Antoine Beauval (1848 - 1920)

Born 22 Nov 1848 in Beekmantown, Clinton, New York, United States

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Died 15 Jan 1920 at age 71 in Eldred Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Antoine Beauval served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: July 17, 1863
Mustered out: July 18, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 83rd New York Infantry

Antoine was born about 1848. He is the son of Antoine Beauval and Flavie Lamoureux. ^[1]

The following comes from the Clinton County, NY, 1861-1864 Civil War Records Facebook page:

ENLISTED AT 14 YEARS OLD - Antoine Beauvol and his wife, Flavie Lamoureux emigrated from Quebec, where they were married in 1845 in St. Valentin, just north of LaColle. After the death of two children, they decided to come to the United States and settle in Beekmantown in the late 1840s.

By the time the Civil War began they had a son and three daughters in the household. Antoine, their only son, was drafted and mustered into the 83rd Infantry in Plattsburgh as a substitute in July 1863. On the Muster Roll, he was recorded as Antonia Bouvalls.

He and about a hundred other men were needed to replenish the 83rd’s numbers after receiving 83 casualties at Gettysburg. Their numbers had been sadly diminished the fall of 1862 when they had almost 250 casualties at Antietam and Fredericksburg.

The regiment had only a few months to serve when Antoine joined them to serve his 3-year term. He saw no heavy fighting until the spring of 1864. They had spent their winter at Brandy Station about 30 miles northwest of Fredericksburg, and after marching 20 miles southward, were in place for the Battle of The Wilderness by May 5th. They suffered 115 casualties during the 3-day battle. After a further fifteen-mile march they were at Spotsylvania Court House where they had 128 more casualties over the next four days. The 83rd was mustered out on June 23, 1864, but before they left the field, they transferred all the men who still had time to serve to the 97th Infantry while they were on the Cold Harbor battlefield. Antoine was recorded as Antonio Bouvalls and survived the heavy fighting before Petersburg before partaking in the Appomattox Campaign. When Lee surrendered, the 97th spent three more months in Virginia and were mustered out from their camp in the field.

The 1865 Beekmantown Town Clerk’s Record says, “Do not know what has become of him.” It looks like Antoine changed his name and went to western Pennsylvania. The name he chose was Charles A. Rugar. He married Catherine Gray in Pennsylvania and raised a family.

The Titusville Herald of January 23, 1920 carried this death notice - "Trimms, Jan 22 - Charles H. Rugar, aged 72 years and 2 months, died at his home here Thursday, Jan 15, at 9:30 am, after an illness of several months. Mr. Rugar was a veteran of the Civil war, having enlisted when but 14 years of age. He was a man of cheerful disposition, with always a laugh and joke and will be missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, three sons, Frank, William, and Wayne of this place, one daughter, Grace of California, also twelve grandchildren. The funeral was held at Trimms schoolhouse Saturday at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. McMitt of East Branch. Interment in East Branch cemetery. Those from a distance were Andrew Gray of Youngsville, Mrs. Eva Gray and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Besanson of Cambridge Springs, Ernest Eastman and sister, Lela, of Union City, and Mr. and Mrs. William Bloss of Corry."

A son, Wayne Antwine Rugar, an even more handsome version of his father with his same thick, dark hair, died in California in 1976.

Sources

1. ↑ New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865

• Find A Grave: Memorial #63575757

• Rosters Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War—83rd Infantry

• Rosters Of The New York Infantry Regiments During The Civil War—97th Infantry

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS8F-P3D : 4 December 2014), Antonio Boovalls, Private, Company K, 97th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 882,068.

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F91X-N6G : 4 December 2014), Antoine Bovalls, Private, Company A, 83rd Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 13; FHL microfilm 882,069.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTY-WFC : 13 December 2020), Antoine Bovia in household of Francis Culver, Beekmantown, Clinton, New York, United States; citing family 962, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQ2-4V5 : 11 November 2020), Anthony Bolt in entry for Anthony Bolt, 1860.