Solomon Ruben Gosha
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Birth
Solomon R. Gosha was born in Berne, Albany County, NY Sept. 11, 1831[1][2]
Marriage & Children
He married and had a number of children. [3]
First wife was Sarah, born ca. 1832. They had the following children according to the 1870 federal census when they were living in Coeymans, where he was a blacksmith:
- Henrietta Gosha b. ca. 1854
- Francis F. Gosha b. ca. 1855
- John B. Gosha b. ca. 1859
- S. K. Gosha b. ca. 1861
- George F. Gosha b. ca. 1863
- Emmar L. Gosha b. ca. 1868
In the 1900 federal census he was in Albany, Albany, NY where he was a blacksmith and married to Caroline born Aug. 1860. Living with them was a son:
- Reuben Gosha b. ca. 1883
Occupation
In the 1850 federal census he was living in Knox in the home of John Saddlemire. Solomon was a blacksmith before he joined the 7th HA Regiment.[2] After the close of the war he took up his old occupation until shortly before he died.[3]
Military Service
| Residence at Enlistment: | Westerlo[1] |
| Place of Birth: | Berne, NY[1] |
| Date of Birth: | 11 Sept 1831[1] |
| Names of Parents: | John B.(Gocha) and Jemima Rundall[1] |
| Marital Status: | Married[1] |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith[1] |
| Term of Enlistment: | 3 years[1] |
| Bounty Received: | $50.00[1] |
| Enlistment Date: | 6 Aug 1862[2] |
| Enlistment Place: | Westerlo, New York |
| Enlistment Rank: | Private |
| State Served: | New York |
| Regiment: | 7th Regiment NY Heavy Artillery |
| Company: | Company K[2] |
| Wounded on: | 25 Aug 1864[2] |
| Wounded at: | Reams Station, VA[2] |
| Discharged for Disability on: | 7 Apr 1865[2] |
| Discharged at: | Finley Hospital, Washington, DC |
| Additional Remarks: Enlisted as a Private on 6 August 1862 at the age of 32. Also known as Gocha. He was wounded in the spine and discharged for a disability.[2]"Was in the Battles North Ann River Deep Bottom Petersburg and at Reams Station, then receiving a wound in his right shoulder Discharged April 7, 1865 Surgeon certified of Disability P.O. Address Westerlo Albany Co N.Y."[1] |
| Sources Used: Ancestry.com, American Civil War Soldiers; Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York for the Year 1897; Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War |
Organizations
He was a member of the Grand Army Post of Albany, No. 5. [3]
Death
Died at the home of Mrs. Alfred Hungerford, in Voorheesville, Aug. 13 1915 in his 84th year. Burial was in the Rural Cemetery[3]
Obituary
See below image from Altamont Enterprise, Aug. 27, 1915
Additional Research Notes
In 1904 he was admitted to the US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, in Bath,Steuben, NY.[4]
Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
Obituary, Altamont Enterprise, Aug. 27, 1915
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Keating, Robert, Carnival of Blood: The Civil War Ordeal of the Seventh New York Heavy Artillery, Published by Butternut and Blue, Baltimore, Md 1998
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Altamont Enterprise 27 Aug. 1915
- ↑ Ancestry.com US National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938
