Norman Haskell (1833 - 1862)

Born 1833 in New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 May 1862 at about age 29 in Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Norman was born in 1833. He was the son of Seth Haskell and Lydia Higgins. He passed away in 1862.

In 1850, Norman (age 17) lived on the family farm in Cortlandville with his parents, Seth (age 62) and Lydia (age 53). Seth had $1,500 in real estate.

In 1855, Seth (age 66), Lydia (age 57), and Norman (age 21) still lived and farmed in Cortlandville.

In 1860, Norman (age 26) farmed in Cortlandville with his parents, Seth (age 71 and Lydia (age 62). His brother Harris (age 38) lived on the next farm with his wife and children.

On 13 Sep 1861, Norman enlisted at Albany as a private in the 44th New York Infantry, Company E. On May 27, 1862, he was wounded near the Hanover Courthouse, Hanover County, Virginia. He died two days later and is buried in Cold Harbor National Cemetery.

From Wikipedia:

"The Battle of Hanover Court House, also known as the Battle of Slash Church, took place on May 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Virginia, as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

On May 27, elements of Brig. Gen. Fitz John Porter's V Corps extended north to protect the right flank of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Union Army of the Potomac. Porter's objective was to deal with a Confederate force near Hanover Court House, which threatened the avenue of approach for Union reinforcements that were marching south from Fredericksburg. The smaller Confederate force, under Colonel Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, was defeated at Peake's Crossing after a disorganized fight.

The Union victory was moot, however, since the Union reinforcements were recalled to Fredericksburg upon word of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's rout in the Shenandoah Valley at the First Battle of Winchester." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hanover_Court_House

Sources

• *"United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY9-BC2 : Sat Mar 09 02:45:16 UTC 2024), Entry for Seth Haskell and Lydia Haskell, 1850.

• "New York State Census, 1855", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QH-6GN : Sun Mar 10 12:06:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Seth Haskell and Lydia Haskell, 1855.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7F-KLJ : Sun Mar 10 19:32:39 UTC 2024), Entry for Seth Hascall and Lydia Hascall, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3069934/norman-haskell: accessed April 4, 2024), memorial page for PVT Norman Haskell (1833–29 May 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 3069934, citing Cold Harbor National Cemetery, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Dig Up (contributor 47525629).