16th infantryDEAN , WILLIA M II,---Age, 21 years. Enlisted, October 24, 1861, atPotsdam; mustered in as private, Co. G, same date, to serve unexpiredterm of two years; discharged for disability, May 21, 1862, atAlexandria, Va .124TH INFANTRyDEAN, WILLIAM M. --- Age, 23 yrs. Enlisted at Plattsburgh, to serve1 yr, and mustered in as private, Co. E, Sept. 15, 1864; mustered out,May 26, 1865, at Albany, NY. *TC MO \~* *enlisted in Mooers; tb\$600; cb \$300.*DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL TWICE - Before William M. Dean enlisted in the124th Infantry, he spent some time in the 16th Infantry which wasknown as the First Northern New York Regiment. On October 24, 1861, heenlisted and was mustered in to spend two years with them. He spent only7 months with the 16th before he was mustered out6 on a Surgeon'sCertificate of Disability on May 21, 1862., before the regiment got tothe field. When he got home, he started receiving an Invalid's Pension.Just over two years later, William enlisted again on September 15, 1864,after marrying Mary Tallman that summer. For a town bounty of \$600 anda county bounty of \$300, he enlisted in Plattsburgh to serve one yearwith the 124th Infantry which needed replacement troops after a hardsummer's fighting. The soldiers of the regiment were known as OrangeBlossoms. William's Muster Roll Abstract says he was present at themuster at the end of October. After a few minor battles, he became illand was sent to the Division's Hospital. From there he was sent to theFinley Hospital in Washington and was mustered out in Albany on May 25,1865.William returned to his wife in DeKalb, NY, and his parents, Nathan Deanand Julia Hurlbut. The family lived in St. Lawrence County for the restof their lives. In 1890, the Veterans Schedules show that he was livingin Clare, NY, and was suffering from an injury to his spine andrheumatism. It also says he was wounded in the left leg. Mary startedreceiving her Widow's Pension in 1913.The Ogdensburg Evening Post of October 10, 1913 carried this notice fromCranberry Lake -- "Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Dean were called to Clare lastevening to attend the funeral of Mr. Dean's father, William Dean, whodied Monday evening at the age of 73 years." He was buried in theDeGrasse Cemetery about five miles south of Clare.
