William Henry Newman

1838 - 1917  (78 years)

• Name	William Henry Newman  [1]
  Birth	12 Dec 1838	Highland Mills, Orange County, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1855	Callicoon, Sullivan County, New York
  Military Service	Between 1861 and 1865  [2]
  	Enlisted in Company F, New York 70th Infantry Regiment on 20 Jun 1861.Promoted to Full Sergeant.Promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 16 Dec 1864.Mustered out on 22 Jun 1864.Transferred to Company G, New York 86th Infantry Regiment on 22 Jun 1864.Promoted to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 13 Feb 1865.Mustered out on 27 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC.Promoted to Full Captain on 15 Jun 1865.
  Military Service	10 May 1865  [3]
  	The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Lieutenant William Henry Newman, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 6 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 86th New York Infantry, in action at Amelia Springs, Virginia, for capture of flag.
  Census	25 Jun 1880	Fremont, Sullivan County, New York   [4]
  	Wm. Newman, 62 Caroline Newman, 43 Katie Newman, 14 John Newman, 12 Henry Newman, 11 Amelia Newman, 9 Annie Newman, 6 Charles Newman, 4 Walter Newman, 1
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Fremont Township, Sullivan County, New York   [5]
  	William H Newman, Head, M, W, Dec 1838, 61, Widower, New York, New York, New York, Carpenter, owned mortgaged farm
  Anecdote	William Henry Newman born in Highland Mills, NY in 1837 was a Captain in the Civil War and was awarded a medal of honor for capturing a flag near Appomattox. William Henry Newman married a Bavarian born woman Caroline Driesslein who was a school teacher in Sullivan County, NY.
  Reference Number	37452
  Death	7 Apr 1917	Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I37191	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Demarest Newman,   b. 20 Jan 1810, New York City, New York d. 10 Sep 1891, 341 South 4th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Wall,   b. 12 Mar 1817, Orange County, New York d. 14 Jun 1904, Fremont Township, Sullivan County, New York (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Y  [6]
  Family ID	F13401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline E Driesslein,   b. Abt 1836, Dinkelsbuhl, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany d. 29 Jun 1893, Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1864	Fremont Center, Sullivan County, New York   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Anna Eleanor Newman,   b. 5 Aug 1874, Brackney, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania d. 18 Dec 1954, Delaware County, New York (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] Marie M McCabe, MS 426 - Marie M. McCabe-Velardi; Number: 426, From her Kessler Newman Family Tree on Ancestry.com. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. [S192] Information taken from the Internet by John MayBee #8, https://history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html. [S52] 1880 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Fremont, Sullivan, New York; Roll: 936; Family History Film: 1254936; Page: 155D; Enumeration District: 097. [S90] 1900 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Forestburgh, Sullivan, New York; Roll: 1167; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1241167. [S490] Marie M McCabe, MS 426 - Marie M. McCabe-Velardi; Number: 426.