ADOLPHUS KING -- 16th and 121st INFANTRY and 2nd U. S.ARTILLERYCHANGED REGIMENTS AT MARYE'S HEIGHTS - Adolphus King working as a hotelkeeper in Beekmantown when he enlisted in the 16th Infantry on January31, 1862. The regiment was in their winter quarters in Fairfax, VA, whenhe was assigned to Company H. By the beginning of May the regiment hadstarted its march up the Virginia Peninsula. That June the 16thengaged in the Seven Days' Battles. In September they were at Antietamand then went on to Fredericksburg in December.In May 1863, during the Chancellorsville Campaign, the 16th came tothe end of its 2-year term so the men with time left to serve weretransferred to other regiments. At Marye's Heights, Adolphus first cameunder the command of the 2nd U. S. Artillery and then assigned to the121st NY Infantry who had just suffered 275 casualties during thebattle.During the next year with the 121st he saw heavy fighting, includingGettysburg in 1863. In March 1864, he was discharged and returned toClinton County.By 1870 Adolphus had established himself in Wisconsin. He and his wifelived there for the rest of their lives. Their last home was in EagleRiver where he died in 1901 and was buried in the Eagle River Cemetery.Elizabeth, his wife, only received her Widow's Pension for two years.She died at the home of her granddaughter after being bedridden for twoyears. She was buried with her husband.
