Charles Antoine Lepage (1807 - 1883)

Born 21 Apr 1807 in Montreal, Bas-Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Henriette Courtemanche — married 29 Sep 1828 in Notre-Dame, Montreal, Bas-Canada

Died 24 Jan 1883 at age 75 in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States

Biography

Charles Antoine Lepage served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 22, 1861
Mustered out: June 30, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company D 34th New York Infantry

Charles Antoine was born in 1807. He was the son of Charles Olivier Lepage and Françoise Leveille. He passed away before 1884.

The following story comes from the Clinton County, NY, Civil War Record 1861-1865 Facebook Page:

FATHER AND SON SURVIVED - When 43-year-old Charles Lepage, who was born in Canada, enlisted in the 34th Infantry in May 1861, he arranged for support for his family. The Town gave them $1 a week of town relief for the 24 weeks of his enlistment. Charles was recruited by Captain Davis Rich as one of 66 privates. The regiment organized in Albany and left for Washington by train on July 3rd. The marched westward along the north bank of the Potomac River and spent the winter at Poolesville, MD, where they established Camp McClellan. It was here that Charles’ son, Lewis, joined them after he enlisted in November and was also assigned to Company D.

The early part of March 1862 was spent in camp at Berryville, VA, and later in the month the regiment moved east to Washington, where it was ordered to the Virginia Peninsula. It shared in the Siege of Yorktown; lost 97 members killed, wounded or missing at Fair Oaks, and again lost heavily during the Seven Days' battles. Lewis was wounded during one of the battles and spent time in hospital in Washington. Charles stayed with the regiment in camp at Harrison's Landing until Aug. 15, which were then ordered to Newport News, and Alexandria to prepare for the Maryland Campaign.

On September 17th, at Antietam they suffered heavily - 154 killed, wounded and missing, of whom 41 were killed or mortally wound-ed—over 13 per cent. of the 311 engaged. On Nov. 21, 1862, the regiment arrived at Falmouth, VA; participated in the battle of Fredericksburg nearby.

They spent the winter at Falmouth, participated in the Mud March in January and joined the Chancellorsville movement in May. Both Charles and Lewis decided they didn’t want to transfer to another regiment at the end of the regiment’s two years. Charles went home to Coopersville, but Lewis became a government clerk in Washington for a while. He then went on to the 21st Cavalry.

Henriette Courtemanche, Charles’ wife and Lewis' mother, started receiving her Widow’s Pension in 1884. She received it for five years while she was living with Lewis and his wife, Nellie Carmon, in New Jersey. They were all buried in the Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst – Henriette in 1899, Nellie in 1918 and Lewis in 1927.

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