CHAUNCEY GOODRICH DARRAH -- 16th and 95th INFANTRYBURIED IN SCHUYLER FALLS - While living in Schyuler falls in 1861,Chauncey Goodrich Darrah enlisted in the 16th Infantry and was writteninto the records as Chancey Danah. He was mustered into Company E as acorporal the same day as he enlisted, May 2, 1861, but was soon demotedto ranks. Chauncey expected to serve for 2 years, but was discharged fordisability on November 28, 1862, at a convalescent camp near FairfaxSeminary, VA. During his time in the 16th he was in 14 majorengagements and the regiment had about 300 casualties in Virginia andMaryland including 1st Bull Run, West Point, Gaines' Mil, Crampton'sPass and Antietam. He was discharged about a month after Antietam.Within a few months of returning home, Chauncey was drafted into the95th Infantry in Peru. In the Draft Registration Record of 1863 to1865, he is listed as a wheelwright and as a discharged soldier. He wasmustered in as a private into Company F on July 7, 1863. After beingpresent at a couple of musters, and being in several battles, includingGettysburg, he was transferred to the Invalid Corps on January 1, 1864.The order came from General Martindale, from Sandy Hill, NY, while thelatter was the Military Governor of Washington, DC.Chauncey returned to Clinton County and married, Fannie Adelia Densmoreand spent the rest of his life in the Schuyler Falls/Peru.On February 17, 1907, his obituary was in the Plattsburgh Sentinel --"Death visited our street again removing an aged citizen, ChaunceyDarrah. Mr. Darrah has lived in our neighborhood nearly all his life. Heleaves a wife, 3 daughters and 2 sons."He and his wife, are buried in the New Schuyler Falls Cemetery. Hisparents, David Darrah, a veteran of the War of 1812, and Elizabeth Allenwent west to farm. They are buried in the Mount Vernon Cemetery inAtchison, KS. Many Darrah descendants are living in Clinton Countytoday.
