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Name |
Egbert Irving Clapp |
Born |
15 Jun 1842 |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1850 |
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1850 Clapp. 1850 US census, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, Family Number 57, Clapp |
Library book: The Clapp Memorial |
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Military Service |
Civil War, Union Army |
He enlisted in Company B, 31st Massachusetts Calvary Regiment, 20 Nov 1861. He served three years, and was discharged in 1864 to reenlist in the same Company and Regiment. He was Promoted to Quarter Master Sergeant 18 Jun 1864 and to 2nd Lieutenant 7 Jun 1865. He was with General Benjamin Butler when he captured New Orleans, and was in the Red River Campaign, where he received severe and lasting injuries when his horse fell on him. He was discharged 9 Sep 1865. |
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Egbert Irving Clapp Enlistment. Egbert Irving Clapp Enlistment. |
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Egbert Irving Clapp Service. Muster roll showing Egbert's reenlistment and promotion to Quarter Master Sergeant. |
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Lowering the State flag at New Orleans. Union troops remove the Louisiana Confederate state flag from the city hall after the capture of New Orleans. From the book "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, based upon “the Century War Series", volume 2 page 118. |
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Union Soldiers crossing the Cane River under the command of General Banks. The Red River Campaign was a series of battles that had as it's objective the capture Shreveport, Louisiana. It is considered a Union Army failure. From the Book: "The soldier in our Civil War - a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displayed on the battle-field, from sketches drawn by Forbes, Waud, Taylor" page 200. |
Siblings |
9 siblings |
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4. Luther Hart Clapp, b. 24 Dec 1839, Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts , d. 18 Apr 1919, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia | |
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Person ID |
I31916 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
10 Jul 2017 |
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