MILES EDWIN RANSOM -- 118th INFANTRYMOVED TO VERMONT AFTER THE WAR - Miles Edwin Ransom was born in 1825 inChazy. His grandfather, Calvin Ransom, and six of his brothers foughtfor Massachusetts at the battles of Saratoga and Bennington. He wasrecruited for the 118th Infantry as a private in his hometown andmustered in as private in Captain Henry Ransom's Company I. Before theregiment left Plattsburgh, Miles was promoted to corporal.Miles was with the regiment through October of 1863 until he waspromoted sergeant. From then on he spent periods of time on detachedservice at Elmira, NY. He was finally mustered out in Plattsburghpursuant to instructions from the War Department Adjutant General'sOffice. He made it through the war with only a slight injury, unlike hisdistant relative, Captain Ransom who lost an arm at Drewry's Bluff.Miles returned home to his wife, Jane Reynold, and after the death ofhis father, Guy Ransom, the couple moved to Alburgh, VT, where theystayed for the rest of their lives. Miles died in 1899 and was buried inthe Alburgh Center Cemetery. Jane joined him there in 1911.
