Erastus
P.
"Ras"
Backus
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Erastus Backus
and Sophrona (Dodge) Backus
Brother of
Charles Andrew Backus [half], Charlotte V. (Backus) Barrett [half], Stephen Cornelius Backus [half], Cynthia W. (Backus) Stafford [half], Eunice (Backus) Adrain [half], Sylvanus Louis Backus [half], Silas W. Backus, Foster L. Backus, George T. Backus and Lester Lucius Backus
Died
at age 72
in Russell, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
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Biography
Pvt Erastus Backus served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: August 13, 1862
Mustered out: March 18, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A 106th New York Infantry
Enlisted: August 13, 1862
Mustered out: March 18, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company A 106th New York Infantry
Erastus Backus was born in November 1845 in Canton, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. His parents were Erastus Backus and Sophrona Dodge. He died on January 03, 1918 in Russell, St. Lawrence, New York, United States
Military
U.S. Civil War
BACKUS, ERASTUS P.—Age, 18 years. Enlisted, August 13, 1862, at Russell, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. A, August 27, 1862; discharged for disability, March 18, 1865, at Washington, D.C.[1]
- Backus, Erastus P.
- BATTLE UNIT NAME: 106th Regiment, New York Infantry
- SIDE: Union
- COMPANY: A
- SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private
- SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private
- FILM NUMBER: M551 ROLL 4[2]
Fold3[3]
Per fold3: “GSW RT arm resulting in loss of the arm so near the shoulder joint as to prevent the use of an artificial limb” Name mentioned on bottom of form Eugene Backus. Date of death listed as January 2, 1918
Death
Famous Man Passes Away Near Canton[4]
Sources
- ↑ https://dmna.ny.gov/historic/reghist/civil/rosters/Infantry/106th_Infantry_CW_Roster.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers-detail.htm?soldierId=564ADF7D-DC7A-DF11-BF36-B8AC6F5D926A
- ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/583811781
- ↑ The Republican-journal., January 10, 1918, Page 4, Image 4
- https://backushistory.info/getperson.php?personID=I19809&tree=backus1
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/96575997/erastus-p.-backus : accessed 23 May 2021), memorial page for Erastus P. “Ras” Backus (Nov 1845–3 Jan 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #96575997, citing Balsam Cemetery, Russell, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Backus Family History (contributor 47039629) .
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