fight in the final campaigns in the East. Sylvester was one of these. Civil War records show Sylvester's company fought on November 24, 1864 at Clinton, Georgia which would probably be the place of his death.
Emily Dunsmoor and child where granted a pension after Sylvesters death.
[bio by: Rachel Keller for the records of Civil War Soliders at Oak Hill Cemetery].
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