The following is from Grand Army of the Republic ~ Department of New York ~ Personal War Sketches of the Members of Charles P. Sprout Post No. 76, of Lockport
Sprout who was with the New York 28th Infantry was killed in Action at Cedar Mountain, Virginia on August 9, 1862
Chauncey J. Weatherwax
Born Niagara, New York
Company “G” and “B”, 151st New York Volunteer Infantry
…The first battle in which I was engaged was Locust Grove Va., Nov. 17, 1862 and afterward, the battle of the Wilderness…Spottsylvania…Hanover…Cold Harbor...Ream’s Station…Monocacy….Snicker’s Gap….Strasburg…Charlestown…Winchester….Fisher’s Hill…Cedar Creek…Petersburg…Rice’s Station….
I was wounded May 11, 1864 at Spottsylvania in chin and left breast and September 19, 1864 at Winchester Va., in right ear… Was never taken prisoner.
The most important event of my military life was General Sheridan’s ride, October 19, 1865.
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