According to the next census taken in 1860, Charles was 39 and Betsey was 36. Children were Charles A. (10) and Clinton (1).
By 1862, Charles was a member of Company H of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 40 at Crown Point, New York, on August 16, 1862 with the rank of private. He was promoted to Sergeant on April 12, 1863, and detailed as the Forage Master. (He was promoted on May 11 - "commissioned 2nd Lt. May 11, 1864, to rank from March 29, 1864" according to his archival records.) On June 29,1864, he was mortally wounded in action at the First Battle of Reams Station, Dinwiddie County, Virginia (according to national archival records and "Historic Records of the Fifth New York Cavalry 1865" by Louis Napoleon Boudrye.) Charles became a friend of Rev. Boudrye, who was the Chaplain of the Fifth New York, and he is mentioned in the daily journal of the minister often. He was hospitalized in the Union Cavalry Corps Hospital at City Point near Petersburg, Virginia, and then transported home to New York. He died on September 24, 1864, as a result of those wounds at home in Chilson, New York.
His occupation was listed as farmer. His physical attributes were described as: Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light, Complexion: Light, and height: 6 foot tall.
According to the next census taken in 1860, Charles was 39 and Betsey was 36. Children were Charles A. (10) and Clinton (1).
By 1862, Charles was a member of Company H of the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment in the Civil War. He enlisted at the age of 40 at Crown Point, New York, on August 16, 1862 with the rank of private. He was promoted to Sergeant on April 12, 1863, and detailed as the Forage Master. (He was promoted on May 11 - "commissioned 2nd Lt. May 11, 1864, to rank from March 29, 1864" according to his archival records.) On June 29,1864, he was mortally wounded in action at the First Battle of Reams Station, Dinwiddie County, Virginia (according to national archival records and "Historic Records of the Fifth New York Cavalry 1865" by Louis Napoleon Boudrye.) Charles became a friend of Rev. Boudrye, who was the Chaplain of the Fifth New York, and he is mentioned in the daily journal of the minister often. He was hospitalized in the Union Cavalry Corps Hospital at City Point near Petersburg, Virginia, and then transported home to New York. He died on September 24, 1864, as a result of those wounds at home in Chilson, New York.
His occupation was listed as farmer. His physical attributes were described as: Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light, Complexion: Light, and height: 6 foot tall.
Inscription
CHA'S N. CHILLSON,/DIED/SEPT. 24, 1864/AE 43 YRS & 5 MO./2nd Lieut. Co. H. 5 Reg. N.Y. Cavalry,/For God and our Country
Gravesite Details
This stone has been repaired where the stone attaches to the base. Seems the same in 2013 as it was in 2010.
Family Members
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Waters Sherman Chillson III
1808–1887
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Jacob Hiram Chillson
1810–1884
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Calvin Christopher Columbus Chillson
1812–1864
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George Washington "Washington" Chillson
1813–1903
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Angelina Chilson Hamilton
1817–1871
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Phillip Doderidge Chillson
1818–1857
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William Deal Chilson
1825–1898
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Dewitt Clinton Chillson
1827–1852
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Wagoner King Ahasuerus Chillson
1828–1862
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Lorenzo Dow Chillson
1830–1921
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Cynthia Abigail Chillson Eaton
1832–1910
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