ALBERT H. CLOUGH -- 16th INFANTRY and 2nd VETERAN CAVALRYDIED IN NEW ORLEANS - Albert H. Clough's ancestor, John Clough, came tosettle in New England in 1635 and was one of the original settlers inSalisbury, MA. Like his ancestor, Albert was a carpenter and cabinetmaker. By the time he enlisted in the 16th Infantry, his parents,William and Cynthia Clough, were farming in Peru where he was born in1840.His Muster Roll Abstract shows that he was born in Peru, had blue eyes,had light hair and a light complexion and was 5'2½" tall. Albert was oneof 99 men who were mustered into the regiment on May 15, 1861, in Albanya month after Lincoln's first call for volunteers. After drilling for amonth in Bethlehem, NY, they left for Washington and their encampment atAlexandria, VA, on the south side of the Potomac. The regiment was infour engagements in 1861 within 35 miles of their camp, including theFirst Battle of Bull Run in July. The record doesn't show how maybattles Albert was in, it only shows that he was discharged fordisability on October 1, 1861, before their final battle at PohickChurch, VA, on October 1st. Seventeen of his group were alsodischarged for disability before their 2-year terms were up.In the summer of 1863, Albert enlisted in Plattsburgh to serve for 3years in Company H of the 2nd Veteran Cavalry. Fourteen other men fromthe local area also enlisted with him. His detachment, which includedCompany H went to Washington in October and patrolled the capital untilthey were ordered to Louisiana and the Red River Campaign in March 1864.The campaign ended at the end of May and Albert became ill and was sentdown the Mississippi to hospital in New Orleans where he died there ofchronic diarrhea on July 24th. He was buried in the hospital groundsand later reinterred in the Chalmette National Cemetery about sevenmiles downstream. The cemetery, which was established in 1864, was oncethe battleground of the famous Battle of New Orleans which happened justafter the War of 1812 was over. Another soldier who enlisted in ClintonCounty is also buried there -- Julius Wells who died on May 28, 1864.
