16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Soldier's Profile
Samuel Lay Jacoby
Private, Company "K"
| Personal |
| birthdate: |
1839 |
place: |
Seneca Falls, New York |
| died: |
1916 |
place: |
Seneca Falls, New York |
buried:: |
Black Brook/Fox Cemetery, Seneca Falls, New York |
| father: |
Reuben B. Jacoby |
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| mother: |
Lonnda A. Lay |
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place: | . |
| pre-war occupation: |
farmer |
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| post-war occupation: |
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place: |
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| married: |
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to: |
Sarah Lucinda Morehouse |
place: |
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| wife born:: |
July 27, 1842 |
died: |
1926 |
place: |
Seneca, New York |
| child: |
Evangeline Lorinda |
birthdate: |
1869 |
place: |
Seneca Falls, New York |
| child: |
Maynard William |
birthdate: |
1872 |
place: |
New York |
| child: |
Calvin Stowell |
birthdate: |
1879 |
place: |
Seneca Falls, New York |
| child: |
James Morehouse |
birthdate: |
1882 |
place: |
New York |
| child: |
Alyce Mae |
birthdate: |
1891 | place: | Seneca Falls, New York |
| Military Career |
| entered 90-day service: |
April 27, 1861 |
private |
Company K, 16th Ohio Voluntter Infantry |
| discharged: |
August 18, 1861 |
mustered out on expiration of terms of service |
Columbus, Ohio |
| entered 2-year service: |
December 6, 1861 |
private |
Company K, 50th New York Engineers |
| re-enlisted: |
December 20, 1863 |
private |
Company K, 50th New York Engineers |
| promoted: |
(unknown) |
corporal |
Company K, 50th New York Engineers |
| promoted: |
July 21, 1864 |
sergeant |
Company K, 50th New York Engineers |
| promoted: |
June 2, 1865 |
2nd Lieutenant |
Company M, 50th New York Engineers |
| discharged: |
June 13, 1865 |
mustered out on expiration of terms of service |
Fort Barry, Virginia |
Additional Details
* Details and photos provided by Erica Joan Jacoby, great great granddaughter of Samuel Lay Jacoby
Samuel Jacoby was born, raised, married, had children and died in Seneca Falls, New York. After his father re-married, some time before the war, Samuel was sent to live with his uncle near Dresden, Ohio. This is where Samuel was at the onset of the Civil War so he enlisted in Company K of the 16th Ohio, 90-day regiment, which was drawing men from the Dresden area. During the three months Samuel spent with the 16th OVI, he participated in the first Union troop movement into Confederate territory by crossing the Ohio River into what was then Virginia. He saw action around Grafton and Philippi but soon came down with illness, including the mumps and later the measles - all within his short three months enlistment. He survived his illnesses, mustered out with the regiment in August, 1861 at Columbus. He apparently moved back to Seneca Falls, New York, where he proceeded to enlist in the 50th New York Engineers regiment. (to be continued)...
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Samuel Jacoby and family at home in Seneca Falls, New York:
wife Sarah, daughter, Samuel and son
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