Daniel A. Atwell (1845 - 1934)

Born 18 Feb 1845 in Cattaraugus, New York

Died 8 Dec 1934 at age 89 in Austinburg, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Daniel Atwell served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 11 Aug, 1862
Mustered out: 30 June, 1865 with company at Clouds Mills, VA
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, New York Dragoons

Parents William and Hannah Clark

• Soldier of the Civil War 1st Regiment Dragoons (19th Cavalry) and a survivor of Andersonville Confederate Prison

was captured at Battle of the Wilderness. He was imprisioned at Andersonville Prison and escaped before the war was over by hiding on a dead wagon and being dumped in a hole and digging his way out. He came back to marry Sarah Benjamin and have three children by her and then go to South Dakota to homestead a piece of land. Coming back to the Brookfield, Pa area in 1890's to divorce Sarah and marry Catherine Clark

Daniel Albert Atwell

Residence was not listed; 18 years old.

Enlisted on 8/11/1862 at Amity, NY as a Private.

On 9/3/1862 he mustered into "H" Co. NY 1st Dragoons

He was Mustered Out on 9/30/1865 at Cloud's Mills, VA

He was listed as:

• POW 5/7/1864 Todd's Tavern, VA (Confined at Andersonville)

Other Information:

born 2/18/1845 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, NY

died 12/8/1934

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Austerbury, Tioga County, PA

(Wife: 1. Sarah Benjamin, 2. Catherine Clark)

Federal Pension Information:

He applied for a pension on 7/2/1880 from the state of NY

application # 406,789 ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ American Civil War Research Data: https://civilwardata.com/active/hdsquery.dll?SoldierHistory?U&1614012

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