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     Seymour Gage Courtney was born on Nov 15, 1842 at Cortland County, New York; or Upper Lisle, Broome County, New York. He married Louisa H. Reed, daughter of Horace Reed and Betsey Hollenbeck, on Jul 4, 1864 at Triangle, Broome County, New York. Seymour Gage Courtney died in 1918 at Upper Lisle, Broome County, New York.

     General Edmund Rice was born on Dec 2, 1842 at Cambridge, Massachusetts. He married Elizabeth Huntington on Jun 14, 1881 at Cincinnati, Ohio. General Edmund Rice died on Jul 20, 1906 at Greenwood, Massachusetts, at age 63. "GEN. EDMUND RICE DEAD. Expires Suddenly In a Hammock at His Massachusetts Home. Special to The New York Times.
Boston, July 20, Brig, Gen Edmund Rice, United States Army, died very suddenly to-night while sitting in a hammock on the piazza of his house in Wakefield.
Brig. Gen. Rice was born in Massachusetts Dec. 2, 1841. At the age of 19 he was commissioned a Captain in the first Fourteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and remained with that regiment until it was disbanded in 1861. He was engaged in many of the notable battles of the civil war and was thrice wounded.
In July, 1863, he was made Lieutenant Colonel of the Nineteenth Massachusetts.
He invented the Rice trowel for the army and the Rice stacking swivel and knife intrenching bayonett now in use. In 1874 he took command of an expedition against the Ute Indians, near Spanish Peaks, Col., and in 1876 was in a campaign the Sioux INdians in Montana.
Gen. Rice was a member of the Medal of Honor Legion, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Union Veteran Legion, Grand Army of the Republic, Society of the Prisoners of War, Society of the Sons of the Amereican Revolution, and the Society of 1812.
NOTE: Copied as written. E. Don Wilt.
     He served during Civil War in 1861 a Captain with the 19th Massachusetts Volunteers, in 1861; Colonel, 1864; Major and Lt. Colonel (brevits) for gallant service; and Brig. General. He served at Antietam, Gettysburg and the Wilderness.⁴ He appeared on the census of 1880 at Cambridge, MA; aged 38y, listed as an Army officer, living with his brother George.<sup>5

Before the Antietam Campaign:
After just under 3 years at college, he served on the crew of a sailing ship and voyaged to the Asian Pacific.1 At the outbreak of the War he enlisted as Captain in the 3-month 14th Massachusetts, and in August 1861 was commissioned Captain in the 19th Massachusetts. 2

In the Antietam Campaign:
He was wounded in the leg by artillery fire at Antietam.1,3

The remainder of the War:
He was commissioned major on October 1, 1862,2 and led the regiment at Gettysburg. He was wounded there, and received the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership at the battle.

He was again wounded, then captured, at the "Bloody Angle" at Spottsylvania in May 1864 but escaped from his captors enroute to prison and walked 400 miles to get back to Federal lines.3 He was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on 27 July 1864, and honorably mustered out of the Volunteer service 30 June 1865, still in command of the 19th.2

During the War he was cited at least 3 times, by brevet, for gallant service at Antietam, Gettysburg, and the Wilderness.2

After the War:
In July 1866 he was appointed 1st Lieutenant in the 40th US Infantry (Regular Army). He was assigned to the 5th Infantry 31 Dec 1870, serving as Regimental Adjutant (5 July 1879 to 10 Mar 1883). He made Captain 10 March 1883. He was appointed Lt Colonel and Inspector General in the US Volunteers during the Spanish-American War on 9 May 1898, and Colonel of the 6th Massachusetts Vol. Infantry 9 Aug 1898. He was promoted to Colonel of the 26th US Volunteer Infantry 5 July 1899, and again discharged from the Volunteers 13 May 1901.

Meanwhile he had received appointment as Major, USA, in the 3rd US Infantry as of August 1898 and as Lt Colonel of the 2nd US 2 Feb 1901. He was Colonel of the 19th US Infantry on 5 May 1902. He retired from the Army in 1903 as a Brigadier General [date of commission?].2

References, Sources, and other notes:
Photograph above is from the USAMHI, as published by Davis,4 who misidentifies Rice's unit as the 17th Michigan.

The USAMHI has at least one more photo of Rice in its Collection, a full standing pose.5 Rice is also featured in the Dale Gallon historical painting of the Battle of Gettysburg called "Clubs Are Trumps!"

Birth Date: 12/2/1842 Place of Birth: Cambridge, MA
College: Norwich University (VT), Class of 1860
Death Date: 7/20/1906 Death Place: Boston, MA Burial Place: Arlington National Cemetery, VA


Notes

1 Nitch, Steven, Brigadier General Edmund Rice, Published c. 1999, first accessed 01 January 2000, [AotW citation 457]

2 Heitman, Francis Bernard, Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army 1789-1903, Washington DC: US Government Printing Office, 1903, pp. 426-427 [AotW citation 458]

3 Poirier, Robert G., By The Blood Of Our Alumni: Norwich University Citizen-Soldiers In The Army of the Potomac, Mason City (Ia): Savas Publishing, 1998 [AotW citation 459]

4 Davis, William C., editor, and William A. Frassanito, photographic consultant, Touched by Fire: Photographic Portrait of the Civil War, 2 vol, single cover, New York: Black Dog and Leventhal Publishers, 1997, pg. 262 [AotW citation 460]

5 US Army, Military History Institute (USAMHI), American Civil War (ACW) photographs, Military History Institute Photograph Database, Published c. 1998, first accessed 01 January 2005, , Source page: ID# RG98S-CWP13.105 [AotW citation 461].
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     Louisa H. Reed was born in 1843. She married Seymour Gage Courtney, son of Truman Courtney and Amanda Garey, on Jul 4, 1864 at Triangle, Broome County, New York, and was buried at Upper Lisle Cemetery. Louisa H. Courtney died in 1913 at Upper Lisle, Broome County, New York.

     George Garey was born in 1843. He died in 1845 at DeWitt County, Texas.

     Mary A. Bowen was born in 1843.

     Minerva Hodges was born in 1843.

     Augustus G. Calvert was born in 1843 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Louisa Jane Cooper, daughter of John Edward Cooper and Sarah "Sally" Marshall, in 1860 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
     Augustus G. Calvert served during Civil War between 1861 and 1865 in the Plametto S.S. Company H, South Carolina.

     Missouri A. Cooper married Sylvanus Amos, son of Marion Amos and Elizabeth Missouri (Missorie) Cooper. Missouri A. Cooper was born in 1843 at Spartanburg County, South Carolina. She died in 1941 at Cherokee County, South Carolina.

     Mary Ann Eliza Cooper was born in 1843 at Owen, Indiana. She died on Jul 15, 1934 at Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska.

     Catherine Avaline Hefner was born on Mar 5, 1843.

     Harriet Emeline Otis was born on Aug 29, 1843 at Fearing Township, Washington County, Ohio. She died on Mar 20, 1912 at age 68.

     George Clayton Byars was born on Oct 12, 1843 at Chickasaw County, Mississippi. He died on Jun 1, 1862 at Civil War at age 18.
     He served during Civil War.

     Martha Autrey was born on Nov 13, 1843.

     James E. Goyne was born on Nov 14, 1843 at Jefferson County, Alabama. He married Ruth C. Rooks on Aug 18, 1869 at Lamar County, Texas.

     William S. Marshall was born in 1844 at Alabama.

     Mary Gee was born in 1844 at Mississippi.

     Edward Hodges was born in 1844 at Alabama.

     Mary Owens was born in 1844.

     Rachel Martin was born in 1844. She married John C. W. (W.C.) Cooper, son of Benson G. Cooper and Delphia Lindsey, on Aug 1, 1866.
     Rachel Martin had nine children.

     Melissa Cooper was born in 1844 at South Carolina.

     Thomas T. Byars was born in 1844 at Mississippi.

     Margaret (Mary Jane) Crawford was born in 1844 at Louisiana. She married Robert Stripling Byars, son of William Henry Byars and Elizabeth Jane Goode. Margaret (Mary Jane) Crawford died on Mar 19, 1893 at DeWitt County, Texas.

     Margaret Ann Byars was born on Jan 1, 1844 at Chickasaw County, Mississippi; [death certificate says born Arkansas]. She married William Mansfield Garrett, son of William Garrett and Anna Hailey, in 1857. Margaret Ann Garrett died on Jun 26, 1918 at El Campo, Wharton County, at age 74 [died of cancer of rectum; death certificate no 26935; informant Robrt Garrett, son] and was buried at County Line Cemetery.

     Malissa Nott was born in Feb, 1844.

     Benjamin Franklin Wilson was born on Aug 5, 1844 at Ohio. He married Mary James. Benjamin Franklin Wilson married Carolyn Schofield. Benjamin Franklin Wilson died on Jun 12, 1916 at age 71.

     Royal Garey was born on Aug 8, 1844 at Wyoming County, Pennsylvania; [on 1850 census as 6 years old, born Texas. Wood FTW has birth date as 8/19/1840 which is more in line with siblings]. He married Sicilia Jane Neal, daughter of Samuel M. Neal and Eliza Hollan, on Mar 10, 1870 at DeWitt County, Texas. Royal Garey married Sarah Tanksley on Sep 15, 1881 at Lavaca County, Texas. Royal Garey died on Sep 9, 1905 at DeWitt County, Texas, at age 61.
     The 1870 Federal Census enumerated him as head of household on Jul 1, 1870 Clinton, DeWitt County, Texas; HH # 68, Precinct 5, head, 24/f/w, stockraiser, personal estate value 120, born Texas, married March, Sicilia J., 18/f/w, born Texas. The 1880 Federal Census enumerated him as head of household DeWitt County, Texas; HH# 284, Gary, Royal, WM 30, born Penn; L.F., WF 7, daughter, born Texas; James Semore, WM 5, son, born Texas.

     Lucy Ann Hodges was born on Nov 5, 1844. She married Dillard Rucker Fant in Sep, 1865.

     Eveline Courtney was born in 1845 at Cortland County, New York.

     Benjamin W. Garey was born in 1845 at Ranson, Lackawanna Township, Pennsylvania.

     Wesley Kemper Witham was born in 1845. He married Lana Smith. Wesley Kemper Witham died in 1907.