ALEXANDER JUBERT - 46th INFANTRYLOST A SON WHILE HE WAS IN THE SERVICE - On September 3, 1864, a44-year-old shoemaker who was born in Quebec, enlisted in the 46thCavalry in Plattsburgh. Alexander Jubert was mustered in as a private inCompany G on September 3, 1864, to serve for one year as a substitutefor Henry E. Hart, a 30-year-old businessman in Keeseville. He wasenlisted under the name Jamtree, and for the enlistment he received atown bounty of \$500 and a county bounty of \$300. In addition, he alsoreceived a premium of \$300 for being a substitute.Off he went to war and met up with his regiment while they were in themidst of the Siege of Petersburg in late 1864. In March 1865, theregiment was in their second to last engagement at Fort Stedman, andthen the final assault on Petersburgh on April 2, 1865. Soon after thefall of Petersburg, they were ordered to Washington, where they weremustered out July 28, 1865, at the Delancy House. The Town of Ausable'sClerk reported that in 1865, Alexander had returned home to Clintonvilleand his wife, Melsina.While Alexander was still in the military, their son, Alexander, wasdrowned off the coast of Savannah, GA, on December 20, 1864, returningfrom duty in Louisiana with the 2nd Veteran Cavalry. In 1879, Melsinawas granted a pension based on her son's service giving the name,Alexander Johntree.Henry E. Hart, for whom Alexander substituted died in 1882 at 48 yearsof age and was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Keeseville.
