Civil War Veterans Buried In Washington State - Darius Matteson

CWV OSH CEM ORTING PIERCE CO MATTESON DARIUS UNION CENSUS CHRON 2023

 

1850 Castile Wyoming Co. NY

Truman Mattison 42/1808/VT farmer

Mary A 32/1818/NY  

Darius 8/1842/NY

Wm 7/1843/NY

David 5/1845/NY

Harriet 3/1847/NY

Benjamin 21848/NY

Aurora mos/1850/NY

Barbary Mattison 80/1770/RI

Charlotte Harvey 49

 

Darius Matteson Residence was not listed; 20 years old. Enlisted on 8/2/1862 at Castile, NY as a Private. On 8/7/1862 he mustered into "A" Co. NY 1st Dragoons He was Mustered Out on 6/30/1865 at Cloud's Mills, VA Promotions: * Corpl 9/3/1862 * Sergt 9/1/1863 * 1st Sergt 3/1/1865

 

Name:	Darius Matteson
Enlistment Age:	20
Birth Date:	abt 1842
Enlistment Date:	2 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place:	Castile, New York
Enlistment Rank:	Private
Muster Date:	7 Aug 1862
Muster Place:	New York
Muster Company:	A
Muster Regiment:	1st Dragoons
Muster Information:	Enlisted
Rank Change Date:	3 Sep 1862
Rank Change Rank:	Corpl
Muster Out Date:	30 Jun 1865
Muster Out Place:	Cloud's Mills, Virginia
Muster Out Information:	Mustered Out
Side of War:	Union
Survived War?:	Yes
Additional Notes 2:	Rank Change 2 Date: 01 Sep 1863; Rank Change 2 Rank: Sergeant; Rank Change 3 Date: 01 Mar 1865; Rank Change 3 Rank: 1st Sergeant;
Title:	New York: Report of the Adjutant-General 1893-1906

 

NY

1st Regmt

Cavalry

3-years

Dragoons

09/02/62

06/30/65

Y

Y

 

19th NY Cavalry

Organized: on 9/1/62 Mustered Out: 9/10/63

 

Y

19th Regmt

Cavalry

1st Dragoons

09/01/62

09/10/63

N

Y

 

1st NY Cavalry
( 3-years )

Organized: Portage, NY on 9/2/62 Mustered Out: 6/30/65 at Cloud's Mills, VA Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 4 Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 1 Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 126 Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 130 (Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)

 

The 1st New York Dragoons Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Originally mustered into service as the 130th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment it was converted to cavalry on July 28, 1863, and designated as the 19th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry. The men were recruited from Allegany, Livingston, and Wyoming counties. The 19th Cavalry was officially re-designated as the 1st Regiment of Dragoons on September 10, 1863.^[1] The term dragoon generally refers to mounted infantry or light cavalry.

Originally assigned to the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac the Dragoons moved to the Army of the Shenandoah with General Philip Sheridan.

During its service, the 1st New York Dragoons fought in 64 battles, captured 19 pieces of artillery and four Confederate battle flags.^[2] After marching in the Grand Review at Washington D.C. at the close of the Civil War, the Dragoons were mustered out of service at Cloud’s Mills, Virginia, on June 30, 1865.

1st Dragoons Regiment

Mustered in as 130th Regiment of Infantry: September 2, 1862
Converted to Cavalry: July 28,1863
Designated 19th Regiment of Cavalry: August 11, 1863
Designated 1st Regiment of Dragoons: September 10, 1863.
Mustered out: June 30

 

1870 Otsego Jefferson Fayette Co. IA

Darius Matteson 28/1842/NY farmer

Helen 27/1843/NY Helen Augusta Rathbun 4/25/1844 Schoharie NY d. 10/23/1897 Davison Co SD)

John 1/8/1870/IA

 

1880 Oelwein Fayette Co. IA

Ellen Matteson 36

Elmer 10/1/1870/IA (Elmer E Matteson d. 1/26/1883 aged 12 son of D. & M.A. Matteson)

 

Helen Matteson (nee Rathbun)

BIRTH

25 Apr 1844

Genesee County, New York, USA

DEATH

23 Oct 1897 (aged 53)

BURIAL

Graceland Cemetery

Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA

PLOT

Grace-1, Block 5, Lot 19, Grave 3

MEMORIAL ID

110064052 · View Source

1^ST husband Edwise H Slocum 1840/NY 1862/VA mar 1862 no children noted was also in 130^th NY Inf Helen requested pension from him 1862.

Father: Sidney Smith Rathbun 1800 1884

 

*** Cannot find Darius in 1900 census he entered Sawtell OSH in1904 and was transferred to Orting OSH in Orting WA his wife died in Davison Co. SD 1897!

Name:	Darius Matteson
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Birth Date:	abt 1842
Birth Place:	New York
Death Date:	3 Mar 1905
Age at Death:	63
Death Location:	Soldiers Home, Pierce, Washington

 

Darius Matteson

BIRTH

19 Jun 1842

Castile, Wyoming County, New York, USA

DEATH

3 Nov 1905 (aged 63)

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

BURIAL

Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery

Orting, Pierce County, Washington, USA

PLOT

Section 4, Circle F, Site 4

MEMORIAL ID

5551341 · View Source

1ST SGT CO A IST NY DRAGOONS

Buried at Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery in Orting
Row: G1 B5 Lot 19
Site: 3