JAMES AMANDUS BLISS -- 2nd CAVALRYTWO MONTHS IN THE MILITARY - Jane Amanda Bliss and James Amandus Blisswere twins who were born in Vermont in 1838. Their parents were JasperBliss and Patty Mace. Patty died in 1856 and in the mid-1850's Jasperbrought his children to the Wilmington, NY, area to farm. In 1857,Jasper married Susan McFarland to be mother to the youngest of his tenchildren.In 1859, he married Marcella Weston, and but she died in 1860 and wasburied in the Riverview Cemetery in Clintonville. James went to livewith father and stepmother on their farm with some of his youngersiblings and three boarders. On November 1, 1861, he enlisted in the2nd Cavalry in Plattsburgh.James was only with the regiment for a little over a month before he wasdischarged for disability on December 31st at Camp Palmer in ArlingtonHeights, VA. Camp Palmer was built on General Lee's confiscated propertyoverlooking the capital city on the north bank of the Potomac.After returning home, James married Betsey Clifford in September 1862.In May 1863, George Clendon, the Provost Marshal, added his name to theDraft Registration List, but he was never called to join the Army again.James remained in the Wilmington area for the rest of his short life andonly received his Invalid's Pension for three years before he died in1883. Betsey lived until 1915 with her Widows Pension. She was buriedunder the same stone as her husband in the Pleasant View Cemetery inWilmington.
