James Addison Beardsley (abt. 1844 - 1863)

Born about 1844 in Oxford, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Oct 1863 at about age 19 in Belle Isle Prison, Belle Isle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Veteran James Beardsley Died while a Prisoner of War during the United States Civil War.

Veteran James Beardsley served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 8/31/1862
Mustered out: Died 10/29/1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. K, New York 10th Cavalry

James was born about 1844. He was the son of Asa Beardsley and Sarah Hall. ^{[1] [2]}

He evidently went by his middle name Addison. He was a Civil War Union veteran. His unit was Company K, 10th New York Calvary. He was captured at Unionville, Virginia in July 1863, died of disease while a POW at Belle Isle, Virginia in October 1863. He is buried at Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.

• "Addison Beardsley was an Oxford boy, having been born in that town January 26, 1844. He was a bright, persevering scholar and an excellent soldier, ever ready to perform any duty, however arduous, uncomplainingly. It is sad to contemplate one so kind and affectionate ending his days in a loathsome rebel prison."
  * History of the Tenth regiment of cavalry New York state volunteers ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. Holt Record #625, Pg. 257
2. ↑ Genealogical History of the Beardsley-lee Family in America by Rev. Isaac Haight Beardsley - Published 1902. Pg. 69
3. ↑ History of the Tenth regiment of cavalry New York state volunteers, August, 1861, to August, 1865, by Preston, Noble D

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