James A. Stoddard
b. July 7, 1840, Jefferson, NY.
d. April 8, 1920, Omak, Okanogan Co. WA.
Father: Jonathan Allanson STODDARD
Mother: Pheobe CARTER
Spouse: Anna/Anar J. CHAMBERLAIN,
b. 10 Sep 1841
Co. "B", 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Residence Greenbush WI;
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. WI 8th Infantry
He deserted on 1/15/1865
He was listed as:
Wounded Red River Expedition (date not stated)
He served in the Union Army as a Corporal and his unit was under the command of General U.S. Grant. He is a
founding father of the city of Omak and his son served on the first city council of Omak, WA. Mr. Stoddard was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and received a pension for his wounds.
James A. Stoddard was born in New York state July 6, 1840, and died at Omak, Washington, April 8, 1920, aged 79 years 10 months and 2 days. Mr. Stoddard served the armies of the north for four years and nine months with B Co., 8th Wis. infantry. While home on a furlough, he was married to Miss Anna J. Chamberlain at Greenbush, Wis., May 2nd, 1862. To this happy union was born seven children.
After the civil war, the family moved to Dakota and later came to Omak in the spring of 1903. The wife and mother dying the following spring.
James Alanson Stoddard's Civil War records include a notation indicating he 'deserted'. This was not the case. He was, in fact, relieved of duty and permitted to go home to recover from injuries received while in the service. It is not known if those injuries were received in actual battle or if they were a result of a non-battle accident and injury of some type. His service record, however, ended up with the notation he had deserted his unit. That could have been a case of "someone" not being fully informed of the facts concerning his being gone, when the entry was made in his service record. After recovering, his service continued until the war ended. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also collected a Civil War Pension, in later years. Both are strong indicators a serious mistake was made in listing him as a deserter. Then, as now, once something like that is entered into the "record", it can be very difficult to get the "record" corrected.
Meridee Dunn 21 May 2009
Source: Ancestry.com
b. July 7, 1840, Jefferson, NY.
d. April 8, 1920, Omak, Okanogan Co. WA.
Father: Jonathan Allanson STODDARD
Mother: Pheobe CARTER
Spouse: Anna/Anar J. CHAMBERLAIN,
b. 10 Sep 1841
Co. "B", 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Residence Greenbush WI;
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. WI 8th Infantry
He deserted on 1/15/1865
He was listed as:
Wounded Red River Expedition (date not stated)
He served in the Union Army as a Corporal and his unit was under the command of General U.S. Grant. He is a
founding father of the city of Omak and his son served on the first city council of Omak, WA. Mr. Stoddard was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and received a pension for his wounds.
James A. Stoddard was born in New York state July 6, 1840, and died at Omak, Washington, April 8, 1920, aged 79 years 10 months and 2 days. Mr. Stoddard served the armies of the north for four years and nine months with B Co., 8th Wis. infantry. While home on a furlough, he was married to Miss Anna J. Chamberlain at Greenbush, Wis., May 2nd, 1862. To this happy union was born seven children.
After the civil war, the family moved to Dakota and later came to Omak in the spring of 1903. The wife and mother dying the following spring.
James Alanson Stoddard's Civil War records include a notation indicating he 'deserted'. This was not the case. He was, in fact, relieved of duty and permitted to go home to recover from injuries received while in the service. It is not known if those injuries were received in actual battle or if they were a result of a non-battle accident and injury of some type. His service record, however, ended up with the notation he had deserted his unit. That could have been a case of "someone" not being fully informed of the facts concerning his being gone, when the entry was made in his service record. After recovering, his service continued until the war ended. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also collected a Civil War Pension, in later years. Both are strong indicators a serious mistake was made in listing him as a deserter. Then, as now, once something like that is entered into the "record", it can be very difficult to get the "record" corrected.
Meridee Dunn 21 May 2009
Source: Ancestry.com
James A. Stoddard
b. July 7, 1840, Jefferson, NY.
d. April 8, 1920, Omak, Okanogan Co. WA.
Father: Jonathan Allanson STODDARD
Mother: Pheobe CARTER
Spouse: Anna/Anar J. CHAMBERLAIN,
b. 10 Sep 1841
Co. "B", 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Residence Greenbush WI;
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. WI 8th Infantry
He deserted on 1/15/1865
He was listed as:
Wounded Red River Expedition (date not stated)
He served in the Union Army as a Corporal and his unit was under the command of General U.S. Grant. He is a
founding father of the city of Omak and his son served on the first city council of Omak, WA. Mr. Stoddard was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and received a pension for his wounds.
James A. Stoddard was born in New York state July 6, 1840, and died at Omak, Washington, April 8, 1920, aged 79 years 10 months and 2 days. Mr. Stoddard served the armies of the north for four years and nine months with B Co., 8th Wis. infantry. While home on a furlough, he was married to Miss Anna J. Chamberlain at Greenbush, Wis., May 2nd, 1862. To this happy union was born seven children.
After the civil war, the family moved to Dakota and later came to Omak in the spring of 1903. The wife and mother dying the following spring.
James Alanson Stoddard's Civil War records include a notation indicating he 'deserted'. This was not the case. He was, in fact, relieved of duty and permitted to go home to recover from injuries received while in the service. It is not known if those injuries were received in actual battle or if they were a result of a non-battle accident and injury of some type. His service record, however, ended up with the notation he had deserted his unit. That could have been a case of "someone" not being fully informed of the facts concerning his being gone, when the entry was made in his service record. After recovering, his service continued until the war ended. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also collected a Civil War Pension, in later years. Both are strong indicators a serious mistake was made in listing him as a deserter. Then, as now, once something like that is entered into the "record", it can be very difficult to get the "record" corrected.
Meridee Dunn 21 May 2009
Source: Ancestry.com
b. July 7, 1840, Jefferson, NY.
d. April 8, 1920, Omak, Okanogan Co. WA.
Father: Jonathan Allanson STODDARD
Mother: Pheobe CARTER
Spouse: Anna/Anar J. CHAMBERLAIN,
b. 10 Sep 1841
Co. "B", 8th Wisconsin Infantry
Residence Greenbush WI;
Enlisted on 6/1/1861 as a Corporal.
On 6/1/1861 he mustered into "B" Co. WI 8th Infantry
He deserted on 1/15/1865
He was listed as:
Wounded Red River Expedition (date not stated)
He served in the Union Army as a Corporal and his unit was under the command of General U.S. Grant. He is a
founding father of the city of Omak and his son served on the first city council of Omak, WA. Mr. Stoddard was also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and received a pension for his wounds.
James A. Stoddard was born in New York state July 6, 1840, and died at Omak, Washington, April 8, 1920, aged 79 years 10 months and 2 days. Mr. Stoddard served the armies of the north for four years and nine months with B Co., 8th Wis. infantry. While home on a furlough, he was married to Miss Anna J. Chamberlain at Greenbush, Wis., May 2nd, 1862. To this happy union was born seven children.
After the civil war, the family moved to Dakota and later came to Omak in the spring of 1903. The wife and mother dying the following spring.
James Alanson Stoddard's Civil War records include a notation indicating he 'deserted'. This was not the case. He was, in fact, relieved of duty and permitted to go home to recover from injuries received while in the service. It is not known if those injuries were received in actual battle or if they were a result of a non-battle accident and injury of some type. His service record, however, ended up with the notation he had deserted his unit. That could have been a case of "someone" not being fully informed of the facts concerning his being gone, when the entry was made in his service record. After recovering, his service continued until the war ended. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and also collected a Civil War Pension, in later years. Both are strong indicators a serious mistake was made in listing him as a deserter. Then, as now, once something like that is entered into the "record", it can be very difficult to get the "record" corrected.
Meridee Dunn 21 May 2009
Source: Ancestry.com
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