"Charles Wilson Van Epps was born July 7, 1838 in Middlebury, Wyoming County, New York. He married Adaline Chase on January 10, 1860. Charles enlisted in the Union Army on September 20, 1861 in Warsaw, New York and mustered in as a private in Company A, 9th New York Cavalry. Charles had an uneventful military career until being wounded on June 9, 1863 at Beverly’s Ford during the Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia. From that point until he mustered out in October 1864, Charles spent time in various hospitals, recuperating from his wound or battling illness. After leaving the service, he returned to his wife in New York and settled into the life of a farmer. The 1890 Veterans Census lists Charles as suffering from kidney disease. Adaline died on October 13, 1899 and Charles went to live with his daughter’s family in New Britain, Connecticut. He died there on October 7, 1912 and is buried in the Middlebury Cemetery in Wyoming County, New York."