The first to die was Marshall L. Wood who was born Aug 4 1834 to Liberty Wood. Marshall died at Yorktown, Va of Disease on May 20, 1862.
Gravestone of Marshall and his father
The next soldier to die was Samuel Marsh. He was born Mar 11 1818 or 19 in Vermont. During his time in Potsdam he was a physician and teacher, but for a year or so he was a lay preacher at the Potsdam Methodist Church. When the war started Marsh enlisted in the 16th NY Inf who elected him as Lt. Colonel. During the Battle of Gaines Mills he was wounded. On July 4, 1862 he died at Harrison's Landing. The Local GAR and auxiliary were named after him
Samuel Marsh's funeral was one of the largest in Potsdam's history. It was held in the Brick Potsdam Methodist Church (There have been three buildings in the church's history the first one was a white clapboard building at what is now the fire station, the second was constructed out of brick and is where the current one is now). Marsh was first buried in Elderkin Cemetery and then moved to Bayside. His wife Hannah, Mother-in- Law Caroline Ayers and son Frank T are buried with him. The Methodist Church and people from the town and village of Potsdam paid for his monument. In the Narthex of the Potsdam United Methodist Church (which his son Rev. William D. Marsh helped dedicate) there is a stained glass window dedicated in memory of him and his wife Hannah.
Samuel Marsh's Grave
The next one who died has a centoph here. Allen Bump was born Nov 23, 1828 to Joseph and Marcia Field Bump. Allen married Charlotte Wood. He enlisted as Corp in Co C. of the 92nd NY Inf on Oct 10, 1861. Mr. Bump died of Typhoid Fever at Carver Hospital in Washington D.C. on Jul 26, 1862. He was buried at the Soldiers National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
Grave of Charlotte and J. Dayton Bump with Allen's name on it
The next one is also a centoph. Luther Priest was Capt of Co E. of the 106th NY Inf. Luther died of Typhoid Fever in Martinsburg VA on Mar 14, 1863. He is buried in Parishville.
Elizabeth Priest's grave with Luther's name on it
The next one is Stephen W. Brown. Stephen was born Sept 30, 1814 in Vergennes, VT. He married Melissa Austin. He enlisted on Jan 2, 1864 in the 14th NYHA. Stephen died just a few days later on Jan 23 in Elmira, NY. I have seen two different causes of death for him. In John Austin's great resource about Civil War Soldiers from St. Lawrence County says he died of Typhoid Fever while information I found on Ancestry.com says he died of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis.
Stephen, Melissa, and Mary Brown's grave
The next two are centophs for two cousins Hamilton and Sylvester Dayton. Hamilton was born Jul 25 1845 to George and Catherine Parkill Dayton. He enlisted Dec 7, 1863 in Co C 11th NY Cav. Hamilton died of Disease at St. Louis Hospital in New Orleans on Sept 2, 1864. He was buried in Grave 4766 in Chalmette National Cem in New Orleans.
Hamilton's name on his parents grave
Sylvester Bacon Dayton was born Sept 19 1842 to Lyman and Martha Dayton. He enlisted in Co K of the 11th NY on Jan 2, 1864. Sylvester died of disease just 19 days after his cousin at the same hospital. He is also buried close to him in Chalmette National Cemetery (where he is buried in plot 5224)
Sylvester Dayton's Centoph
The last one is Henry Harrison Fuller who was born Mar 10 1838 or 9 to Ludolphicus and Maria Stoughton Fuller. Henry enlisted Oct 10 1861 as a Serg in Co C. of the 92nd NY Inf. He was wounded near Petersburg, VA on Jun 20 1864. Henry H. Fuller was killed Sept 29, 1864 at the Battle of Chapin's Farm VA.
Henry Fuller's Grave
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