BENJAMIN NORCROSS -- 16th INFANTRYFRANKLIN NORCROSS -- 16th, 83rd and 93rd INFANTRYJAMES NORCROSS -- 16th INFANTRY and 2nd VETERAN CAVALRYSAMUEL NORCROSS -- 5th VT INFANTRY and2nd VETERAN CAVALRYFOUR NORCROSSES -- DIFFERENT SERVICE RECORDS - Four Norcross men withClinton County connections enlisted for the Civil War. Two of them,James and Frank enlisted in the 16th Infantry in 1861, and Benjamin,after being released from the Clinton County Jail, enlisted in May of1862. The fourth Norcross, Samuel, accepted a town bounty of \$500 and acounty bounty of \$200 to enlist in the 2nd Veteran Cavalry.Benjamin spent only 5 months with the 16th before he was dropped fromthe regiment by General Order 162 from the Headquarters of the Army ofthe Potomac.Frank had a longer career in the military. After serving in the 16th,much of it in hospital, he was transferred to the 83rd in the fieldnear Salem Church. Before the war ended, he was transferred again to the97th Infantry. He was captured and spent time in a Southern prison,paroled and mustered out in July 1865 in Washington.The third Norcross, James, stayed with the 16th Infantry until May of1863 and took a year off before enlisting in the 2nd Veteran Cavalryin September 1863 with Samuel Norcross who had just spent time inVermont with the 5th Vermont Infantry. Before the regiment could leavefor Louisiana and the Red River Campaign, Samuel deserted in December1863, but James continued with the regiment and eventually mustered outin 1865 in Talladega, AL.When the men returned home, they continued to work in the miningindustry.
