Needham Moses Northrop (1825 - 1864)

Born 27 Jun 1825 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Husband of Jane Ann (Launt) Northrop — married 2 Jan 1847 (to 16 Oct 1864) in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1864 at age 39 in Sandy Hook, Washington, Maryland, United States

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Pvt. Needham Northrop served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 18, 1861
Mustered out: DIA
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 8th New York Cavalry Regiment

Biography

Needham Moses Northrop was born on 27 June 1825 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, most likely to David Anson Northrop and Clarissa UNKNOWN.

He married Jane Ann Launt on 2 January 1847 in Stephentown. They migrated to Yates County shortly thereafter, where they had six children together.

He worked as blacksmith before entering the service.

Military

Needham enlisted into the 8th Regiment of the New York Calvary on 18 September 1861 at Penn Yan, Yates, New York, and was mustered into Company A as a blacksmith and farrier in Rochester, New York on October 9th of the same year. He was wounded in battle and was discharged on surgeon's certificate of disability on 25 May 1862 at Poolesville, Maryland.

He reenlisted in Company A of the 8th Regiment of the New York Calvary on 2 January 1864 at Potter, New York to serve one year. He was mustered in at Canandaigua, Ontario, New York as Private three days later. In October of 1864, he became ill from typhoid fever and was taken to the military hospital in Sandy Hook, Maryland near Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

Death

Needham passed away on 16 October 1864 at the military hospital in Sandy Hook, Maryland due to complications of typhoid fever. He was buried in Antietam National Cemetery in Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland.

Sources

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch, Needham Northrop, Italy, Yates, New York, United States; citing p., line #17, family #222, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 838,913.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch, Moses Northrip, 1860.
• Needham Northrop in Unit Roster for the 8th New York Calvary Regiment. New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center, pg. 1012.
• Needham Northrop in "Yates County's 'boys in blue', 1861-1865 : who they were and what they did". Ancestry.com, Graham, Robert H., Penn Yan, N.Y.: unknown, 1926. pg. 35.
• Needham Northrop in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com, Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA.
• Needham Northrop in the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900. Ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York, Box #488.
• Needham Northup in the U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865. Ancestry.com, Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 7.
• Needham Northrup in the New York, U.S., Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865. Ancestry.com, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 69; Roll Number: 37.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch, Needham Northrop, 1861-1865.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865", database, FamilySearch, Needham Northrop, 1861-1865.
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch, Needham Northup, 1864.
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch Needham Northup, 1864.
• Needham Northrop in the U.S., Registers of Deaths of Volunteers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com, NAID: 656639. Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's–1917. Record Group 94. The National Archives in Washington, D.C.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #51576117
• Northrup in the U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962. Ancestry.com, Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. NAID: 5833879. Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985. The National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.