posted at www.wdstrong.com/strong -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 9:43 AM Subject: James Clark Strong >The following is taken from the Dwight, volume I: > "Gen. James Clark Strong, son of Rev. Henry Pierce >Strong and Laura Clark, b. at Vienna, NY (now Philps) >May 6, 1826. He m. Nov 1, 1859, Emilie Kennet Efner, >b. at Buffalo, NY Feb 22, 1840 (dau. of Elijah D. Efner of >Buffalo, a resident of the city since 1809 and one of its >founders and a soldier in the war of 1812, and Sophia >Dorchester): a lawyer. He went in 1849 to Oregon and was >clerk of the U. S. District Court: was appointed at the >organization of Washington Territory Asst. U. S. Dist. >Attorney for the Territory: a member of its first legislature: >twice elected prosecuting attorney for the First Judicial >District. In the Indian war of 1855-6, he volunteered and >served from its beginning to its close, and commanded >a company of horse, returned to Buffalo in 1857. In the >late war he raised a company of volunteers and was elected >captain Apr 19, 1861 (Co. E, 21st Regt. NY Vols.) and was >commissioned its captain May 7, 1861: promoted to the Lt. >Colonelcy of the 38th NY Vols, Dec 17, 1861 and to the >Colonelcy of it Nov 10, 1862, with rank from Oct 10, 1862: >mustered out with said regt. (a two year regt.) Jun 26, 1863. >On Sep 29, 1863 he was appointed Colonel of the 15th Regt. >Veteran Reserve Corps and commissioned March 13, 1865, >Brevet Brig. Gen.: mustered out of the service Jun 30, 1866. >He was wounded twice in the battle of Williamsburgh, VA May >5, 1862; first in the right hand soon after entering the conflict >and afterward by a Minie ball passing through his right hip just >at the close of the battle after nearly three hours engagement. >This last wound has crippled him for life, shortrening his right >leg three inches and making his hip stiff, the ball having passed >directly through the joint, tearing it to pieces and paralyzing >partially the entire right side. He was the second mounted officer >who went over the rebel works at Yorktown, VA. In the official >report made by Gen. D. B. Birney of the battle at Williamsburgh, >VA, Lt. Col James C. Strong is said to "deserve especial mention >for his bravery and gallant conduct during the battle". He was >afterward military commandant of the post at Chicago and at >Philadelphia. His wounds disabled him after returning to Buffalo >from pursuing the sedentary life demanded by his profession; and >he was appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue for the 30th N. Y. >District April 20, 1867, which office he held for two years residing at >Buffalo. From a brief genealogical record compiled by him some >years ago, of his own ancestors and immediate relatives the author >has derived many facts and dates of value especially concerning the >descendants of Col. Adonijah Strong of Salisbury. > His children were: > Jeanie Strong b. at Buffalo, Dec 3, 1860 > Edward Clark Strong, b. at Buffalo, Nov 45, 1865' > > >==== STRONG Mailing List ==== >======================================================== >RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) >IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/7530/ > >Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13 >of manuscript, entitled "Lineages". >========================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > >