UNION BELCHERS "V-Z"
Belcher W. H. WV St Gds Inf U 7/23/64 P Surv
Note: Enrolled 7/23/64 in Monroe County WV state Guards. served 1 year
Wesley J. Belcher
Residence Dale IL; Enlisted on 10/20/1861 as a Private. On 2/3/1865 he mustered into "I" Co. IL 6th Cavalry He was Mustered Out on 11/5/1865 at Selm, AL Source- Illinois: Roster of Officers and Enlisted Men
Belcher Wesley J. IL 6 Cav I U 10/20/61 11/5/65 P Surv
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Enlisted 10/20/61 as a Private. Mustered in 2/3/65. Mustered out 11/5/65. Res. Dale, Hamilton Co. IL. Muster roll of box 539, extraction 6, and record 1283. NFR.
Wiley Belcher
Residence not listed; Enlisted on 9/19/1864 at London, KY as a Private. On 9/19/1864 he was drafted into "I" Co. KY 26th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/30/1865 at Salisbury, NC Source- Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky
Belcher Wiley KY 26 Inf I U 9/64 6/65 P Surv
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Private Sept. 64 - June 65. Rheumatism, Wallins Creek, Harlan Co. KY in 1890 Union Vets Census. Muster roll of box 386, extraction 2, and record 2554. NFR.
Willet Belcher
Residence not listed; 19 years old. Enlisted on 2/15/1864 at Hastings, NY as a Private. On 2/15/1864 he mustered into "D" Co.NY 149th Infantry He was transferred out on 6/10/1865 On 6/10/1865 he transferred into "I" Co. NY 102nd Infantry (date and method of discharge not given) Source- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General
Willett Belcher
Residence not listed; Enlisted on 6/10/1865 as a Private. On 6/10/1865 he transferred into "I" Co. NY 102nd Infantry He was Mustered Out on 7/21/1865 at Alexandria, VA He also had service in: "D" Co. NY 149th Infantry Source- New York: Report of the Adjutant-General Belcher Willet NY 102 Inf I U Tr 149NYINF
Willet NY 149 Inf D U 2/15/64 6/10/65 P Surv
Note: Enl. on 2/15/64 at Hasting, NY as a Private. Transferred on 6/10/65 into 102nd NY Infantry, Co. I. Date and method of discharge not given. Both on Broadfoot , but no muster roll for either.
Belcher William NS 12USC Inf E U 5/21/64 10/65 P
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Private. Organized in Kentucky May 21 1864 and mustered out Oct 1865. On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 589, extraction 6, and record 1184. NFR.
Belcher William MO 11 CAV F U
Note: Muster roll of box 390, extraction 3, and record 2284. NFR.
Belcher William
RI 1 Light Art ART E U P TR 4NYLA
William NY 4 Light Art
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Muster roll for 1st RI is box 555, extraction 1, and record 1465 with reference to 4 NY. NFR.
Belcher William
MA 46 Militia Inf D U 8/22/62 7/29/63 P Surv
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Enlisted 8/22/62 as a Private. Mustered in 9/25/62. Mustered out 7/29/63. Residence Chicopee, MA. 24 year old moulder. On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 544, extraction 3, and record 683. Probably son of James H., same unit. NFR.
Belcher William
MI 10 Inf H U 3/17/62 3/28/65 P Surv
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Enlisted 3/17/62 at Port Huron as a Private. Mustered out 3/28/65 at Goldsboro, NC. Residence St. Claire, MI. 33 years old. On broadfoot and muster roll of box 545, extraction 3, and record 1593. May be related to Hiram of same Company. NFR.
Belcher William
MI 12 Inf G U 12/18/61 10/11/62 P DPOW Macon GA NO Note:
Enlisted 12/18/61 at Leslie as a Private. Mustered in 12/19/61. Wounded 4/2/62 at Shiloh, TN and taken prisoner. Died as POW 10/11/62 at Macon, GA. Residence Leslie, MI. 18 years old. On Broadfoot and two muster rolls in box 545, extraction 3, and records 1594 and 1640. NFR.
Belcher William
MA 12 Inf C U 8/1/61 7/26/64 P Surv
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Enlisted 8/1/61 as Private. Mustered out 7/26/64. Resident of Mansfield, MA. 19 year old farmer. On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 544, extraction 3, and record 685. NFR.
Belcher William
PA 67 Inf E U 2/18/62 7/14/65 P Surv
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Enlisted 2/18/62 as a Private. Mustered out 7/14/65. Muster roll of box 554, extraction 7, and record 2400. NFR.
Belcher William A. (H.)
MA 15 Inf F U 7/12/61 7/28/64 P POW Surv
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Enlisted on 7/12/61 as a Private. Listed as missing 10/21/61 at Ball's Bluff, VA. Mustered out 7/28/64. Residence Brookfield, Ma. 24 years old. On Broadfoot and muster roll for William H. of box 544, extraction 3, and record 686 with reference to William A. A second of box 544, extraction 3, and record 684. NFR. Probably brother of James H., same outfit and was missing same day as William.
Belcher William A.
OH 91 Inf D/F/H U 7/31/62 6/24/65 Sgt-1LT Surv
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HDS has two Williams listed for 91 OH, but I believe they are the same person. Broadfoot list one person in 91 and only one muster roll. Enlisted 7/31/62 as a Sergeant. Mustered in 9/7/62 in Co. D.. The regiment was organized at Camp Ironton, OH on 8/26/62. It mustered out at Cumberland, MD, 6/24/65. He was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on 8/22/62 in Company S(?). Promoted to 2nd LT. 5/9/64 in Co. F. Promoted to 1st Lt on 12/9/64 in Co. F.. Mustered out 6/24/65. Regiment lost 3 Officers and 60 Enlisted KIA/MW and 3 Officers and 87 Enlisted DOD 25 years old. May be brother of Isaac of 5th KY Inf. CSA. A second William in HDS enlisted 8/10/62 in unknown company of 91st. Muster roll of box 552, extraction 7, and record 1769. NFR
Belcher William A.
WV Kan St Gd Inf A U 5/61 10/61 P 153 Mil
William A. WV 153 Mil Inf I U 8/11/62 P Surv
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Enrolled 5/61 in Malden WV in Kanawha County state Guards and served 4 months and 20 days. Enrolled 8/11/62 in Kanawha County in 153 WV Militia in Captain Lewis Belcher's Company.
Belcher William C.
IL 14 Cav G U 9/22/62 10/5/63 P Surv
Note: Enlisted 9/22/62 as a Private. Mustered in 1/7/63. Discharged 10/5/63. Res. Vienna, Johnson (or Pope) Co. Muster roll of box 539, extraction 6, and record 1284. The following is taken from the Belcher Blue Newsletter as submitted by Judy Smith:
William C. Belcher from Pope County, IL was a Private in Company G, 14th Regimental Cavalry, Illinois Volunteers in the Union Army. His name is on the Report of the Adjutant General for the State of Illinois. He enlisted or enrolled on 22 SEP 1862. His date of Muster was 7 JAN 1863. He was discharged 5 OCT 1863. Imagine my surprise when I saw a second entry for William C. Belcher on the next page. There he was listed as a DESERTER. This story had never been told to me. So, I ordered his Military File and his Pension File from the National Archives and when they arrived began to read an intriguing account of his widow, Sarah A. (Ford) Belcher's attempts to have his desertion charge removed from his record so that she could draw his War Pension to support her six small children and herself. In the fall and Winter of 1862, the 14th Cav. of Co. G mustered and organized in Peoria, IL. In Feb. & Mar of 1863, the men received training in discipline and tactics. During this training time, the men were given furloughs home for 2 weeks. The Army furnished transportation home for Belcher and 8 to 10 other men from Pope Co., Ill. Belcher was home only a few days in mid-February when he became ill and had to see his family physician. He was unable to return to his company at the end of his furlough. His Physician testified that "he had seen Belcher's furlough paper and that he had sent Two, if not Three Statements of Disability to Belcher's Commander". The Physician also said "that Belcher frequently regretted being unable to rejoin his company". Many things break down at this point of Belcher's Army career. The fact that he had been given furlough was not entered in the Company Books, yet many people, including fellow soldiers and two Company Officers, Capt. Perkins and Lieut. Sanders, gave sworn testimony that they had seen the missing furlough paper. There is no record in the Company Books of the receipt of the Statements of Disability sent by his physician. Belcher was arrested on 23 JUL 1863 by the Pro. Marshall and was taken by boat from Golconda, IL to Cairo, IL and after 24 hours there, got on a boat going to Nashville, TN and then on to Glasgow, KY where his Company was headquartered. He reported to the Commander of the Convalescent soldiers and was assigned camp picket duty. After a few days, he got very sick and was sent to the Hospital in Louisville, KY where he remained a patient until he was given a disability discharge on 6 OCT 1863 and sent home via Government Transportation. He never recovered from the illness that struck him in February 1863. His Physician said that his disease was incurable. According to sworn testimony given by his neighbors and his physician, "he was a strong, healthy farmer prior to the War , but after the war he was emaciated and never able to perform manual labor again". He died from that illness on 3 MAR 1874 and was buried in Boulden Cemetery, Pope County, IL. When Congress passed the Act for Civil War Pensions, Belcher's spouse, Sarah A. (Ford) Belcher applied for benefits for herself and her 6 young children. She was turned down because of his desertion charge. The only way she would be able to provide for her children was to have the charge removed. So, she set out to have the record corrected. She originally filed for the pension benefits in 1877 and on July, 1882 she received a letter from the War Department telling her that the charge of "Desertion" had been dropped from William C. Belcher's records and a letter from her from her Representative, on House of Representatives stationery, telling her the pension had been approved.
Belcher William Floyd, JR.
WV 190 Mil Inf U 7/15/62 12/63 P Tr 7WVCav
William (Floyd,JR WV 7 Cav E/G U 9/4/64 P-1Sgt KIA No
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The WV Militia rosters show a William in 190 WV Militia Attached. I feel certain this is william floyd, Jr. because his son Paris was in the same unit. He enrolled in Wyoming county and served inn Thomas Godfrey's Company and Captain William Walker's Company. Not on Broadfoot, but two references in muster roll of box 507, extraction 1, and records 2332 and 2333. I tend to believe that the William in the 7th WV Cav may be the William Floyd, JR. that was killed by rebels. He was Killed by Confederate Raiders on 4 Sept. 1864 at Barker Creek, now Bud, West Virginia. His son Paris was also killed. Apparently Paris did not serve in the 7th WV, but was killed in the same incident with his father. He does not show on either the Broadfoot or Muster roll lists and neither does Paris.
Belcher William (H.)
NY 86 Inf K U 8/12/61 2/13/62 P DD Tr 86 NY
William H. NY 86 Inf I U 3/1/62 P Deserted 6/6/62 Enl 4NY HA
William (H.) NY 4HA Art I U 6/9/63 9/26/65 P-Cor-P Surv
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Enlisted 8/12/61 at Woodhull, NY as a Private in 86th NY. Mustered in 9/10/61 into Co. K, 86th NY Inf.. He was discharged for disability on 2/13/62 at Washington, DC. I am sure he enlisted 3/1/62 at Elmira, NY as a Private in Co I of 86th NY Inf., but as a William H. Mustered in 3/1/62 and deserted 6/6/62 at Washington. NFR in HDS. Enlisted in Battery I,, 4th NY Heavy Artillery. Enlisted 6/9/63 at Addison NY, as a Private. Mustered out 9/26/65 at Washington, DC. Promoted to Corporal 7/29/64 and later reduced to ranks as Private on 9/12/65. George Belcher in same regiment, but different battery. All three of these are listed in HDS, Broadfoot and muster roll. For William, muster roll of box 551, extraction 9, and record 60 (This would have been the enlistment where he was discharged for disability. For william H. of 86th, box 551, extraction 9, and record 59 with reference to NY HA. For William of 4th H Art., box 551, extraction 9, and record 58 with reference to *6 NY Vols. NFR.
Belcher William H.
MA 16 Inf B U 7/2/61 1/28/63 P W 2Manas DD Tr 44 MA William H. MA 44 Militia Inf B U 8/29/62 6/18/63 P Surv
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Enlisted on 7/2/61 as a Private. in 16th MA Inf. Missing and wounded at 2nd Bull Run,VA on 8/29/62. Discharged for wounds on 1/28/63 at Alexanderia, VA. Residence Holliston, Ma. 26 year old mechanic. Enlisted 8/29/62 as a Private in 44th MA Militia. Mustered in 9/12/62. Mustered out 6/18/63. Residence Newton, MA. 29 year old laborer. May be some discrepancy in age, but I believe they are the same person. On Broadfoot and muster roll for both units. For 16th, box 544, extraction 3, and record 687. For 44th, box 544, extraction 3, and record 688. NFR.
Belcher William H.
MI 18 Inf A U 2/26/64 6/25/65 P Tr 9 MI Inf
William H MI 9 Inf A U 6/25/65 9/16/65 P
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Enlisted on 2/26/64 at Hudson, MI as a private. Mustered in 2/27/64. Transferred into 9th MI Inf Co. A on 6/25/65. Mustered out on 9/15/65 at Nashville, TN. 18 years old. On Broadfoot and muster roll for the 9th MI, box 545, extraction 3, and record 1595 with reference to 18th MI. NFR.
Belcher William H.
OH 60 Inf I U 1/5/62 11/10/62 P Surv
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Enlisted 1/5/62 as a Private. Mustered out 11/10/62. This regiment was organized at Gallipolis, Ohio and mustered in 2/25/62. Intended as a one-year regiment, it disbanded early and mustered out 11/10/62. It lost 1 Officer and 9 Enlisted men KIA?MW and 2 Officers and 30 Enlisted DOD. The regiment was reorganized again in Feb 1864. He was 21 years old. On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 552, extraction 7, and record 1770. NFR.
Belcher William H.
IN 80 Inf D U P Tr 129IN William H. IN 129 Inf D U 1/11/64 7/6/65 Pri-Corp Surv
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On Muster roll for both units. For 129th, box 540, extraction 5, and record 1711 with reference to 80 IN Inf. For 80th, box 540, extraction 5, and record 1710. Born 1/1/36, Monroe Co., WV. died 1/12/1916 and was buried at Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Boone Co., IN. Probably the son of John Belcher and Sylvia Nobsorn. John is from the Isham Belcher line. NFR.
Belcher William H.
(1) KY 12 Cav A U 8/12/62 8/23/65 P Surv
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Enlisted at Owensboro, KY and mustered out at Louisville, KY. Muster roll of box 386, extraction 2, and record 2555. A second William H. and John W. were in the same company with same enlistment dates. There was a William H. Belcher who was born in KY in 1818 who could be this person. HDS NFR.
Belcher William H.
(2) KY 12 Cav A U 8/12/62 3/12/64 P DPOW Richmond, VA N
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Enlisted at Owensboro, KY. Captured, place and date not stated, and DPOW on 3/12/64 in Richmond, VA. Muster roll of box 386, extraction 2, and record 2556. There was another William H. (father or son) and John W. in the same company with the same enlistment dates. HDS NFR
Belcher William J.
NJ 39 Inf K U 9/5/64 6/17/65 P Surv
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Enlisted 9/5/64 as a Private. Mustered in 9/23/65. Mustered out 6/17/65. NFR.
Belcher William L.
IL 111 Inf F U 8/8/62 6/7/65 P Surv
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Enlisted 8/8/62 as a Private and mustered in 9/18/62. Mustered out 6/7/65. Residence Patoka, IL On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 550, extraction 2, and record 871. Probably related to Henry and Levi, same unit. NFR.
Belcher William R.
IL 9 Cav K U 9/24/61 10/31/64 Surv
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Enlisted on 9/24/61 as a Private and mustered in 10/21/61. Mustered out on 10/31/64. Res. Truro, Knox Co. Il. Muster roll of box 539, extraction 6, and record 1286. NFR.
Belcher William S. WI 10 L ART Ind. Batry U 11/26/61 11/26/61 Pri Tr 9 WI LA William S. WI 9 L ART Ind Battry U 11/26/61 1/26/65 Pri Note:
HDS. Apparently never served in 10 WI, but transferred into 9th WI. Both units in Broadfoot and muster roll. For 10th, box 559, extraction 2, and record 2804 with reference to 9th WI. For 9th, box 559, extraction 2, and record 2805 with reference to 10th WI. NFR.
Belcher Wilson NS 65 USCT Inf U P
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On Broadfoot and muster roll of box 589, extraction 6 anf record 1185. NFR
Belcher Xavvier (Exavir) A. WI 46 INF B U 2/13/65 9/27/65 P Y Note:
HDS spells it Xavvir and muster roll (box 559, extraction 2 and record 2802)spells it Exavir. The 46th was a 1-year regiment that served from 3/2/65 to 9/27/65. It mustered out at Nashville TN. Of the 942 men who served the only deaths were 20 enlisted men DOD. His residence was Berlin, WI.
Belcher Zavin T. MI 17 Inf G U 8/9/62 12/11/62 P DOD NO Note: HDS shows he enlisted 8/9/62 as a Private and mustered in Co. G 8/18/62. Died on 12/11/62 at Washington, DC. Residence Albion, MI. 18 years old. Broadfoot has him as Zavin G in Co. G. Muster roll for Co. G is box 545, extraction 3 and record 1596. A second muster roll for Zavin T. with alternate name of Javin G is box 545, extraction 3, record 1597. I am sure there is only one person. NFR.
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