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Note: [Schuster.FTW]
Robert came to America in 1842. He married Prudentia Louise Dawson Foyle in 1852. I have no idea
what he did for a living during this time. He was
only 19 when he arrived but he had settled in Brooklyn
by the time of the Civil War and was prominent enough
to be the Lieutenant Colonel of the 69th NY Militia
which was called up and fought the first battle of
Bull Run. The militia was only enlisted for 3 months;
when that term was up, Nugent joined the 13th
Infantry, Regular Army with the rank of Captain but he
never served with the unit during the course of the
war. Instead, he accepted a volunteer commission as
Colonel of the 69th New York Volunteers, the lead
regiment of the Irish Brigade. He was badly wounded
at the battle of Fredericksburg and was sent home to
recover, given duty as assistant provost marshal
general of the first district of NY (Manhattan). He
was serving in that capacity when the first names were
pulled (by him) for the draft and the city broke out
in riots, during the course of which his home was
burned to the ground.
He returned to the 69th, acting for much of the remainder of the war as commander of the brigade. He
was brevetted four times for gallantry, finishing the
war with the brevet rank of Brigadier General. After
the war, he served as Captain of the 13th Infantry and
later Major of the 24 Infantry in the West until his
retirement in 1879. He died in NYC on June 20, 1901
from complications of his Fredericksburg wound which
never fully healed and bothered him all his life.
Robert Nugent and Prudentia Foyle had 7 children. They were:
1. George Robert, born 1853, married Cornelia (?) and had
1. Margaret (Marnie) Nugent, unmarried 2. Irene Nugent, unmarried 2. Edward, born 1855, died young 3. Frederick Foyle,(from whom I am descended), born Aug. 18, 1857, married Millicent Leslie Coe 4. Emma Jane, born 1859, died Oct. 1944 5. A son born 1862, died young (I have a copy of a telegram sent to Col. Nugent in regards to this son; it tells him to
come home as his youngest son is
dying. Because of this, he missed
the battle of Antietam)
6. Prudentia Porter, born 1868 in Indian Territory, married J.C. Culbert 7. Mary, born 1872: married Samuel Putnam and had
1. Dorothy Louise Putnam, married John Brodsky and had 1. John Putnam Brodsky 2. Robert Brodsky My father is in touch with the Brodsky family who have Col. Nugents Civil War uniform and sword. I have
his officer's belt buckle. I would be quite
interested to have a copy of the obituaries you
mentioned. Please let me know if that would be
possible. I hope this info helps you out.
Marjorie Sheldon
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