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Note: 1850 Census Trenton, Oneida County, NY Leroy Elvira Laura R. Ladora A. Marion L. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Nickerson Amos S. 3 Nickerson Isaac T. 3 Nickerson Mary A. 3 Nickerson Maryetta 3 Nickerson Wakeman 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- 1860 Census Dekalb, Post office Richville, St. Lawrence County NY Leroy Copeland 41 M Farmer 5,000 100 NY Julia A. Copeland 30 F Housekeeping NY Laura Copeland 16 F Domestic Ledora A. Copeland 13 F Marion L. Copeland 10 F Frederick Copeland 7 M Franklin Copeland 7M a few households down with the Nathan and Sarah Rundel Family: Lueta Copeland 9F -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- 1870 Census Canton, St. Lawrence County, NY Morley Post Office Leroy Copeland 52 M W Farm Laborer 1,000 100 New York Julia A. Copeland 40 F W Keeping House Frank 17 W At home Arvilla 9 F W Almeda 4 F W (this is Elma/Elmah/Almah) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 1870 census in town of Canton, St. Lawrence County, NY also Sevinus (age 42), Lucinda (Payne) (42), Ella (16), Lotta (10) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 1880 Census Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York Leroy Copeland Self M W Married 62 NY Laborer NY VT VT Julia Ann Copeland Wife Married F W 50 NY Keeping House MA MA Elma A Copeland Daughter Single F W 13 NY at school NY NY _________________________________________________________ 1890 civil war pension list DeKalb Junction, St. Lawrence County, NY Leroy Copeland ________________________________________________________ Copeland, Levinas, Canton, Carpenter & Joiner - State Street listing in Colton 1873-74 Business directory -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ 1900 Census Le Roy Copeland Head W M May 1818 82 M 41 - - NY VT VT --------y y y R-H- Julia A. Wife W F July 1829 70 July 1829 70 M 41 2,1 - NY CT MA Almah Blake Daughter W F M June 1866 33 M 3,2 Gladys Blake grandaughter W F May 1896 4 S NY Canada (Engl) NY -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Copeland, Leroy; private; enrolled Aug 28, 1862 at Canton St. Lawrence County Civil War Rosters 142nd Infantry, Company K (Captain Luther S. Goodno) UNION NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS 142nd Regiment, New York Infantry Organized at Ogdensburg, N. Y., and mustered in September 29, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., October 6, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, Defences of Washington, D. C., to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1863. 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S. C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Northern District, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1865. SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till April, 1862. Moved to Suffolk, Va., April 19. Siege of Suffolk, Va., April 20-May 4. Siege of Suffolk raised May 4. Expedition to Kings and Queens County May 15 (1 Co.). Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7. Ordered to Washington, D. C., July 10. Pursuit of Lee to Berlin, Md., July 13-22. Moved to Folly Island, S. C., August 1-8. Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, S. C., and against Fort Sumpter and Charleston, S. C., August 9-September 7. Operations against Charleston and duty at Folly Island, Johns Island and Hilton Head, S. C., till April, 1864. Expedition to Johns and James Islands February 6-14, 1864. Skirmishes at Bugbee's Bridge February 9 and 11. Ordered to Yorktown, Va., April, 1864. Butler's Campaign on south side of the James and operations against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred May 5. Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 9-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-28. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-31. Battles about Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to December 7, 1864. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front till September 27. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches before Richmond till December. Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 3-15, 1865. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Cape Fear Intrenchments February 11-13. Wilmington February 18-19. Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh till June. Mustered out June 7, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 169th New York Infantry. Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 126 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 161 Enlisted men by disease. Total 292. Suffolk Other Names: Fort Huger, Hill�s Point Location: Suffolk Campaign: Longstreet�s Tidewater Operations (February-May 1863) Date(s): April 11-May 4, 1863 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. John Peck [US]; Lt. Gen. James Longstreet [CS] Forces Engaged: Divisions (45,000 total) Estimated Casualties: 152 total (1,160 for entire siege) Description: On April 19, a Union infantry force landed on Hill�s Point at the confluence of the forks of the Nansemond River. This amphibious force assaulted Fort Huger from the rear, quickly capturing its garrison, thus reopening the river to Union shipping. On April 24, Brig. Gen. Michael Corcoran�s Union division mounted a reconnaissance-in-force from Fort Dix against Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett�s extreme right flank. The Federals approached cautiously and were easily repulsed. On April 29, Gen. Robert E. Lee directed Longstreet to disengage from Suffolk and rejoin the Army of Northern Virginia at Fredericksburg. By May 4, the last of Longstreet�s command had crossed the Blackwater River en route to Richmond. Result(s): Inconclusive CWSAC Reference #: VA031 Preservation Priority: II.3 (Class C) Swift Creek Other Names: Arrowfield Church Location: Chesterfield County Campaign: Bermuda Hundred Campaign (May-June 1864) Date(s): May 9, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard Forces Engaged: Divisions Estimated Casualties: 990 total Description: On May 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler made a thrust toward Petersburg and was met by Bushrod Johnson�s Division at Swift Creek. A premature Confederate attack at Arrowfield Church was driven back with heavy losses, but Union forces did not follow up. After skirmishing, Butler seemed content to tear up the railroad tracks and did not press the defenders. In conjunction with the advance to Swift Creek, five Federal gunboats steamed up the Appomattox River to bombard Fort Clifton, while Hincks�s U.S. Colored Troops infantry division struggled through marshy ground from the land side. The gunboats were quickly driven off, and the infantry attack was abandoned. Result(s): Inconclusive CWSAC Reference #: VA050 Preservation Priority: II.3 (Class C) Proctor�s Creek Other Names: Drewry�s Bluff, Fort Darling Location: Chesterfield County Campaign: Bermuda Hundred Campaign (May-June 1864) Date(s): May 12-16, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Forces Engaged: 48,000 total (US 30,000; CS 18,000) Estimated Casualties: 6,660 total Description: After his repulse at Swift Creek and Fort Clifton on May 9, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler withdrew into his entrenchments at Bermuda Hundred. A Confederate army of 18,000 was patched together under command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard to confront Butler�s 30,000. On May 12, Butler moved north against the Confederate line at Drewry�s Bluff but again adopted a defensive posture when his attack was not supported by gunboats. On the 13th a Union column struck the right flank of the Confederate line at the Wooldridge House, carrying a line of works. Butler remained cautious, however, giving Beauregard time to concentrate his forces. On May 16 at dawn, Ransom�s Confederate division opened an attack on Butler�s right flank, routing many units. Subsequent attacks lost direction in the fog, but the Federals were disorganized and demoralized. After severe fighting, Butler extricated himself from battle, withdrawing again to his Bermuda Hundred Line. This battle stopped Butler�s offensive against Richmond. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA053 Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class B) National Park Unit: Richmond NB Petersburg Other Names: Assault on Petersburg Location: City of Petersburg Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): June 15-18, 1864 Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Forces Engaged: 104,000 total (US 62,000; CS 42,000) Estimated Casualties: 11,386 total (US 8,150; CS 3,236) Description: Marching from Cold Harbor, Meade�s Army of the Potomac crossed the James River on transports and a 2,200-foot long pontoon bridge at Windmill Point. Butler�s leading elements (XVIII Corps and Kautz�s cavalry) crossed the Appomattox River at Broadway Landing and attacked the Petersburg defenses on June 15. The 5,400 defenders of Petersburg under command of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard were driven from their first line of entrenchments back to Harrison Creek. After dark the XVIII Corps was relieved by the II Corps. On June 16, the II Corps captured another section of the Confederate line; on the 17th, the IX Corps gained more ground. Beauregard stripped the Howlett Line (Bermuda Hundred) to defend the city, and Lee rushed reinforcements to Petersburg from the Army of Northern Virginia. The II, XI, and V Corps from right to left attacked on June 18 but was repulsed with heavy casualties. By now the Confederate works were heavily manned and the greatest opportunity to capture Petersburg without a siege was lost. The siege of Petersburg began. Union Gen. James St. Clair Morton, chief engineer of the IX Corps, was killed on June 17. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA063 Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class A) National Park Unit: Petersburg NB Cold Harbor Other Names: Second Cold Harbor Location: Hanover County Campaign: Grant�s Overland Campaign (May-June 1864) Date(s): May 31-June 12, 1864 Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George G. Meade [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: 170,000 total (US 108,000; CS 62,000) Estimated Casualties: 15,500 total (US 13,000; CS 2,500) Description: On May 31, Sheridan�s cavalry seized the vital crossroads of Old Cold Harbor. Early on June 1, relying heavily on their new repeating carbines and shallow entrenchments, Sheridan�s troopers threw back an attack by Confederate infantry. Confederate reinforcements arrived from Richmond and from the Totopotomoy Creek lines. Late on June 1, the Union VI and XVIII Corps reached Cold Harbor and assaulted the Confederate works with some success. By June 2, both armies were on the field, forming on a seven-mile front that extended from Bethesda Church to the Chickahominy River. At dawn June 3, the II and XVIII Corps, followed later by the IX Corps, assaulted along the Bethesda Church-Cold Harbor line and were slaughtered at all points. Grant commented in his memoirs that this was the only attack he wished he had never ordered. The armies confronted each other on these lines until the night of June 12, when Grant again advanced by his left flank, marching to James River. On June 14, the II Corps was ferried across the river at Wilcox�s Landing by transports. On June 15, the rest of the army began crossing on a 2,200-foot long pontoon bridge at Weyanoke. Abandoning the well-defended approaches to Richmond, Grant sought to shift his army quickly south of the river to threaten Petersburg. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA062 Preservation Priority: I.1 (Class A) National Park Unit: Richmond NB Crater Other Names: The Mine Location: Petersburg Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): July 30, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: IX Corps [US]; elements of the Army of Northern Virginia [CS] Estimated Casualties: 5,300 total Description: After weeks of preparation, on July 30 the Federals exploded a mine in Burnside�s IX Corps sector beneath Pegram�s Salient, blowing a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg. From this propitious beginning, everything deteriorated rapidly for the Union attackers. Unit after unit charged into and around the crater, where soldiers milled in confusion. The Confederates quickly recovered and launched several counterattacks led by Maj. Gen. William Mahone. The break was sealed off, and the Federals were repulsed with severe casualties. Ferrarro�s division of black soldiers was badly mauled. This may have been Grant�s best chance to end the Siege of Petersburg. Instead, the soldiers settled in for another eight months of trench warfare. Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside was relieved of command for his role in the debacle. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA070 Preservation Priority: III.1 (Class Chaffin�s Farm/New Market Heights Other Names: Combats at New Market Heights, Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer; Laurel Hill Location: Henrico County Campaign: Richmond�Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): September 29-30, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee and Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell [CS] Forces Engaged: Armies Estimated Casualties: 4,430 total Description: During the night of September 28-29, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler�s Army of the James crossed James River to assault the Richmond defenses north of the river. The columns attacked at dawn. After initial Union successes at New Market Heights and Fort Harrison, the Confederates rallied and contained the breakthrough. Lee reinforced his lines north of the James and, on September 30, he counterattacked unsuccessfully. The Federals entrenched, and the Confederates erected a new line of works cutting off the captured forts. Union general Burnham was killed. As Grant anticipated, Lee shifted troops to meet the threat against Richmond, weakening his lines at Petersburg. Result(s): Union victory CWSAC Reference #: VA075 Preservation Priority: I.3 (Class B) Back to Top Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road Other Names: Second Fair Oaks Location: Henrico County Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): October 27-28, 1864 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Lt. Gen. James Longstreet [CS] Forces Engaged: Corps Estimated Casualties: 1,750 total Description: In combination with movements against the Boydton Plank Road at Petersburg, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler attacked the Richmond defenses along Darbytown Road with the X Corps. The XVIII Corps marched north to Fair Oaks where it was soundly repulsed by Field's Confederate division. Confederate forces counterattacked, taking some 600 prisoners. The Richmond defenses remained intact. Of Grant�s offensives north of the James River, this was repulsed most easily. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: VA080 Preservation Priority: N/D (Class C) Fort Fisher Other Names: None Location: New Hanover County Campaign: Expedition against Fort Fisher (December 1864) Date(s): December 7-27, 1864 Principal Commanders: Rear Adm. David D. Porter and Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler [US]; Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke [CS] Forces Engaged: Expeditionary Corps, Army of the James [US]; Hoke�s Division and Fort Fisher Garrison [CS] Estimated Casualties: 320 total Description: Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler was relieved of command of the Army of the James and assigned to lead an amphibious expedition against Fort Fisher, which protected Wilmington, the South�s last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Learning that large numbers of Union troops had embarked from Hampton Roads on December 13, Lee dispatched Hoke�s Division to meet the expected attack on Fort Fisher. On December 24, the Union fleet under Rear Adm. David D. Porter arrived to begin shelling the fort. An infantry division disembarked from transports to test the fort�s defenses. The Federal assault on the fort had already begun when Hoke approached, discouraging further Union attempts. Butler called off the expedition on December 27 and returned to Fort Monroe. Result(s): Confederate victory CWSAC Reference #: NC014 Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class C) Back to Top Fort Fisher Other Names: None Location: New Hanover County Campaign: Operations against Fort Fisher and Wilmington (January-February 1865) Date(s): January 13-15, 1865 Principal Commanders: Rear Adm. David D. Porter and Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry [US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg, Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke, and Col. Charles Lamb [CS] Forces Engaged: Expeditionary Corps, Army of the James [US]; Hoke's Division and Fort Fisher Garrison [CS] Estimated Casualties: 2,000 total Description: After the failure of his December expedition against Fort Fisher, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler was relieved of command. Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry was placed in command of a �Provisional Corps,� including Paine's Division of U.S. Colored Troops, and supported by a naval force of nearly 60 vessels, to renew operations against the fort. After a preliminary bombardment directed by Rear Adm. David D. Porter on January 13, Union forces landed and prepared an attack on Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke's infantry line. On the 15th, a select force moved on the fort from the rear. A valiant attack late in the afternoon, following the bloody repulse of a naval landing party carried the parapet. The Confederate garrison surrendered, opening the way for a Federal thrust against Wilmington, the South's last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Result(s): Union victory CWSAC Reference #: NC015 Preservation Priority: IV.1 (Class A) Wilmington Other Names: Fort Anderson, Town Creek, Forks Road, Sugar Loaf Hill Location: New Hanover County Campaign: Operations against Fort Fisher and Wilmington (January-February 1865) Date(s): February 12-22, 1865 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. John Schofield [US]; Gen. Braxton Bragg [CS] Forces Engaged:Cox�s, Ames�s, and Paine�s Divisions (12,000) [US]; Hoke�s Division, Hagood�s Brigade (6,600) [CS] Estimated Casualties: 1,150 total Description: With the fall of Fort Fisher to Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry�s and Rear Adm. David Porter�s combined operation on January 15, Wilmington�s days were numbered. About 6,600 Confederate troops under Maj. Gen. Robert Hoke held Fort Anderson and a line of works that prevented the Federals from advancing up the Cape Fear River. Early February, the XXIII Corps arrived at Fort Fisher, and Maj. Gen. John Schofield took command of the Union forces. Schofield now began a series of maneuvers to force the Confederates to abandon their defenses. On February 16, Jacob Cox�s division ferried across the river to confront Fort Anderson, while Porter�s gunboats bombarded the fort. On February 17-18, Ames�s division conducted a wide flanking march to get in the fort�s rear. Seeing the trap ready to close, the Confederates evacuated Fort Anderson during the night of the 18th-19th, withdrawing to Town Creek to form a new defensive line. The next day, this line collapsed to increasing Federal pressures. During the night of February 21-22, Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered the evacuation of Wilmington, burning cotton, tobacco, and government stores. Result(s): Union victory CWSAC Reference #: NC016 Preservation Priority: IV.2 (Class D) Back to Top
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