CORP. Fred K. Knickerbocker Co. B. 8 REGT. CONN. VOLS. Died Jan. 12, 1900

Question

Corporal Frederick “Fred” Knickerbocker was born about 1839 (estimate per obit died at age 61 in 1900) in Connecticut. He is a Civil War veteran. He died January 12, 1900 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Needs more sources added  with military records such as enlisted date and muster out date ; also needs help with family lineage  

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Comments

Unless he was born between Jan 1 and Jan 12, I would estimate his year of birth about 1840, not 1839.

Answer 1

Knickerbocker Male 50 Whiting G 1810 Conn

Knickerbocker Female 48 Maria 1812 N Y

Knickerbocker Male 21 Frederick 1839 Conn

Knickerbocker Female 16 Elizabeth 1844 Conn

Knickerbocker Male 14 Robert 1846 Conn

Knickerbocker Female 10 Maria 1850 Conn

Knickerbocker Female 8 Adalade 1852 Conn

Mc Graw Male 50 Patrick 1810 Ireland

Mc Graw Female 41 Mary 1819 Ireland

Condon Female 13 Elizabeth 1847 Mass

Condon Female 15 Ellen 1845 Mass

Watson Male 46 Wm 1814 Conn

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First name(s) Whiting G

Last name Knickerbocker

Gender Male

Age 50

Birth year 1810

Birth place Conn

Race -

Residence , Litchfield, Connecticut

Location Litchfield, Connecticut

City/township Town Of North Canaan

County Litchfield

State Connecticut

NARA series M653

Record set Us Census 1860

Category Census, land & surveys

Subcategory Census

Collections from Americas, United States

Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Comments

Ancestry 

Name: Frederick Knickerbocker

Residence:  

Enlistment Date: 28 Jul 1863

Rank at enlistment: Private

State Served: Connecticut

Survived the War?: Yes

Service Record: Drafted to Company B, Connecticut 8th Infantry Regiment on 28 Jul 1863.Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Aug 1864.Mustered out on 12 Dec 1865 at Lynchburg, VA.

Sources: Connecticut: Record of Service of Men during War of Rebellion

Source Information

Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

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Answer 2

8th Regiment Infantry Connecticut Volunteers: Company B

: Knickerbocker, Fred'k:  Residence North Canaan  Mustered July 28, 1863; Mustered out Dec. 12, 1865,  City Point, VA  *  (*Substitutes and Drafted)

Adjutant-General's Office. Catalogue of Connecticut volunteer organizations : (infantry, cavalry, and artillery,) in the service of the United States, 1861-1865, with additional enlistments, casualties, &c., &c., and brief summaries, showing the operations and service of the several regiments and batteries
Ingersoll, Colin M.,  1869 p. 369

Source: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDB7-S3W : 13 March 2018), Frederick Knickerbocker, 1898.  IMAGE: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTB2-SW76?i=834&cc=1919699&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AKDB7-S3W

United States General Index to Pension Files
: Frederick Knickerbocker
: Service B 8 Conn Inf
: 1898  Connecticut
: Filed Class Invalid  Nov. 11, 1898
:  Filed  Class Widow   Jan. 20, 1900
: Beneficiary  Widow Anna L  Knickerbocker

Source: "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMW-33F1 : 29 November 2018), Fredrick Knickerbocker, 1900.

Connecticut Deaths and Burials
: Fredrick Knickerbocker
: Death 1900 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
: Father Whiting Knickerbocker

Comments

Category: 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry, United States Civil War

National Park Service

Name: Knickerbocker, Fredrick

Battle Unit Name: 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry

Side: Union

Company: B

Soldier’s Rank In: Private

Soldier’s Rank Out: Corporal

Alternate Name: M535 Roll 9