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NEW YORK MILITIA          
Woolsey, Melancthon Lloyd 1758-1819   Livingston, Alida Major General  
          
          
FRENCH & INDIAN WAR         
Woolsey, Melancthon Taylor 1714-1758   Lloyd, Rebecca New York Troops  
          
          
          
          
AMERICAN REVOLUTION         
Woolsey, Daniel Abt 1685   Ward, Mary   
Woolsey, Daniel Abt 1724   George Woolsey III
Hannah Smith
  
Woolsey, George 1748-1817 NY - Bedford, Westchester Hopkins, Mary Stationed: Bunker Hill in Boston
Signer/Articles of Association at New Marlborough
 
Woolsey, Gilbert     Hoyt, Rhoda   
Woolsey, Henry 1734-1811 NY - Bedford, Westchester Woolsey, Abigail Wright Private
Westchester County, New York Regiment
 
Woolsey, John III 1737-1819 NY - Huntington, Long Island Oliphant, Sarah B   
          
Woolsey, Josiah 1738-1778 NY - Bedford, Westchester Owen, Mary Private
2nd Reg't Westchester County, NY
Capt. Marcus Morse's (or Moseman) Co.
Captured/confined Sugar House Prison
Died: 1778 small-pox
 
Woolsey, Melancthon Lloyd 1758-1819   Alida Livingston Lieutenant 
Woolsey, Sampson   NY - Huntington, Long Island Gillette, Mary   
Woolsey, Thomas Jr 1760-1797 NY - Bedford, Westchester Gilbert, Phoebe   
Woolsey, William     Lyons, Jerusha   
Woolsey, Zephaniah 1740-1807 NY - Marlboro, Ulster Woolsey, Sarah   
          
          
          
WAR of 1812         
Woolsey, John 1779-1839 NY - Amenia, Dutchess Sarah/Sally   
Woolsey, Melancthon Taylor 1780-1838 NY - Tredwell, Susan Cornelia Navy - Lieut.,
Command under Isaac Chauncey
 
Woolsey, Nathaniel 1769-1850 NY - Ulster Co Glenn, Rebecca Captain
Jones' CO Thirty-? Regiment Infantry
 
Woolsey, Samuel 1776-1844 VA - Fincastle Gilbert, Cassandra   
Woolsey, Walter 1793-1851 NY - Frazier/Fraser, Harriet New York 
Woolsey, Zephaniah 1783-1854 VA - Washington Co Crouch, Anna Private
Capt. Cross' CO
Served: Under Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison
 
          
          
          
          
MEXICAN WAR         
Woolsey, John 1810-1847 KY - Breathit Haley, Jane CO. A, Capt Stout's, 3rd ILL Volunteers
Med/Discharge - Broaos Santiago, Mexico
Service date: 6/21/1846-8/13/1846
 
Woolsey, Richard Franklin 1825-1858 KY - Pulaski Co Osborn, Arita Private
4th Kentucky, Infantry
 
Woolsey, Thomas 1805-1896   Burrell, Mary Mormon Battalion 
          
          
         
          
CONFEDERATE STATES         
Regulars - 14 Units         
Howard, Wolsey L. [39335]   Arletta M. Pension App. - Boulder, CO., wife Arletta M. 
          
CIVIL WAR         
          
ALABAMA - 90 Units         
Woolsey, Benjamin Melacthon [16279]     Southern Sympathizer - Selma, AL
[see/Jane Stuart Woolsey]
 
Woolsey, John       AL 4th Infantry Regiment
Pvt, Co K, discharged March 62, Jackson County, farmer
4th Alabama Infantry Regiment
 
ARKANSAS - 70 Units         
Wolsey, James [29801]15925     Private
8th Regiment
 
Woolsey, Charles [40256]     Private
CO. I, 8th Regiment
 
Woolsey, Michael Malachi [20898]     Arkansas Confederate Pension Application 
Woolsey, Soloman 1839-1863 IL - Williamson Co Jehu Moses (John D) Woolsey
Jane Davis
Confederacy
Signed up w/W.O. Coleman out of North Arkansas
Wounded at the Battle of Wilson Creek, MO
 
Woolsey, W [esley] F. [15867]   Howard, Nancy R 1st Lieutenant
CO. H, Gordon's Regiment
 
Woolsey, William [15930]     Private
CO. G, Cocke's Regiment, Infantry
 
Woolsey, William [36789]     Private
CO. A, 15th Regiment (Northwest), Infantry
 
          
          
          
FLORIDA - 21 Units         
          
GEORGIA - 130 Units         
Woolsey, A [ndrew] J. [31731]     Private
CO. E, 5th Georgia Reserves
 
Woolsey, E. [Edmund R.? [20437]     Private
CO. B, 5th Georgia Reserves
 
Woolsey, E. [Ezekiel?] [28163]     Private
CO. B, 5th Georgia Infantry
 
Woolsey, George W. [40257]     Private
Enlisted: 22 Mar 1862
 
Woolsey, J. J. [27628]     Confederacy
Private CO. D, 19th Battalion
 
Woolsey, J. J. [30649]     Confederacy
Private CO. I, 10th Cavalry
 
Woolsey, William G. [27810]     Private
Enlisted: 22 Mar 1862
 
Woolsey, W. T. [28425]     Private
CO. F, 1st Local Troops, Infantry
 
          
ANDERSONVILLE PRISON
Macon, Georgia
        
Prisoners/Notorious Southern Prison         
Woolsey, Charles H. [16225]     Sargent
CO. L, 3rd New York Sent to Millen, GA 10/31/1864
 
Woolsey, Gilbert Rev. [ 9259]     Said by the family to have died 18 Sep 1864 
Woolsey, J. d. 1864     Private
CO. F, 2nd TN, Infantry
 
Woolsey, John [L.] [30296]     Private
24th New York Battery
 
Woolsey, M. [12826]     Navy - Lieutenant
Exchanged Savannah, 27 Sep 1864
USN Watermith
 
Woolsey, Robert M. [21943]     Private
CO. E, 22nd Michigan Infantry d. 1864
 
          
ILLINOIS         
Woolsey, Alonzo A     Elizabeth 125th Illinois Infantry
Nebraska Volunteer
Post 44
JAG reort P. 120
 
Woolsey, Benjamin Hardy 1841-1933 IL - Fayette Co Ford, Rachel A CO H, 8TH Reg Illinois
Wounded: Fort Donelson 1862
Service dates: 7/25/1861-5/4/1866
 
Woolsey, Charles Benjamin 1842 IL - Williamson Co Thorp/Tharp, Nancy Eliz 15TH Missouri Cavalry CSA 
Woolsey, David       REC 5. US Cav From: Kaskakia, IL Service Date: 04/26/1864 
Woolsey, Edwin W 1828-1910     Private
CO.D 1 ILL Cavalry From: Knoxville, IL
 
Woolsey, Henry C     William Henry Woolsey
& Margaret Root
Private
CO. C 51 Illinois, Infantry
 
Woolsey, James     William Henry Woolsey
& Margaret Root
Private
CO. E 83 Illinois Infantry, 122 Illinois Infantry JAG report P.63 From: Knoxville, IL
 
Woolsey, John A       QM SGT Co HQ 7 ILL US CAV From Germantown, TN  
Woolsey, John Leander 1826-1881 OH - Ashtabula Martha Private
CO A, 77 Illinois Infantry
From: Knoxville, TN
 
Woolsey, Richard 1843-1876 IL - Jackson Co   Private
CO. H 27 Illinois Infantry Rec
From: Murphysboro, Jackson Co. IL
 
Woolsey, Richard S     William A Woolsey
Caroline Sorrels
Private
CO. H 27 Illinois Infantry
 
Woolsey, William Abt 1849 IL -     
Woolsey, William H 1818-1864     Union Army
CO. D 7 Illinois Cavalry
From: Orange County, IL
(Nebraska Volunteer)
 
Woolsey, William Henry 1818-1864   Root, Margaret WaG-Staff NCO
CO. A 59 IL US Infantry
from Knoxville, IL
 
Woolsey, Wright 1820-1871 OH - Ashtabula Yeager, Rebecca Union
Captain
CO D 7 Illinois US Cavalry
From: Orange County, IL
 
          
          
         
INDIANA         
Woolsey, Porterfield Crawford 1837-1919 KY - Farmer, Elvira CO. B, 58 Regiment, Infantry 
          
          
          
KENTUCKY - ? Units         
Woolsey, Green[ville] [28422]     Private
9th Regiment Kentucky Infantry Mounted
 
Woolsey, James Henderson 1844-1920 KY - Pulaski Co Houser, Sarah Catherine A Union Army 
Woolsey, John E (or C)       Union Army
Private
CO K 17th KY Volunteer Infantry
Service Dates:1/4/1862-1/23/1865
 
Woolsey, Lewis [40258]     Private
Enlisted 10 Sep 1862 at Richmond, Kentucky
 
Woolsey, Samuel M       Union Army
Bugler
CO. M 6th Cavalry KY
Service Dates: 10/1861-7/14/1865
 
          
         
          
          
LOUISIANA - 76 Units         
Woolsey, Henry [40259] England   Private
CO. D, 8th Louisiana Infantry
Enlisted: 23 Jun 1861, Camp Moore
 
          
MARYLAND         
Woolsey, Benjamin 1841-1904 PN - Bucks County McClelland, Emma Private
Maryland Volunteers
8th Regiment Infantry CO. A
Service dates: 8/13/1862-3/18/1863
 
Woolsey, Charles 1838-1912 PN - Bucks County Fields, Mary L Private
Maryland Volunteers 8th Regiment Infantry, CO. A
Service dates: 8/13/1862-4/28/1863
 
          
MISSISSIPPI - 88 Units         
Woolsey, G. W. [34561]     33rd Regiment, Infantry 
Woolsey, George W. [34561]     33rd Regiment, Infantry 
Woolsey, Noah [40260]     33rd Regiment, Infantry 
Woolsey, S. W. [40261] 15463     33rd Regiment, Infantry 
Woolsey, W. [40262]     Confederacy
Private
CO. B, 1st Battalion Trans-Mississippi Cavalry
 
          
MISSOURI - ? Units         
Woolsey, Charles B [18892]     Private
15th Missouri Cavalry
 
Woolsey, Daniel 1821-1908 MO - Washington Co Parrish, Mary Union Army 
Woolsey, George W. [39354]22131     CSA - Sargent
8th Missouri Infantry
 
Woolsey, James [29788]     CSA - Private
CO. D, 8th Missouri Infantry
 
Woolsey, Lafayette [14798]     Private
CO. G, 3rd Missouri Cavalry
 
Woolsey, Lafayette [14798]     Private
Missouri State Guard
 
Woolsey, Martin [40263]     CSA - Private
CO. F, 8th Missouri Infantry
(also M. Woolsey)
 
Woolsey, N. [10908]     Private
6th Robertson's Regiment
Missouri State Guard
 
Woolsey, Noah [38355]     Young man killed by ambush 
Woolsey, Samuel L. [15311]     Private
1st Northeast Missouri Cavalry
 
Woolsey, Solomon [18891]     Missouri State Guard 
Woolsey, Solomon [18891]     Private
CO. C, 10th Missouri Infantry
 
Woolsey, Stephen C. [15953]     Poindexter's Regiment, Missouri Cavalry 
Woolsey, Stephen C. [15953]     Private
CO. H, 5th Missouri Infantry
 
Woolsey, Sterling M. [40264]     Private
CO. D, 4th Missouri Cavalry
 
Woolsey, William [23772]     CSA - Private
CO. D, 8th Missouri Infantry
 
Woolsey, William F. [10895]     Private
CO G 3rd Missouri Cavalry
Capt in Sterling Prices's Army
 
Woolsey, William P. (T.) [19270]     Private
CO. G, 3rd Missouri Cavalry
 
         
NEBRASKA         
Woolsey, John W 1845-1889 MO - DeKalb Co McKee, Rachel Elizabeth Co. K, 1st Nebraska Cavalry
Nebraska Territory
 
Woolsey, Richard M       1st Nebraksa Cavalry, Post 
          
          
NEW JERSEY         
Woolsey, Henry Harrison 1836 NJ - Pennington, Mercer Anderson, Thirza Hutchinson   
          
NEW YORK         
Woolsey, Andrew Jackson   NY -   Co. I, 32 NY Infantry  
Woolsey, Hiram Bloomer   NY -   122d New York Volunteers  
          
          
NEW JERSEY         
Woolsey, Henry Harrison 1836 NJ - Pennington, Mercer Anderson, Thirza Hutchinson   
          
NEBRASKA         
Woolsey, John W 1845-1889 MO - DeKalb Co McKee, Rachel Elizabeth Co. K, 1st Nebraska Cavalry
Nebraska Territory
 
Woolsey, Richard M       1st Nebraksa Cavalry, Post 
          
          
NORTH CAROLINA - 90 Units         
Woolsey, Robert R. [8423 ]     14th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry 
          
OHIO         
Woolsey, Jerome -1863     Private
Battery 11th OH 11th OH Batt Civil 24/2 Pvt
 
          
          
PENNSYLVANIA         
Woolsey, William       145th Pennsylvania, Post 201, Infantry 
          
          
SOUTH CAROLINA - 73 Units         
Woolsey, I. [40455]     Private
CO. H, 2nd South Carolina Artillery
 
Woolsey, James [40456]     Private
CO. G, 1st McCreary's South Carolina Infantry
 
Woolsey, T. B. [23381]     Private
7th South Carolina Infantry [James B. Woolson]
 
          
TENNESSEE - 129 Units         
Woolsey, G. P. [40457]     Jackson's Company, TN Cavalry 
Woolsey, Isaac G. [14834]     13th Regiment, Gore's TN Cavalry 
Woolsey, Isaac G. [14834]     4th Regiment, Murray's TN Cavalry 
Woolsey, Isaac Gray 1828-1902 KY - Cumberland, Clinton Reagan, Emeline Clemanza Confederacy
He organized CO. C. 8th TN Cavalry
 
Woolsey, J. P. [40459]     Jackson's Company Tennessee Cavalry 
Woolsey, James [40460]     23rd Battalion TN, Infantry 
Woolsey, James P. [40460]     23rd Battalion, TN Infantry 
Woolsey, John Peoples 1830-1863 TN - Ten Mile, Meigs Ellis, Margaret Angeline Union Army
Private
CO.C ,Capt Newton Hooker
4th Regiment, Infantry, Commander Col Stover
 
Woolsey, Samuel James 1827-1890 TN - Horse Creek, Greene Reed, Harriet Confederacy
Private CO. B, 5th (McKenzie's) TN Cavalry
 
Woolsey, Stephen Curtis 1816-1871 TN - Greene Co Caton/Canton, Elizabeth A Confederacy  
          
          
TEXAS - 75 Units         
Woolsey, Stephen M. [22493]     TX Confederacy
Pension Application, Rejected Cooke County.
 
Wolsey, G[ilbert] [26383]     McCord's Frontier Regiment Texas Cavalry 
Wolsey, T. J. [ 8421]     Houston's Battalion Texas Infantry (Detailed Men) 
Woolsey, _______ [40266]     Mrs. Sarah Woolsey, Leon County
Texas Pension Application
 
Woolsey, A. J. [40461]     16th Regiment (Flurnoy's), Infantry  
Woolsey, H. J. [34462]     16th Regiment (Flurnoy's), Infantry  
Woolsey, J. Rhode [27285]     11th Regiment, Cavalry 
Woolsey, John [40462]     16th Regiment (Flurnoy's)
Infantry Pension App. # 956 Cook Co.
 
Woolsey, Jonathan R. [27285]     11th Regiment, Cavalry
Pension App. # 956 Cook Co.
 
Woolsey, Moses [ 9328]     Pension App. # 41862 Lamar Co. 
Woolsey, S. W. [15463]     Confederacy
30th Regiment (Gurley's) Cavalry
1st Texas Partisan Rangers
Pension App # 29468 Mills Co. by Mrs. Samuel Wesley Woolsey
 
Woolsey, Thomas J. [ 8421]     11th Regiment, Cavalry 
Woolsey, W. M. [17375]     9th Regiment Texas Infantry
(Nichol's) & Waul's Texas Legion
1861-1862 (6mos)
TX Confederate
Pension Appl. # 36383, Wilson County
 
Woolsey, W.H. (W.W.)(H.) [29250]     9th Regiment Infantry (Nichol's)
1861-1862 (6mos)
 
Woolsey, William Young [15460]     195th Texas - Brig. Henry Jones
Pension Appl. 32895 by Cinthia Ann Woolsey, Parker Co.
 
Woolsey, Z. [24298]     15th Regiment Cavalry 
Woolsey, Z. [24298]     Bourland's Regiment Cavalry (Border Regiment) 
          
WISCONSIN -         
Woolsey John A       Co H 33rd Inf - Gar, CW Gard 7th Cavillfr, I-57-1  
          
          
WW I         
Woolsey, William Aubrey 1890-1918     Killed in France 
Woolsey, Chester A Died: 04/06/1926    CAS CO 160TH INF Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery Los Angeles, Plot: 32 13/K, Los Angeles County, CA  
          
          
          
          
          
WW II         
Woolsey, Clarence H Died: 03/16/1936     PVT I CO 21ST INF Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Plot: 54 26/RG, Los Angeles, County, CA
Woolsey, Fred Neal 1919-2005 NE - Litchfield Wilson, Kathleen May Army - Private
188 Field Artillery Battalion
Buried: Mountain View Cemetery, Riverton, WY
Woolsey, John W Died: 03/08/1922     E 17TH KANS INF Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Plot: 42 7/5, Los Angeles, County, CA
Woolsey, George Vernon 1920-1999 MO - Carroll Co Brotherton, Helen E.   
Woolsey, Raymond Randell 1915-1929 NE- Ulyssus, Seward Salisbury, Alpha Army Buried: Riverside, CA
Woolsey, Stanley Wayne 1912-1965 MO - Monett, Barry   Navy  
Woolsey, Wesley B       PVT 157TH D B Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Plot: 62 11 RW G, Los Angeles, County, CA
Woolsey, William 01/31/1877 - 12/15/1945     MAST SGT SVC CO 12TH INF RET Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Plot: 142 8/D Los Angeles, County, CA
Woolsey, William McKinley 1925-        
           
KOREA          
James M Woolsey ? - 9/20/1951 Hometown: Madison, IL   Killed In Action
Places : [Madison] Illinois (USA)·
 
Lowell W Woolsey (?-9/12/1951) Hometown: Los Angeles, CA   Killed In Action
Places : [Los Angeles] California (USA)·
 
          
VIET NAM         
Hilton Edward Woolsey 11/10/1943-10/27/1968 Hometown: Mobile, Alabama   Mobile, [Mobile] Alabama (USA)·  
Jack Lee Woolsey 04/18/1948 - 06/09/1968 Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma   Places : Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma] Oklahoma (USA)· 
William Jay Woolsey 10/29/1950 - 04/07/1969 Hometown: Lancaster, California   Places : Lancaster, [Los Angeles] California (USA)·  
MISC         
Woolsey, Eugene       Peace Time Co/Div C, Reg 8th Field Artillery Schofield Barrack's Hawaiian Islands  


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