James Fisk was was a widower and passed away at 67 years old. Upon his death he had been risiding at the Minnesota Soldiers Home, Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Mn.James was a Civil War Veteran. He was a Capt. and Asst. Quarter Master of United States volunteers. He was the Captain in Company B, 3rd Minnesota INfantry.
This information was obtained:
From The "Soldiers Home Burial REcords"
1888-1987 Loc 106.E.11.5B-2ov
Minnesota State Archives in the
Minnesota History Center Library.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/38/v38i05p216-230.pdf
The following addition was contributed by: Gary Carlberg.
James Liberty Fisk, when 21 years old, enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "B" Co MN 3rd Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on 5/29/1862 for a commissioned into US Volunteers Quartermaster's Dept as a Captain & Asst Quartermaster. He Resigned on 6/12/1865.
~Member of GAR Post # 2 (J. S. Cady) in Anoka, MN
~For history on the 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment, go to:
www.mnopedia.org/group/third-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment
~ For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
- Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
- Roll of the Dead 1886-1906 Dept of Minnesota GAR
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
This information was obtained:
From The "Soldiers Home Burial REcords"
1888-1987 Loc 106.E.11.5B-2ov
Minnesota State Archives in the
Minnesota History Center Library.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/38/v38i05p216-230.pdf
The following addition was contributed by: Gary Carlberg.
James Liberty Fisk, when 21 years old, enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "B" Co MN 3rd Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on 5/29/1862 for a commissioned into US Volunteers Quartermaster's Dept as a Captain & Asst Quartermaster. He Resigned on 6/12/1865.
~Member of GAR Post # 2 (J. S. Cady) in Anoka, MN
~For history on the 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment, go to:
www.mnopedia.org/group/third-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment
~ For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
- Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
- Roll of the Dead 1886-1906 Dept of Minnesota GAR
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
James Fisk was was a widower and passed away at 67 years old. Upon his death he had been risiding at the Minnesota Soldiers Home, Minnehaha Falls, Minneapolis, Mn.James was a Civil War Veteran. He was a Capt. and Asst. Quarter Master of United States volunteers. He was the Captain in Company B, 3rd Minnesota INfantry.
This information was obtained:
From The "Soldiers Home Burial REcords"
1888-1987 Loc 106.E.11.5B-2ov
Minnesota State Archives in the
Minnesota History Center Library.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/38/v38i05p216-230.pdf
The following addition was contributed by: Gary Carlberg.
James Liberty Fisk, when 21 years old, enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "B" Co MN 3rd Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on 5/29/1862 for a commissioned into US Volunteers Quartermaster's Dept as a Captain & Asst Quartermaster. He Resigned on 6/12/1865.
~Member of GAR Post # 2 (J. S. Cady) in Anoka, MN
~For history on the 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment, go to:
www.mnopedia.org/group/third-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment
~ For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
- Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
- Roll of the Dead 1886-1906 Dept of Minnesota GAR
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
This information was obtained:
From The "Soldiers Home Burial REcords"
1888-1987 Loc 106.E.11.5B-2ov
Minnesota State Archives in the
Minnesota History Center Library.
http://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/38/v38i05p216-230.pdf
The following addition was contributed by: Gary Carlberg.
James Liberty Fisk, when 21 years old, enlisted in the Union Army as a Private. On 10/26/1861 he mustered into "B" Co MN 3rd Infantry. He was discharged for promotion on 5/29/1862 for a commissioned into US Volunteers Quartermaster's Dept as a Captain & Asst Quartermaster. He Resigned on 6/12/1865.
~Member of GAR Post # 2 (J. S. Cady) in Anoka, MN
~For history on the 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment, go to:
www.mnopedia.org/group/third-minnesota-volunteer-infantry-regiment
~ For more information on Civil War soldiers and units contact us on the Colonel Colvill Camp 56 Facebook page. To experience MN Civil War history http://firstminnesota.org/
Submitted by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Minnesota Researcher Gary Carlberg. Sources include:
* Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Graves National Registration Database www.suvcw.org/?page_id=794
* Historical Data Systems, Inc., which used:
- Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars 1861-65
- Heitman: Register of United States Army 1789-1903
- Photo courtesy of Wayne Jorgenson
- Roll of the Dead 1886-1906 Dept of Minnesota GAR
(c) Historical Data Systems, Inc. @ www.civilwardata.com
Inscription
JAMES L FISK
NEW YORK
CAPT ASST QM US VOLUNTEERS
SEPT 12 1835 NOV 2 1902
Gravesite Details
James was buried November 5, 1902. He was laid to rest with his wife Lydia, his daughter Ida Mae and his parents.
