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Joseph Levi Straight 1826 - 1916 Joseph Levi Straight 1826 - 1916 “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ~Ronald Reagan 40th president of US (1911 - 2004) PhotoFrom: Find a grave web site http://www.findagrave.com Spouse: Mary E. Straight (1839 - 1904) Burial: Brayton Cemetery, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA Our spotlight in this Straight family line will be on Civil War hero, Joseph Levi Straight. Most of what we learn about Joseph will be from his military service, it is a remarkable account of Straight family history to be proud of. Joseph Levi Straight, son of Levi H. Straight Born 16 Dec 1826 West Greenwich, Kent Co, died 4 Mar 1916 Married First: No. Kingstown, May 13, 1855, Susan Cook, daughter of Stephen Cook of So. Kingstown. They were divorced; she m. second -----Morey, and d. No. Kingstown, 1869 Married Second: Mary Oatley, daughter of William and Harriet (Tourgee) Oatley. She was born So. Kingstown, May 10, 1838, and died Warwick, Feb. 19, 1904. Married Third: (int. filed Warwick, March 14, 1904) Hannah (Oatley) Brown, sister of his second wife. She was born Warwick, 1832. 1879 Joseph was called "mill overseer" at So. Attleborough, Mass. Joseph served in 1st RI Cav, Troop F, in Civil War. He was captured 18 Jun 1863 at the Battle of Middleburg. 1860 Kent Co census, Warwick, p 116, Joseph Strait,29 RI, farm laborer, Susan Strait,23 RI, Phebe A.,3 RI, Stephen L.,1 RI, Esther Strait,96 RI. 1870 Washington Co census, Exeter, p 24, Joseph L. Straight,42 RI, blacksmith, --, $100, Mary,37 RI, Caroline,15 RI, works in cotton mill, Phoebe A.,13 RI, Stephen,11 RI, works in cotton mill, Ella,9 RI, Annie,8 RI, Sarah,7 RI, Waity,5 RI, Minnie,3 RI, Frances,1 RI. 1880 Bristol Co, Mass census, Attleboro, p 367A, Joseph L. Straight,50 RI, wks in cotn mill, Mary,43 RI, Caroline,23 RI, wks in cotton mill, Sarah,18 RI, wks in cotn mill, Waty,15 RI, wks in cotn mill, Frank,12 RI, Wallis, 7 RI, Elmira,5 Mass, Mary,2 Mass, Joseph,9/12 Mass (Aug), Ella,20 RI (stepdau), Minnie,13 RI (dau), wks in cot mill. 1900 Kent Co census, Warwick Twp, ED 199, sheet 3A, #52/59, Joseph L. Straight, Dec 1826 RI, mill-shipper, Mary E., Apr 1837 RI (marr 34 yrs, 16 ch, 14 living), Waity Ann, Jan 1807 RI (mother, wid, 7 ch, 4 living), Joseph L. Jr, Aug 79 Mass, moulder, Mary E. Jr, Feb 79 Mass, spooler tender. Children 1. Phebe A. Straight, b ca 1857 RI. 2. Stephen L. Straight, b ca 1859 RI. Sources: "Henry Straight of Portsmouth, Rhode Island 1652-1728 and Some of His Descendants", 1945, Theodore S. Lazell, p 86. (#51 in this book) "Margery Straight Ancestors" entry at www.rootsweb.com "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916," Straight Genealogy - author: Michael D. Nestor Military Service Emerson once wrote: "Each man is a hero to somebody". A resident of East Greenwich, R.I., Joseph Levi Straight was born December 16 th, 1826. He enlisted in the Civil War at the age of 34. Joseph served 3 years and 8 months in the Civil War with the 1st R.I. Regiment, Troop F, beginning in the light artillery company, and ending with the Cavalry. He was a blacksmith and farrier by trade. There are a couple of books attached to this project about his regiments time in the war, and some pages specifically about Joseph extracted from the books and attached to this dossier. Also included below are some copies of his files from the National Archives, Washington, D.C. In the first days his service Joseph suffered a tremendous accident, he was crushed by his horse, hospitalized, and consequently discharged by the Surgeon General several months later due to his injuries. He recovers enough from his wounds to sign back up a few months later and continues to fight with his regiment in many battles. He then finds himself outnumbered in a pivotal battle, and is captured. A prisoner of war for 5 weeks, Joseph is then paroled through a prisoner exchange. Joseph faithfully served with his regiment through the remainder of the war. Joseph Straight is a true American hero. Joseph went through so much during the Civil War, and because he ended up fighting with three R.I. Troops, creating a time line of his service proved helpful to better understand how and when the events unfolded. Muster Rolls and other documents obtained in Washington D.C. in 2013 were used for the time line. A muster roll is a record of the soldiers company. These records document and validate their service in the war. 10/1/1861 Enlisted as a Private - Blacksmith / Farrier (horseshoer) 10/29/1861 Mustered into "Battery F" Co. RI 1st Light Artillery 11/1861 Injured at Alexandria (5 months in hospital) 4/29/1862 Discharged from "Battery F" Co. RI 1st Light Artillery for disability due to injuries on Surgeons certificate, New Berne, NC 09/01/1862 Mustered back in, detachment recruits, 1st Regiment, RI Calvary, Company F 06/18/1863 Captured at the Battle at Middleburg 06/23-06/24 POW Confined at Richmond, Va. Confined – Libby Prison, Belle Island Prison 07/23/1863 Paroled at City Point, Va (Paroles were a form of prisoner exchange) 07/24/1863 Reported at College Green Barracks 08/02/1863 Sent to Camp Parole, Annapolis, MD to return to duty 08/03/1863 Returned to duty with 1st Regiment, RI Calvary, Company F 12/21/1864 Re-organized to Company A from old Company F (1st Regiment, Rhode Island Cavalry) fought 1 more battle 06/06/1865 Mustered out The following pages unfold actual accounts of the captivating story beginning with the Battle at Middleburg on June 17th, 1863. At page 259 we get a day by day account of the capture and the following days, including the amazing release from prison and up to his arriving back safely. Seemingly long at 40 pages of a 616 page book, you will hardly even notice the length because these pages breathe life into what Joseph went through. It is unimaginable, and how fortunate he was to ever make it home. If you follow along from page 259 with the dates from his P.O.W. document the dates are correct (exact) to the story. You will also see from Josephs Pension records, affidavits and other medical documents that report his physical description and even his character from men that knew him and tented with him during the war. There are some great comments in these documents, due to the penmanship some are easier to reads than others. You may notice that the Pension papers some have folds in them, this was done to the copies only in order to make room and enable the entire page to be viewed, they were only folded if no information was in that space. By the time it ended in 1865, the Civil War was the costliest war ever fought on American soil with over 3 million men who fought resulting in more than 600,000 deaths. Sources: Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Rhode Island. Affiliate Publication Number: M555, Affiliate Film Number: 7,GS Film number: 821946 Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900. Publication Number:T289, Publisher:NARA National Archives Catalog, ID:2588825 Collection Title: Civil War Pensions, Roll Number:525 National Archives research room, Washington, D.C. Ancestral websites: Ancestry.com, Fold3.com Civil War Registration SABRES AND SPURS THE an <l Jjirjt foment fjhoile ]jl C IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865. ITS ORIGIN, MARCHES, SCOUTS, SKIRMISHES, RAIDS, BATTLES, SUFFERINGS, VICTORIES, AND APPROPRIATE OFFICIAL PAPERS; WITH THE ROLL OF HONOR AND ROLL OF THE REGIMENT, ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS OF CAVALRY GENERALS AND A. MAP OF THE REGIMENTS WAR-PATH. BY REV. FREDERIC DENISOX, \ ^ CHAPLAIN. "THEY ALL HOLD SWORDS, BEING EXPERT IN WAR." PUBLISHED BY THE FIRST RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY VETERAN ASSOCIATION. 1876. 232 SABRES AND SPURS. [June, CHAPTER XXVIII. BATTLE OF MIDDLEBURG. JUNE, 1863. the of the |f| HEN Army Potomac commenced its northward movement to overtake Lee, our brigade was ordered towards Bull Run River, near Union Mills, where General Pleasanton then held his head quarters. All movements were quick; all pulses beat high. June 17th. Early the following order was received from the second brigade, Second Cavalry Division: Colonel A. N. Duffie, First Rhode Island Caxalry : You will proceed with your regiment from Manassas Junction, by way of Thoroughfare Gap, to Middleburg; there you will camp for the night, and communicate with the headquarters of the Second Cavalry Brigade. From Middleburg you will proceed to Union; thence to Snickersville; from Snickersville to Percy- ville; thence to Wheatland, and, passing through Waterford, to Nolan s Ferry, where you will join your brigade. Of our action under this order and the battle that en sued, we may copy from a paper prepared by Captain George N. Bliss : "On the morning of June 17th our regiment left 1863.] FIRST RHODE ISLAND CAVALRY. 233 Manassas Junction and passed to the left towards Thor oughfare Gap, while the remainder of our cavalry took the road to the right leading towards Aldie.
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