Lemuel LADD

  General Notes:

1840 Census, NY, Oswego Co, Hastings, Roll M704-283, Page 217
LADD IRA, Males: <5=1 (Lemuel), 5-9=1 (Frances), 20-29=1 (Ira); Females: 20-29=2 (Lucilla, ?)

1850 Census, NY, Oswego Co, Town of Hastings,
Ira Ladd,35,M,-,Miller,-,NH,-,-,-,-,
Lucinda,33,F,-,-,-,NY,-,-,1,-,
Francis,15,M,-,-,-,NY,-,-,1,-,
Lemuel,12,M,,-,-,-,NY,-,-,1,-,
Charles D,7,M,,-,-,-,NY,-,-,1,-,
Polly A,5,F,-,-,-,NY,-,-,1,-,
Laura C,3,F,-,-,-,NY,-,-,-,-,

1860 Census, NY, Hastings, Oswego Co, Roll M653-837
Ira Ladd, 46,M,-,Farmer,1200,400,VT
Lucillia,43,F,-,-,-,-,NY
Lemuel,22,M,-,-,-,-,NY
Charles D,18,M,-,-,-,-,NY
Polly F,16,F,-,-,-,-,NY
Caroline,13,F,-,-,-,-,NY,-,1
Hellen S,7,F,-,-,-,-,NY,-,1

Enlisted as a Private on 13 May 1861 in Elmira, NY at the age of 23. Enlisted in Company C, 12th Infantry Regiment New York on 13 May 1861. Killed on 18 July 1861 in Blackburn's Ford, on Bull Run near Manassas VA

This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. On July 16, 1861, the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army, which was drawn up behind Bull Run beyond Centreville. After two days of marching in the sweltering heat, the Union army was allowed to rest. In the meantime, McDowell searched for a way to outflank Beauregard, who had now drawn up his lines along Bull Run. On Thursday, July 18th 1861, about 1 to 1:30 PM, Lemuel Ladd and the rest of the 12th NY Vol Inf advanced on the Confererate position along Bull Run at Blackburn's Ford. They were on the east side of the Blackburn's Ford road which ran down through a ravine to Bull Run; the 1st Massachusetts Inf was just to the right of the New Yorkers and on the other side of the ravine. The 12th NY entered the woods to their front and soon ran into confederate infantry and artillery. At the conclusion of the battle, six members of the 12th NY were killed, two more mortally wounded and several wounded; It is not known exactly how Lemuel died, only that he was listed with the Killed in Action making him one of the earliest casualties of the Civil War.

Back in the early 1970s, one of the gun emplacements could still be seen where it had been dug into the hillside just above the ford. Modern highway construction took away this gun emplacement and the highway itself covers the ground over which the 12th NY advanced.

Of the six who were killed, (Ladd, Darling, Westgate, Murphy, Markham and Walter); Walter was probably buried with the members of the 1st Massachusetts as he was killed with their skirmishers. Out of the remaining five there is some evidence to indicate that one was buried on the 19th of July behind the Stone Church in Centreville; as to which one of the five it may never be known. The location of the rest is unknown. The two who were mortally wounded died on the 20th of July and were probably buried behind the Stone Church.

When Lemuel enlisted in the Spring of 1861 the boys of New York gathered in their civilian clothing and waited for several weeks for the Brooks Brothers company to complete a contract with the state of NY to produce 12,000 uniforms. War material was in short supply at this time and all states, both north and south, did all they could to uniform and arm their men. Brooks Bros ran out of blue uniform material about halfway through the contract at which time they switched over to gray uniform material that was common with militia units at the time. It is known that the 12th NY, Lemuel's Regiment, was one of the regiments that was issued the gray uniforms. It is believed that the unform worn by Lemuel would have had straps on the shoulder and either six or nine small buttons down the front.

Regimental History, New York Twelfth Infantry: Cols., Ezra L. Walrath, George W. Snyder, Henry A. Weeks, Benjamin A. Willis; Lieut.-Cols., James L. Graham, Robert M. Richardson, Augustus J. Root, William A. Olmstead Majs., John Lewis, Henry A. Barnum, Augustus J. Root, Henry W. Ryder.

The 12th, the "Onondaga regiment," six companies of which were recruited at Syracuse, and the others at Liverpool, Homer, Batavia and Canastota, was mustered into the U. S. service for a three months' term at Elmira, May 13, 1861. It left for Washington on the 28th and upon its arrival encamped upon Capitol hill until July 10, when it was assigned to the 4th brigade 1st division of the Army of Northeastern Virginia.

It was first under fire at Blackburn's ford with a loss of 34 men. It was in reserve at Bull Run, then returned to Washington, encamped at Arlington heights and was transferred to Wadsworth's brigade, McDowell's division.

The 12th having been mustered into the state service for a two years' term was mustered into the U. S. service Aug. 13, 1861 for the remainder of the two years in spite of protest. In Jan., 1862, it was reorganized and made a battalion of five
companies, which was stationed near Washington at Forts Ramsay, Tillinghast, Craig and Buffalo until March 21, having been joined early in February by five companies of the reorganized 12th militia.

With Butterfield's brigade, Porter's division, 3d corps, the completed regiment moved via Fortress Monroe to Hampton and Yorktown, was active in the siege of Yorktown, in May was assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 5th corps, with which it fought through the Seven Days' battles, was in Gen. Pope's campaign in Virginia, lost 143 men at the second Bull Run in killed, wounded and missing, was in reserve at South mountain and Antietam, fought at Fredericksburg in December, and then went into camp at Falmouth.

The original members not reenlisted were mustered out at Elmira May 17, 1863. The three years men were formed into two companies which were transferred on June 2, 1864, to the 5th N.Y. veteran infantry.

From May, 1864, the battalion of two companies served as provost guard with the 5th corps and was present through the Wilderness campaign.

The total loss of the 12th was 69 deaths from wounds and 68 from other causes.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. Farm Hand, Erie Canal boat hand

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