ALBERT PITT DENIO -- 96th INFANTRYGOT OUT AS SOON AS HIS THREE YEARS WERE UP - Only five states recruited96 infantries -- New York, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Bythe end of the war and the formation of the 193rd infantries, onlythree states could field regiments, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania,and only New York enlisted men for three years. Ohio asked men to giveonly one year's service and Pennsylvania only fielded a 100-dayregiment.Albert Pitt Denio, who gave his occupation as butcher, enlisted in the96th Infantry in Chazy on October 20, 1861, and was mustered intoCaptain Joseph Nichols' Company F on February 21, 1862. He wasimmediately transferred to Captain David Lockerby's Company A and wasgiven the rank of 1st sergeant. The regiment left for Washington bytrain about three weeks later.A month after arriving in the capital, they boarded a flotilla of boatsand sailed coastwise for Fortress Monroe at the mouth of the James Riverready to begin their march up the Virginia Peninsula. After slogging upthe Peninsula during the spring and summer and sustaining 58 casualtiesat Fair Oaks and 81 casualties during the Seven Days' Battles, theregiment wasn't engaged again in battle until October. By this time,Albert had been promoted to commissary sergeant -- still only20-years-old.Starting in December, the 96th went to the North Carolina to guardrailroad junctions and coastal cities and stayed there until they wereneeded before Petersburg. From May to October 1884, Albert was in manynotable battles in the Petersburg area. His last battle was the 3-daybattle at Chaffin's Farm with the XVIII Corps of the Army of the Jamesunder General Benjamin Butler. When his three years' service was up,just before the Second Battle of Fair Oaks, he decided not to re-enlistand was discharged on October 20, 1864. He came home to Chazy to farmfor the rest of his life.He married Marietta Ladd in 1869 and they lived with his parents, GuyDenio and Ruby Barber, on the farm. Ruby died in 1867 and was buried inthe Riverview Cemetery in Chazy. Guy joined her there in 1882. WhenAlbert died in 1921, Marietta started receiving a Widows Pension of \$30a month, which she received until she died in 1930. The couple are alsoburied in Riverview Cemetery.
