ALEXANDER FOBARE – 98th INFANTRY16 ½ MONTHS IN THE SERVICE FOR CHURUBUSCO FARMER - It is hard to find any records of Alexander Fobare in the 98th Infantry. He enlisted at 19 years old in Churubusco, the town where he was born, at 19 years of age. On November 22, 1861, a month after enlistment, he was mustered into Company B to serve for 3 years. He is on the Adjutant General’s Roster for the regiment but does not have a Muster Roll Abstract. Although he was in the regiment until July 1, 1862, when he was discharged for disability at Philadelphia, only his pension records truly verify he was in the 98th. The reason for his disability was typhoid fever. The regiment was in the battlefield from the Siege of Yorktown in April 1862 to the Seven Days’ Battles in July, but Alexander was in hospital most of this time.In 1865, the 193rd Infantry was recruiting men, and he enlisted in Plattsburgh on April 13rd in Plattsburgh. The town bounty was $100, and the county bounty was $300. He was soon promoted to corpora, probably because of his prior service. After 10 months in the Army, he was mustered out on January 18, 1866, at Harpers Ferry after serving in provost and guard duties.Alexander returned to Churubusco but soon went to Massachusetts to look for work. He found work in factories, and, on the 1880 Census, he was listed as an electrician. In another record, he is shown as a telegraph repairer. He died on March 25, 1896, while he was working on the railroad in the car department and died in a railroad accident in the yard. His wife, Annie, started receiving a Widow’s Pension in December for Alexander’s 16 months and 15 day’s service
