Simon Samuel Terwilliger (1840 - 1915)

Born 25 May 1840 in Pleasant Valley, Ulster, New York, United States

Died 27 Dec 1915 at age 75 in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States

Private Simon Terwilliger served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Aug 25 1864
Mustered out: May 8 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry

Biography

Military Service

Simon enlisted August 25, 1864 at Easthampton, Massachusetts, and was mustered in at Boston as a private in Company I, 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry on September 21st. He was discharged on May 8, 1865, at Baltimore, Maryland.^[1]

He participated in the Third Battle of Winchester and the battles of Opequon Creek and Cedar Creek during Gen. Sheridan's Shenandoah Campaign in late 1864 to early 1865. He was injured during Cedar Creek when his horse jumped a ditch and spent three months in a Baltimore hospital before rejoining his regiment.^[2]

Residence

Date: 1890

Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA^[3]

Date: 1900

Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA^[4]

Date: 1910

Place: Bath, Steuben, New York, USA^[5]

Date: 1915

Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA^[6]

Death

Date: 27 Dec 1915

Place: Newburgh, Orange, New York, USA^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Adjutant General's Office. Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War. (Boston, MA: Weight & Potter Printing, 1937) Vol. 6, p. 294
2. ↑ Personal War Sketches of the Members of Ellis Post No. 52 of Newburgh, NY (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1890). Digital image, Hudson River Valley Heritage (https://www.hrvh.org/cdm/ref/collection/nhc/id/8874 : 2018), 30
3. ↑ "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K838-H7H : 14 November 2014), Simon Terwilliger, 1890; citing NARA microfilm publication M123 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 338,208.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSLQ-1H1 : accessed 29 December 2018), Samuel Terwilliger, Election Districts 1-2 Newburgh city Ward 5, Orange, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 14B, family 310, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,141.
5. ↑ "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4XD-BC7 : 4 December 2014), Simon Terwilliger, 1910; citing p. 12849, Bath, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 1,547,448.
6. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9GM-VPN : 8 November 2014), Simon Terwilliger, Newburgh Ward 06, Orange, New York, United States; from "New York, State Census, 1915," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing p. 07, line 48, state population census schedules, 1915, New York State Archives, Albany.
7. ↑ "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD3-B962 : 11 March 2018), Simon Terwilliger, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,275.

• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH9B-XMN : 24 March 2016), Simon Terwilliger, 1916.
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-LD59 : 13 March 2018), Simon Terwilliger, 1891.
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-LD5M : 13 March 2018), Simon Terwilliger, 1879.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSHN-736 : 4 December 2014), Simon Terwilliger, Private, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M544 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 881,909.
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4YK-QQQ : 24 March 2016), Simon Terwilliger, 1879.
• "United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NH9B-Y4Z : 24 March 2016), Simon Terwilliger, 1916.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9T9-XJ7 : 4 December 2014), Samuel Tewilliger, Private, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M544 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 881,909.
• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS5F-HZZ : 4 December 2014), Samuel Terwilliger, Private, Company I, 2nd Regiment, Massachusetts Cavalry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M544 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 40; FHL microfilm 881,909.