ALBERT, DAVID, ROBERT and WILLIAM ROBERTSON -- 96th INFANTRY96th INFANTRY NOT A GOOD FIT FOR FOURROBERTSONS - The Adjutant General's Unit Roster for the 96th Infantryrecorded in 1865, shows the following Robertson men who enlisted innorthern Clinton County. None of them seemed to have much luck.ROBERTSON , ALBERT---Age , place, date of enlistment and muster-in asprivate, Co. B, not stated; died, July 6, 1862.ROBERTSON , DAVID ---Age , 43 years. Enlisted, November 14, 1861, atMooers, to serve three years; mustered in as corporal, Co. F , November15, 1861; promoted sergeant, April 8, 1862; discharged for disability,April 29, 1863, at Fort Monroe, VA .ROBERTSON , ROBERT ---Age , 21 years. Enlisted, October 20, 1861, atMooers, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, November21, 1861; died July 1862, buried on David's Island, New York Harbor.(It's possible that Albert and Robert are the same person.)ROBERTSON , WILLIAM ---Age , 24 years. Enlisted, October 20, 1861, atEllenburg, to serve three years; mustered in as private, Co. D, November21, 1861; promoted corporal, no date; re-enlisted as a veteran, January5, 1864; transferred to Co. B, as private, no date; captured in action,May 16, 1804, at Drewrys Bluff, Va. ; died, September 12, 1861, atAndersonville, GA.
