LAFAYETTE WARREN -- 95th INFANTRYSEVEN MONTHS IN THE MILITARY - At the beginning of January in 1864,Lafayette Warren enlisted for a town bounty and was mustered into the95th Infantry in his hometown of Wilmington. His enlistment wascredited to the Town of Altona so that the town wouldn't be fined fornot meeting its quota. He was mustered into Company F when he joined theregiment while they were at Brandy Station, VA, in winter quarters. InJuly 1863, the regiment suffered 115 casualties, and they were ready fornew recruits.The 95th's first battle of 1864 was with the V Corps of the Army ofthe Potomac at the 3-day Battle of The Wilderness where they sustained174 casualties. He was sick in the hospital in June. Sometime afterthat, he was captured and taken to Andersonville Prison in Georgia.Lafayette, or Fayette, as he was called, died of scorbutus (scurvy) anddysentery on July 26th.He was buried at 16 years and seven months of age and then reinterred inPlot 4026 when the National Cemetery was organized. There is a militarystone on the grave. Pleasant View Cemetery in Wilmington, NY, contains astone that was placed in his memory by his family.In February 1896, Fayette's father, Walter, applied for and was granteda pension based on his son's service about a month after his mother,Caroline Phillips, died. Walter received the pension until he died in1912.To explore an enlarged view of the Andersonville map, go to:For those of you familiar with the U. S. Oval on the Old Base MuseumCampus in Plattsburgh, it is 40 acres in area. Imagine 30,000 peoplethere on a hot summer afternoon.
