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                                                           PART 19  

NEW JERSEY 

No. Soldier Name Side Function Regiment Name 

1
Higgins, Albert
Union 
Infantry 
9th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 30 1864 as a Substitute in Company E, 9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. 
Mustered out on June 14 1865 in Greensboro, NC 

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2
Higgins, Albert
Union 
Infantry 
10th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 27 1862
Enlisted in Company I, 10th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on August 30 1862 in Trenton, NJ 

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3
Higgins, Barton
Union 
Infantry 
9th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in
the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876

Enlisted as a Private on September 23 1861 mustered into Company F, 9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on October 01 1861.
Reenlisted into same Company on January 18 1864
Promoted to Musician on December 01 1864
Mustered out on July 12 1865 in Greensboro, NC

Source: Annual reunion of the Ninth N.J. Veteran Volunteers By United States. Army. New Jersey Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) 2nd Reunion of the Anniversary of Muster in of the regiment - Tues Sept 13, 1887

Barton Higgins, Company "F" - Flemington N.J.

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4
Higgins, Benjamin W
Union 
Infantry 
1st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy,1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on May 21 1861.
Mustered in Company I, 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment on June 04 1861.
Reduced in rank to Private on September 01 1862. 
Deserted on September 26 1862 in
Georgetown, Washington DC 
. . . 
Hellen H. Higgins appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey as widow of Benjamin W. Higgins whose service is noted above. Notes on this census state "supposed to have been shot" . He was a Vol. . His wife has not heard from him.

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5
Higgins, Charles
Union 
Infantry 
10th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 21 1865 as a substitute in Company H, 10th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. 
Deserted on June 19 1865 in Washington, DC

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6
Higgins, Daniel
Union 
Infantry 
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on December 10 1864 as a substitute in Company G, 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 09 1865 in Hall's Hill, VA 

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7
Higgins, Daniel C
Union 
Infantry 
11th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on June 16 1864 as a substitute in Company H, 11th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Discharged on June 12 1865 in Alexandria, VA 

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8
Higgins, David S C
Union 
Infantry 
9th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

An image is available to order at
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/PhotoDB.html#Ordering 
Photo ID Comments 
RG98S-CWPAB#1-2.15A A full standing view of Pvt. David S.C. Higgins, Co. K, 9th Regt., N.J. Vol. Inf.
............
Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on October 15 1861 
                      in Company K, 9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Promoted to Corporal on May 26 1863
Mustered out on December 07 1864 in Trenton, NJ 

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9
Higgins, Dennis
Union 
Infantry 
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 14 1865 in Company D, 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 09 1865 in Hall's Hill, VA 

Received an invalid's pension July 2, 1879.( Application # 295719 Certificate # 5876?6) Widows application # 696163 Certificate # unreadable

also shows service in Company "C" 37th New York Infantry 

36-Higgins, Dennis-Union-Infantry-37th Regiment, New York Infantry

Source: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards.
Dennis Higgins, Company "D" 4th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
(Left Section) St Martins Catholic Cemetery, New Hope, Pennsylvania

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10
Higgins, Edward
Union 
Cavalry 
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 05 1863.
Mustered in Company A, 2nd New Jersey Cavalry Regiment August 11 1863
Deserted on August 15 1863 in Camp Parker, Trenton, NJ 

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11
Higgins, Edward
Union 
Infantry 
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 07 1865 as a substitute in Company D, 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 09 1865 in Hall's Hill, VA 

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12
Higgins, Edward
Union 
Infantry 
26th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 
Same soldier as # 13

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Musician on September 03 1862.
Mustered in Company A, 26th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 18 1862.
Mustered out on June 27 1863 in Newark, NJ 

Civil War pension records show Edward Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 1326627 & Certificate # 1104495) on October 28,1904 for his service in Company "G" 37th N.J. Infantry & Company "A" 26th N.J. Infantry. His wife Mary E. Higgins received a widows pension June 22,1908. (Application # 898756 & Certificate # 656679)

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13
Higgins, Edward
Union 
Infantry 
37th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on June 17 1864
Mustered in Company G, 37th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on June 23 1864. 
Mustered out on October 01 1864 in Trenton, NJ 

Same soldier as # 12

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14
Higgins, Edward S
Union 
Infantry 
8th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

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15
Higgins, Francis H
Union 
Infantry 
23rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

Mentioned in Register of commissioned officers of the New Jersey Volunteers, in the service of the United States Trenton, N.J.: Adjutant General's Office, 1863 Anonymous 
Francis H. Higgins is listed as Captain of Company "B", 22nd New Jersey Infantry* Commissioned August 26th 1862
*NPS list states 23rd Regiment-could be a later assignment
....
Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in
the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Francis H Higgins enlisted on August 26 1862 Commissioned as a Captain in Company B, 23rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 13 1862.

Resigned on February 14 1863.  Appears as Frank H. Higgins on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey. Refers to his service as Captain of Company "B" 23rd N.J. Infantry.

Civil War pension index shows Francis H. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 277935 & Certificate # 173155) on April 7, 1879 for his service as a Private in Company "B" 23rd New Jersey Infantry.

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16
Higgins, George
Union 
Cavalry 
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on May 17 1864 in Company M, 2nd New Jersey Cavalry Regiment.
No further record. 

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Not on this Listing

Higgins, George

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: George Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 09 1861. Mustered in Company C, 6th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 24 1861.
Killed on August 29 1862 in 2nd Battle of Bull Run, VA
......
http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Searchable_Publications/civilwar/NJCWn1744.html 

BURIAL RECORD OF NEW JERSEY SOLDIERS.
Arlington Cemetery, Virginia
Higgins, George Private C 6th Inf Aug. 29,'62 (1862) Grave 9,654. 

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17
Higgins, Harrison Y
Union 
Infantry 
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861) 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 25 1861
Mustered in Company I, 4th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on April 27 1861.
Mustered out on July 31 1861 in Trenton, NJ 

 - U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers -
Personal Description: Height 5 ft 6 1/2 inches tall. Occupation - Tinsmith
Admitted to Southern Branch Jan 18, 1887 Transferred April 24, 1896
•Kecoughton, Virginia: Southern Branch
Admitted to Western Branch April 24, 1896 Transferred June 2, 1898

•Leavenworth, Kansas: Western Branch
Admitted to Central Branch June 2, 1898 Transferred Feb 11, 1899
•Dayton, Ohio: Central Branch
Admitted to Southern Branch Feb 11, 1899 Transferred June 20, 1904
•Kecoughton, Virginia: Southern Branch
Admitted to Western Branch June 20, 1904 Transferred Dec 2, 1904
•Leavenworth, Kansas: Western Branch
Admitted to Mountain Branch Dec 2, 1904 Discharged Apr 20, 1906
•Johnson City, Tennessee: Mountain Branch
Re - Admitted Mountain Branch Jan 28, 1908. Discharged June 17, 1908
Died 23 Aug 1924 at Sawtelle, California: Pacific Branch

U.S. Veterans Gravesites
Name: Harrison Y Higgins
Death Date: 23 Aug 1924 Interment Date: 23 Aug 1924
Cemetery: Los Angeles National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 950 South Sepulveda Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90049
Buried At: Section 36 Row L Site 19

HIGGINS ISRAEL 54 M W CT NJ SALEM SALEM CITY 1860
Name Age
Israel Higgins 54
Elizabeth Higgins 50
Elizabeth C Higgins 20
Harrison Y Higgins 19
Henrietta B Higgins 14

HIGGINS HARRISON Y 69 M W NJ CA SAN DIEGO NATIONAL TWP 1910
1910; Census Place: National, San Diego, California; Roll T624_95; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 886
Name: Harrison Y Higgins Age in 1910: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Birthplace: New Jersey
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: Connecticut Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Home in 1910: National, San Diego, California
Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male

HIGGINS HARRISON Y 79 M W NJ CA LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES; MALIBU 1920
Name Age
Harrison Y Higgins 79

Other military service in

Company I, 4th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on April 27 1861.
Mustered out on July 31 1861

2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers)

Service: July 18,1862 to June 17,1865

10th Regiment, US Infantry (Regular Army)
(Service: Dec 1, 1865 to Dec 1, 1868)

Company "E" 6th U.S. Infantry
(Service: Sept 1, 1869 to Sept 4,1874)

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18
Higgins, Henry
Union 
Cavalry 
1st Regiment, New Jersey Cavalry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 24 1861 in Company I, 1st New Jersey Cavalry Regiment.
Died of disease on May 29 1864 in Washington, DC 
...
http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Searchable_Publications/civilwar/NJCWn1233.html  
Company I, First Regiment - Cavalry.
NO. NAME. RANK. COM. OR ENROLLED. MUST'D IN. PERIOD. MUST'D OUT. REMARKS.
Higgins, Henry Private Sept. 24, '61 Sept. 24, '61 3 Yrs 
Died of pneumonia at Finley U. S. Army Gen. Hosp., Washington, D. C., 
  May 29, '64. 

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)
Ann M. Higgins received a widows pension (WC34171)
For husbands service in Company 'I", 1st Regiment New Jersey Cavalry.
She states that she married Henry Higgins February 9th, 1844 in Ireland
His children are listed as;
James Higgins, born May 6, 1849
Michael Higgins, born December 26, 1850
Edward Higgins, born July 9, 1855
William H. Higgins, born May 1, 1858
Joseph Higgins, born February 2, 1861

1890 Veterans Census Schedule
Ann Higgins appears on this census for an unnamed soldier who was in Company "I" 1st New Jersey Cavalry.

HIGGINS HENRY 45 M W IREL NJ MIDDLESEX NEW BRUNSWICK 1860
Name Age
Henry Higgins 45 Railroad Laborer b. Ireland
Ann Higgins 40 b. Ireland
Patrick Higgins 14 b. Ireland
Mary Higgins 13 b. Ireland
James Higgins 11 b. Ireland
Michael Higgins 9 b. New Jersey
Edward Higgins 5 b. New Jersey
William H Higgins 2 b. New Jersey

HIGGINS HENRY 40 M W IREL NJ MIDDLESEX NEW BRUNSWICK 1850
(Ages dont match against 1860 census)
Name Age
Henry Higgins 40
Ann Higgins 37
Patrick Higgins 11
Mary Higgins 8
James Higgins 5

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19
Higgins, Israel B
Union 
Infantry 
30th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876  
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 03 1862. Mustered in Company F, 30th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 17 1862.
Mustered out on June 27 1863 in Flemington, NJ

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20
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
1st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry (3 months, 1861)

 Source: Register of the commissioned officers and privates of the New Jersey Volunteers, in the service of the United States Jersey City: J H Lyon, 1863
-Three Months Volunteers-
-Rank-Name-Age-Company-Regiment-Enrolled
Private - Higgins, James - 43 - G - 1st - April 30,1861 
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Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 30 1861 in Company G, 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 31 1861 in Newark, NJ

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21
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
4th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

http://www.interment.net/data/us/pa/philadelphia/philanat/index_hihy.htm 
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 
Higgins, James, d. 10/13/1913, CORPL CO H 4TH N J INF,Plot: 50, *
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Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 17 1861 in Company H, 4th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Promoted to Corporal on July 01 1863.
Reenlisted in same company on December 28 1863
Reduced to the rank of Private on May 01 1864 
Mustered out on July 09 1865 in Hall's Hill, VA 

Civil War pension index shows James Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 361504 & Certificate # 1045917) on May 4, 1880 for his service as a Private in Company "H" 4th New Jersey Infantry.

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22
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
5th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

http://bergen.njstatelib.org/plweb-dbs/civilwar/docoutputs/NJCWn245.html
NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS.
Company D, Fifth Regiment
Higgins, James (2) Private Dec. 9, '61 Dec. 9, '61 3 Yrs Recruit - Died at 3d Army Corps Hosp., Va., June 6, '63, of wounds received in action. 

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans. (NARA)
Catherine Higgins (nee Kelly) applied for a widow's pension on July 17, 1863. She was the widow of James Higgins who was a private in Company "D" 5th New Jersey Volunteers. They were married by Rev. Moran on April 17, 1837 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. They had 4 children of this marriage; May, Mary, Henry and Andrew. He died at Potomac Creek hospital near battlefield on June 10, 1863 of a gunshot wound to thigh received during the battle of Chancellorsville. Catherine Higgins was dropped from the rolls on September 24, 1895 for failure to claim pension.

HIGGINS-CATHERINE-51-F-W-IREL-NJ-ESSEX-2-WD-NEWARK-1870
1870; Census Place: Newark Ward 2, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: M593_879; Page: 178A
Name Age
Catherine Higgins 51
James Higgins 32 Hat finisher
John A Higgins 25 Hatter
Henry Higgins 17 Stone mason apprentice
Marks Higgins 20 Laborer
Mary Higgins 16 Works in woolen mill
Andrew Higgins 14 at school

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23
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
5th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 19 1861 in Company D, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Received a disability discharge on November 18 1862 in Newark, NJ 

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24
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
7th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry
   Also See # 25

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on December 09
1861 in Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment New Jersey.
Transferred to Company G, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on November 06 1864
Mustered out Company F, 7th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on December 09 1864
Enlisted in Company G, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on December 09 1864. 

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25
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
7th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 
   Most likely same soldier as # 24

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on December 09 1861 in Company G, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on October 31 1863. Enlisted in Company G, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on March 08 1864.
Transferred on November 06 1864 into Company F,7th Infantry Regiment New Jersey

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26
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
26th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 03 1862. Mustered in Company C, 26th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 18 1862
Mustered out on June 27 1863 in Trenton, NJ 

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27
Higgins, James
Union 
Infantry 
35th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on July 27 1863
Mustered in Company A, 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 28 1863. Mustered out on July 20 1865 in Alexandria, VA 

Civil War pension index shows James Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 533441 & Certificate # 475219) on February 26, 1885. He died March 18, 1924 at Perry, Illinois.

Source: History Pike County, Illinois - Chapman, Chas. C., & Co., Published 1880
James Higgins, jeweler. Perry, was born in Clinton, N. J., Oct. 11, 1845; he is the son of Lewis and Anna Higgins; received his education in the common and select schools of New Jersey; he came to Perry in 1867, where he clerked for 5 or 6 years; then engaged in the hardware business, and in 1876 started a jewelry store, and thus far in his business has met with success. In 1871 he was married to Mary L. Cleveland, and they have 3 children, 2 girls and a boy. His wife is a member of the M. E. Church. In 1863 he enlisted in the 35th N. J. Zouaves and was in all the battles that the corps was in from Chattanooga to Savannah.

Source: Richard Higgins: a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham ... By Mrs. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins - Page 438

605. JAMES7 HIGGINS (Lewis6, James3, Azariah*. Joseph3, Jediah2, Richard1), born Oct. 11, 1846, at Clinton township, Hunterdon County, N. J.; married June 21 (or Sept. 11), 1871, Mary L. Cleveland, born June 7, 1849, at Perry, Ill.; daughter of John Kent and Emeline (Canfield) Cleveland of Perry, Ill.
Enlisted July 27, 1865, in Co. A, Thirty-fifth New Jersey Volunteers, which was included in the 1st Division of  the 17th Army Corps. Service principally with Sherman, including the March to the Sea. In 1879 he was residing at Perry, Pike County, Ill., and was a jeweler and watchmaker.
Children born at Perry, III.
i. Ora C., b. Nov. 6, 1872; unmarried.
ii. Arthur C., b. Dec. 21, 1874; residence St. Louis, Mo.
iii. Aileen C., b. Dec. 7, 1876; married June 14, 1911, John A. Sinclair; residence Duluth, Minn. She is an author and story writer.

HIGGINS-JAMES-27-M-W-NJ-IL-PIKE-PERRY_TWP-1870
1870; Census Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: M593_269; Page: 306A; Image: 619
Name Age
Samuel Burton 31
Nancy Burton 25
Marrietta Burton 5
Carrie Burton 1
James Higgins 27 Farm laborer

Household: 1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's
Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James HIGGINS Self M Male W 32 NJ Jeweler NJ NJ
Mary HIGGINS Wife M Female W 28 IL Keeping House CT CT
Ora G. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 7 IL NJ IL
Arthur HIGGINS Son S Male W 5 IL NJ IL
Alice HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 IL NJ IL
Source Information: Census Place Perry, Pike, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254243  NA Film Number T9-0243 Page Number 627D

HIGGINS-JAMES-53-M-W-NJ-IL-PIKE-PERRY_TWP-1900
1900; Census Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T623_337; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 124
Name Age
James Higgins 53
Mary L Higgins 50

HIGGINS-JAMES-64-M-W-NJ-IL-PIKE-PERRY_TWP-1910
1910; Census Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T624_318; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0138; Image: 475
Name Age
James Higgins 64
Mary L Higgins 60
Ora Higgins 37

HIGGINS-JAMES-73-M-W-NJ-IL-PIKE-PERRY-1920
1920;Census Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: T625_401; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 168; Image: 405
Name Age
James Higgins 73
Ora Higgins 44

Source: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index
Name: James Higgins Birth Date: 11 Oct 1845
Birth Place: Clinton Township, Hunterdon County, N J
Death Date: 19 Mar 1924 Death Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois
Burial Date: 21 Mar 1924 Cemetery Name: Wilson Cemetery
Death Age: 78 Occupation: Jeweler Race: White
Marital Status: W Spouse Name: Mary L. Higgins Gender: Male
Father Name: Lewis Higgins Father Birth Place: Clinton, N.J.
Mother Name: Ann Cramer Mother Birth Place: Clinton, N.J.
Comments: Length of time in city or town where death occurred 55y;In military or in Naval service in U.S.

1930; Census Place: Perry, Pike, Illinois; Roll: 551; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 362 (No image available)
Name Age
Ora Higgins 56

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28
Higgins, James P
Union 
Infantry 
14th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on August 16 1862. 
Mustered in Company H, 14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 26 1862.
Reduced in rank to Private on June 02 1864. 
Mustered out on June 18 1865 in Washington, DC.

Civil War pension records show James P. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 99519 & Certificate # 199171) on January 8, 1866 for his service in Company "H" 14th New Jersey Infantry. 
His wife Margaret A. Higgins received a widows pension December 22, 18??. (Application # 688556 & Certificate # 644212)

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Mentions his service as noted above.
Listed is an alias of James S. Higgins.
Disability is listed as chronic diarrhea and bleeding piles during his army service.

-Best census connections-
HIGGINS JAMES S 27 M W NJ NJ MIDDLESEX SOUTH BRUNSWICK TWP 1870 

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 
James S. HIGGINS Self M Male W 38 NJ Hotel Keeper NJ NJ 
Margaret HIGGINS Wife M Female W 35 NJ House Keeper NJ NJ 
Lorina HIGGINS Dau S Female W 12 NJ School NJ NJ 
Mary RYAN Other S Female W 21 NJ Servant NJ NJ 
Florence RYAN Other S Female W 6M NJ NJ NJ 
Albert BAND Other S Male B 23 NJ Servant NJ NJ 

Source Information:
Census Place District 2, South Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey 
Family History Library Film 1254791 NA Film Number T9-0791 Page Number 541A 

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29
Higgins, James S
Union 
Infantry 
14th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 
    Same soldier as # 28

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30
Higgins, John
Union 
Artillery 
Battery B, New Jersey Light Artillery 

http://civilwartalk.com/battery-b/roster.htm 
Enlisted men of Battery B, First New Jersey Artillery 
John Higgens; re-enlisted Corporal Sept 2, 1864; 
                    Sgt. Mar 1, 1865; discharged June 16, 1865

Source: History of Battery B, First New Jersey Artillery By Michael Hanifen - Published 1905
(Excerpt from page 63)

THE CHANCELLORSVILLE CAMPAIGN, 1863
...The father of John Higgins was in the Eighth New Jersey regiment, and was wounded in Sunday morning's battle on the plank road. He was in the hospital, and as soon as camp was fixed John went to see his father in hospital. When John reached the hospital his father was dead. We all felt sorry for him, and missed the old man's- visits to his son, which he did whenever he could get a pass. It was an odd scene to see father and son sitting together for hours on stump or log, seldom looking at or speaking to each other, and not a dozen words spoken except "How are you, dad ?" "How are you, John?" "When did you hear from home?" "How was mother?" On parting it was "Good-bye, dad." "Good-bye, John." How sadly he missed the visits of his father we all knew, and no better driver, corporal or sergeant ever served in our ranks. He never blundered, was perfect in drill, and kindly in disposition.

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 26 1864 in Battery E, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Regiment. Mustered out on June 12 1865 in Richmond, VA

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on June 20 1864 in Company C, 2nd New Jersey Cavalry Regiment.
Deserted on July 21 1864 in White's Station, TN 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on May 27 1861 in Company C, 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment. Mustered out on June 21 1864 in Newark, NJ

Source: History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey By William H. Shaw - PHILADELPHIA: EVEHTS & PEGK. 1884.
2nd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry - Company "G"
John Higgins, mustered in May 28, 1861 ; accidentally killed by gun shot at Cheeseman's Creek, Va., April 25, 1862

Civil War pension index shows John Higgins' widow applied for a pension (Application # 14272) on March 9, 1863. No record of it being granted.

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)
Sarah Higgins, the widow of John Higgins of Company "G" 2nd New Jersey Infantry filed for a pension on March 9, 1863. Sarah was 35 years old and living in the City of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.. She had married John on March 2, 1858 at St Vincent de Paul Church in New York City and they had no children.
The marriage record states John , age 22, was born in Ireland and was the son of John Higgins and Margaret Malloy, His wife Sarah Sheeran, she was age 30, and was born in Ireland, the daughter of James Sherran and Margaret Gallagher. They both were living in New York City at the time of the marriage.
John enrolled May 28, 1861 at Trenton, New Jersey for 3 years or war. He was mustered in as a Private in Company "G" 2nd New Jersey Infantry on the same day.
According to a fellow regiment member John Higgins' death was noted as happening on April 25 , 1862 while John was in a small boat on the way back to the Steamer "Elm City" on the James River in Virginia. he had been ordered to go ashore and retrieve fresh provisions. He was shot by some one shooting from the shoreline.

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35
Higgins, John
Union 
Infantry 
5th Regiment, New Jersey Infantry

Same soldier as # 42

Civil War pension records show John C. Higgins who served in Companies "E" , & Company "A" of the 5th New Jersey Infantry as well as Company "A" of the 35th New Jersey Infantry, receiving an invalid's pension (Application # 132551 & Certificate # 94290) on April 6th 1868 and his wife Adeline Higgins receiving a widows pension (Application # 1096925 & Certificate # 854334) on March 27th 1917
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Casualties Suffered in the Civil War by Apgar Family Members 

Wounded in Action John C. Higgins 5 NJ Co A (Fair Oaks, VA) May 31, 1862 (gunshot in left thigh) 
Discharged for Disability (Honorable Discharges):
John C. Higgins# 5 NJ Co A November 18, 1862 
Note: # subsequently re-enlisted in another unit
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-Webmaster has found in the following source: New Jersey. Adjutant General Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Civil War 1861-65. 2 vols. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1861 Enlisted in Company A, 5th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 14 August 1861. Wounded on 01 June 1862 at Fair Oaks, VA (Estimated day) Transferred on 11 August 1862 from company A to company E Discharged because of wounds Company A, 5th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 18 November 1862 in In The Field, VA

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on December 02 1861 in Company I, 5th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on July 18 1864 in Philadelphia, PA 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 29 1861
in Company C, 8th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Received a disability discharge on October 07 1862 in Camp Hooker, VA 

Civil War pension index shows John Higgins applied for an invalid's pension (Application # 10636) on February 13, 1863. No record of it being granted.

Conflicting record

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on February 06 1865 as a substitute in Company C, 8th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on June 28 1865 in Alexandria, VA 

Source: The Press (Newspaper of Philadelphia Pa.)
- Thursday, August 11, 1864 Edition -
- THE ACTION AT PEACH TREE CREEK, GEORGIA -
- Official List Of Casualties of 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, July 20, 1864 -
- Second Brigade -
  John Higgins, Co. G, 33rd N.J., Missing

http://bergen.njstatelib.org/plweb-dbs/civilwar/docoutputs/NJCWn985.html
Company G, Thirty-third Regiment
Higgins, John Private Aug. 17, '63 Aug. 29, '63 3 Yrs 
Died of diarrhea at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 28, '64; buried at Nat. Cemetery, Andersonville, Ga., Grave 9,937. 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 17 1863
Mustered in Company G, 33rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 29 1863. Died of disease while a Prisoner of War on September 28 1864 Andersonville, GA 

Civil War pension index shows John Higgins' widow received a pension December 19, 1865 (Application # 117841 & Certificate # 77621) for her husbands service as a Private in Company "G" 33rd New Jersey Infantry.

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)  Margaret Higgins (nee Malloy), widow of private John Higgins of Company "G" 33rd New Jersey Infantry, applied for a pension for the loss of her husband. She was a resident of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey. They were married by Father McMullen, a catholic priest, of the parish of Rasharkin in County Antrim, Ireland. The date which could not be recalled by the widow. (she stated it was about 27 years prior to November 1865.)     They had 3 children;    Josephine Higgins - Born March 5th, 1851 (b. Quebec Canada),     Patrick Higgins - Born November 5, 1853   Rosanna Higgins - Born August 9, 1855

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 12 1864.
Mustered in Company G, 38th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 27 1864.
Mustered out on June 30 1865 in City Point, VA 
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Civil War pension index shows John Higgins received an invalid's pension August 11, 1885 (Application # 546830 & Certificate # 3324455) for his service as a Private in Company "G" 38th New Jersey Infantry.

Appears on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule South Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey mentioning his service as noted above. 
Disability noted is Rheumatism

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JOHN HIGGINS
DAYTON (DAYTON) Cemetery Middlesex County, New Jersey

UNION CIVIL WAR SOLDIER - SERVED IN CO.G-38TH NEW JERSEY VOL. INFANTRY
DIED-SEPT.12-1882

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 20 1865 in Company D, 40th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Promoted to Corporal on June 08 1865.
Mustered out on July 13 1865 in Hall's Hill, VA 

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Casualties Suffered in the Civil War by Apgar Family Members 
Lewis Higgins 15 NJ Co A (Spotsylvania, VA) May 12, 1864 (MIA and presumed killed)
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Enlisted as a Private on 05 August 1862 Enlisted in Company A, 15th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 25 August 1862.
Missing on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA Killed Company A, 15th Infantry Regiment New Jersey on 12 May 1864 in Spotsylvania Court House, VA
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HIGGINS LEWIS 50 M W NJ NJ HUNTERDON EAST AMWELL TWP 1860 
    -line 13 with wife Mahala

HIGGINS MAHALA 45 F W NJ NJ HUNTERDON RARITAN 1870
   living in residence of Nathaniel Higgins. 
   Her daughter Rebecca is also living in the household. 
   Mahala is listed as Domestic Servant

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace  
Mahalia HIGGINS Self W Female W 53 NJ Keep House NJ NJ
N. Rebecca HIGGINS Dau S Female W 22 NJ NJ NJ 
Source Information:
Census Place East Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey Family History Library Film 1254787 
NA Film Number T9-0787 Page Number 51C 

Mahala Higgins is listed as the widow of Lewis Higgins
in 1890 Veterans Census Schedule for Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey. 

Lewis Higgins Family 

Civil War pension index shows Lewis Higgins' widow received a pension (Application # 124067 & Certificate # 89059) on March 26,1866.

Source: Case Files of Approved Pension Applications of Widows and Other Dependents of Civil War Veterans (NARA)
Mahala Higgins (nee Hummer) applied for a pension, January 6, 1866, for the loss of her husband, Lewis Higgins, who was a private in Company "A" 15th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. They were married by Reverend John McNair at Amsterdam County, New Jersey on October 29th, 1853. They had two children; William H. Higgins, born April 5, 1855 and .Rebecca M. Higgins, born August 19, 1858.  Lewis Higgins had been wounded in a charge of the rebel works at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse on May 12, 1864 and died in a Rebel Field Hospital on May 16, 1864.

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Enlisted as a Private on 4 October 1864 in Battery B, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Regiment. Mustered out on 16 Jun 1865 at Trenton, NJ.

Civil War pension records show Michael Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 802504 & Certificate # 932391) on July 9, 1890.His date of death is noted as December 10,1916 at Danville, Illinois.  His file notes that he used an alias of Michael Cunningham.

 Source: Register of the commissioned officers and privates of the New Jersey Volunteers, in the service of the United States Jersey City: J H Lyon, 1863

-Three Months Volunteers-
-Rank-Name-Age-Company-Regiment-Enrolled
Private - Higgans, Michael - 22 - D - 1st - April 30,1861
...
Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 30 1861
in Company D, 1st New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Mustered out on July 31 1861 in Newark, NJ 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on October 03
1861 in Company H, 9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Received a disability discharge on November 23 1862 in New Berne, NC 

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SGT. MICHAEL M. HIGGINS  SERVED IN CO.C-33RD NEW JERSEY VOL. INFANTRY IS BURIED AT THE PRESBYTERIAN (SPRINGFIELD) CEMETERY UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.

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52
Higgins, Patrick
Union 
Infantry 
31st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry 

http://www.14thbrooklyn.net/COIROST.HTM 
14th Brooklyn Co. I. Roster
Higgins, Patrick - Age 44 years. Enlisted at Brooklyn,
to serve 3 years; mustered in as private, Co. I,
December 28, 1863; transferred to Co. G, Fifth Veteran
Infantry, June 2, 1864; prior service in Co. K, Thirty-first New Jersey Infantry. 
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Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 03 1862.
Mustered Company K, 31st New Jersey Infantry Regiment September 17 1862.
Mustered out on June 24 1863 in Flemington, NJ 

Civil War pension index show Patrick Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 57534 & Certificate # 36574) December 27, 1864. He served as a Private in Company "G" 5th New York Infantry, as well as a Private in Company "I" 84th New York Infantry, and Company "A" 31st New Jersey Infantry. His widow, Ellen, received a pension (Application # 422340 & Certificate # 309530) on May 9, 1890 in New York.

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 20 April 1864
Enlisted in Company E, 2nd Cavalry Regiment New Jersey on 20 April 1864
Deserted on April 20 1864 in Trenton, NJ 

http://bergen.njstatelib.org/plweb-dbs/civilwar/docoutputs/NJCWn115.html
Higgins, Thomas Private June 25, '63 June 25, '63 3 Yrs Recruit - Missing in action at Wilderness, Va., May 6, '64; supposed dead. 
......
Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 25 June 1863
Enlisted in Company C, 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment on June 25 1863.
Missing on May 06 1864 at Wilderness, VA
Killed on May 06 1864 in Wilderness, VA 

Same soldier as # 57 below

Civil War pension records show Thomas Higgins received an invalid's pension July 23,1890 for his service in Company 'H' 22nd New Jersey Infantry (Other service noted in Company "G", 35th New Jersey Infantry)
His date of death is noted as October 7, 1919.

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on September 01
1862 in Company H, 22nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment on September 22 1862.
Mustered out on June 25 1863 in Trenton, NJ

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Substitute as a Private on March 14 1865 in Company G, 35th New Jersey Infantry Regiment.
Deserted on June 29 1865 in Washington, DC 

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private as a Substitute on June 11 1864 in Company E, 11th New Jersey Infantry Regiment. 
No Further record

*Battery "E" service not mentioned in source material

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: Thomas J Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on January 12
1864. Mustered in Battery A, 1st New Jersey Light Artillery Regiment on January 13 1864.
Transferred into Battery D, on January 26 1864. 
Deserted on November 14 1864 in Brooklyn, NY

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: William Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 25 1863
Mustered in Company H, 33rd New Jersey Infantry Regiment September 04 1863.
Mustered out on July 14 1865 in Newark, NJ 

Civil War pension records show Bridget Higgins received a widows pension July 21, 1890 for her husband's service in Company "H" 33rd New Jersey Infantry.

New Jersey Marriages
WILLIAM L. HIGGINS ELLEN MARIA WOLVERTON 12 Mar 1861
Somerset NJ

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876
Name: William Higgins ,
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on August 9
1862. Mustered into Company A, 15th New Jersey
Infantry Regiment on Aug 25,1862. Mustered out on Jun
22,1865 at Hall's Hill, VA.

Household:1880

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
William L. HIGGINS Self M Male W 44 IN Patent Roofer NY NJ
Ellen M. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 45 NJ Keeping House NJ NJ
Eugene HIGGINS Son S Male W 19 NJ Patent Roofer IN NJ
Ida CORNISH Other S Female W 22 WI Dressmaker NY NJ
Source Information:
Census Place 5th Ward, District 2, Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey
Family History Library Film 1254788
NA Film Number T9-0788  Page Number 393A

Civil War pension records show William L. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 160204 & Certificate # 116626) on  September 19,1870 for his service as noted above. His wife Ellen M. Higgins received a widows pension February 3,1890. (Application # 414014 & Certificate # 285604)

Ellen M. Higgins appears as the widow of William L.
Higgins on 1890 Veterans Census Schedule Trenton,
Mercer County, New Jersey. Refers to his service as a
Private in Company "A" 15th New Jersey Infantry from
August 26,1862 to June 22,1865.Notes her address as 22
Perrine Ave.

Same soldier as # 71

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65.Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Name: William T Higgins 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on April 26 1861
Mustered in Company F, 2nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment on May 01 1861. Mustered out on July 31 1861 in Trenton, NJ 

Appears on 1890 Veterans Schedules Bordentown,
Burlington County, New Jersey. Refers to service as a
Private in Company "F" 2nd New Jersey Infantry from
May 1,1861 to July 31,1861.

Civil War pension records show William T. Higgins received an invalid's pension (Application # 535573 & Certificate # 362104) on March 23,1885 for his service in the following regiments; Companies "D & F" 2nd New Jersey Infantry Company "B" 13th New Jersey Infantry and 101 Co. 2 Bttn Veteran's Reserve Corp. His wife Maria Higgins received a widows pension (Application # 709800 & Certificate # 491188) on December 8,1899.

Source: Record of the Officers and Men of New Jersey
in the Civil War 1861-65. Trenton: Murphy, 1876 
Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on August 11 1862
Mustered in Company B, 13th New Jersey Infantry Regiment on August 25 1862.
Reenlisted in on 15 August 1864
Discharged on 18 July 1865 

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Name Age Date Died Rank Date Discharged Residence 
Occupation Buried 
Higgins, Dennis ----- March 20, 1899 Private Co. I,
Regt. 14 N.J. Vol. July 1865 New Hope None New Hope