Name: Gilbert Shumway ,
Enlistment Date: 26 August 1864
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
State Served: New York
Unit Numbers: 1335 1335
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 26 August 1864 at the age of 38
Enlisted in Company C, 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 30 August 1864.
Died of disease Company C, 10th Heavy Artillery Regiment New York on 27 February 1865 in Baltimore, MD
Civil War soldier, enlisted 8-26-1864 in Co. C NY Heavy Artillery. Was in the Shenandoah Valley
with Gen. Sheridan. He was taken sick Winchester and sent hospital. Later was taken to
Baltimore where he died. He was brought home to Philadelphia, NY for burial.]
BURIED: EVANS MILLS OLD CEM
Note: From Watertown, NY(and RT 81), proceed northeast about 19 mile via US Rt 11. to Philadelphia, NY.
In the 1850 US census, Gilbert Shumway (24) is listed as living with Timothy Rawson, a blacksmith,
and his wife and two daughters. Gilbert along with 3 other young men are listed as living with
the Rawson's. Gibert and one other lad are carriage makers. The other young men are blacksmiths
living in Le Ray, Jefferson, New York
SOURCE: Steve Shumway - shumways@@petershumway.org
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