Horace Leonard Aldrich (1836 - 1889)

Born 3 Dec 1836 in Moira, Franklin, New York, United States

Died 31 May 1889 at age 52 in Arkansas, United States

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Biography

Captain Horace Aldrich served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 24 Jul 1862
Mustered out: June 22 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company H 106th New York Infantry

Horace Aldrich was born on December 03, 1836 in Moira, Franklin, New York, United States. His parents were Welcome Aldrich and Betsey Hale. He died on May 31, 1889 in Arkansas, United States

Information was received recently of the Death of Captain H. L. Aldrich, editor and publisher of the Western Insurance Review of St. Louis at Hillsdale, Kas. Captain Aldrich had been ill for more than a year, much of the time suffering most intensely from what was probably cancer of the stomach.^[1][2][3]

Military

U.S. Civil War

ALDRICH, HORACE L.—Age, 26 years. Enrolled, August 11, 1862, at Morris, to serve three years; mustered in as second . lieutenant, Co. H , August 27, 1862; as first lieutenant, April 16, 1863; promoted captain, Co. B , July 9, 1864, and mustered in as such, December 1, 1864; transferred to Co. H , February 26, 1865; discharged, June 22. 1865, near Washington, D. C ; borne on war register as Aldridge. Commissioned second lieutenant, September 10 , 1862 , with rank from August 16, 1862, original; first lieutenant, March 27, .1863, with rank from March 16, 1863, vice E . Wilbur, promoted; captain, July 20, 1864, with rank from July 9, 1864, vice A . J . Hooker, killed in action.^[4]

National Park Service

HORACE L. ALDRICH, CAPTAIN, 106TH NEW YORK INFANTRY (UNION).

Census

1880 United States Census

Name: H L Aldrich

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1880

Event Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 43

Marital Status: Married

Race: White

Occupation: Insurance Agent

Birth Year (Estimated): 1837

Birthplace: New York, United States

Father's Birthplace: New York, United States

Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States

Relationship to Head of Household: Self

H L Aldrich Self M 43 New York, United States

Emma Aldrich Wife F 35 New Jersey, United States

Harry Aldrich Son M 4 Missouri, United States

William Ward Other M 60 Illinois, United States

Arthur Watson Nephew M 17 Kansas, United States

Louisa Echle Other F 31 Missouri, United States^[5]

Death

BURIAL: Bellefontaine Cemetery Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA PLOT Lot 3288 Block 16

Sources

1. ↑ The Salem Monitor Salem, Missouri 13 Jun 1889, Thu • Page 1
2. ↑ The Malone palladium., June 20, 1889, Page 3, Image 3
3. ↑ The Adirondack news., June 22, 1889, Page 3, Image 3
4. ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6FP-PRW : 9 September 2017), Louisa Echle in household of H L Aldrich, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 441C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,723.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 August 2020), memorial page for Capt Horace L. Aldrich (3 Dec 1835–31 May 1889), Find A Grave: Memorial #43952569, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Connie Nisinger (contributor 74) .

• "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS8Y-CZH : 4 December 2014), Horace Aldrich, Captain, Company BH, 106th Regiment, New York Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M551 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 2; FHL microfilm 882,058.