John Bailey Jr. (abt. 1843 - 1864)

Born about 1843 in Oswego County, New York, United States

Died 1 Sep 1864 at about age 21 in Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia, United States

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Biography

John Bailey Jr. was born about 1843 in Oswego County, New York, United States. He was the son of John Bailey and Amanda Tanner.^{[1] [2]}

John Bailey Jr. served in the United States Civil War.
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John Bailey Jr. was a POW in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

John Bailey Jr. Died while a Prisoner of War in Andersonville Prison during The United States Civil War.

John Bailey Jr. enlisted as a Private with the 12th NY Cavalry, Co A. on 15 Aug 1862. He and his brother, Daniel, were mustered into service in Fulton, NY, 19 Nov 1862. They were taken prisoner on 20 Apr 1864 at Plymouth, North Carolina and sent to Andersonville Prison, with George being paroled at Annapolis several months later.

Although Andersonville Prison records specify that John died from disease/chronic diarrhea of an unknown origin, it was alleged in the "History of Oswego..." that John was starved to death while a prisoner at Andersonville.^[3] He left behind two dependent sisters and his mother. He was formally discharged due to death 1 Sep 1864.

There are discrepancies in various records (by one day), as to when John Bailey Jr. actually died. National Cemetery Records^[4], Find a Grave^[5] and Atwater/Barton book^[6] record John's death as having taken place on 1 Sep 1864, while the 1865 NY Census supplemental^[7] and NY lists of soldiers dying in service record John's death as having taken place on 31 Aug 1864.^[8]

John was buried at Andersonville National Cemetery in Macon County, Georgia.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Census; John Bayley in the household of John Bayley, Volney, Oswego, New York, United States; line number 38, house number 1211, family number 1333. Citing NARA microfilm publication M432; Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Digital Images; Family Search. Image 31 of 71. Accessed 2/5/22. 1850 Volney, New York
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC4C-RFH : 18 February 2021), John Bailey in entry for John Bailey, 1860.
3. ↑ Crisfield Johnson (1877); The History of Oswego County, New York. With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of its Prominent Men and Pioneers; L.H. Everts & Company; pages 259 -261. [1]
4. ↑ New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900. John Bailey, Jr. Digital Images: Ancestry.com. Image 108 of 417. Accessed 14 Jun 2023. NYS Muster Roll Abstracts
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15382538/john-bailey
6. ↑ https://archive.org/details/UnionSoldiersBuriedAtAndersonville/page/n5/mode/2up
7. ↑ "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNJ-XZQX : 8 March 2021), John Bailey Jr., District 02, Volney, Oswego, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 83, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
8. ↑ New York, Registers of Officers and Enlisted Men Mustered into Federal Service, 1861-1865. John Bailey Jr.; NY 12th Cavalry; d. 31 Aug 1864 at Andersonville Prison. Digital Images: Ancestry.com. Image 496 of 757. Accessed 14 Jun 2023. NY Volunteers Who Died in Service

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Excellent description of how dire the situation at Andersonville Prison had become by August 1864; provided by Spartacus Educational at [2]