Person:Phineas Knight (9)

BURIAL: Center Cemetery,Southampton,Hampshire,Massachusetts; a monument is there with his name on it, but he is not buried there. Center Cemetery Southampton, Massachusetts Contributed by Theresa R. Dunlap This Cemetery has a large Monument erected in 1866. This is the inscription on it:

"Died for their country" "Erected by the town, Honorable S.C. Pomeroy, in grateful remembrance of the patriotic and brave volunteers of Southampton whose lives were sacrificed in defense of Liberty and the Union, during the great Rebellion"

Name Place of Death Charles Searle killed near Richmond, Va. Corp. Charles Eagleston Petersburg Lewis Swint 34 NE (?) USN died at Southampton Alonzo Lyman Augusta, Ga. Percy M. Coleman killed at Fair Oaks, Va. Sergt. Phineas F. Knight killed at Chantilly, Va. Hiram Spooner Wilderness George C. Clark Wilderness George M. Wolcott Wilderness John S. Hyde Wilderness Corpl. William M. Kingsley Spotsylvania, Va. Frederick Simpson Washington, DC. Chauncey Hendrick Died at Bayou Beauf, La. John Quinn Died at Bayou Beauf, La. Corpl. Anson B. Norton Died at Bayou Beauf, La. Albert Strong Died at Bayou Beauf, La. Rufus W. Robertson Died Andersonville Rufus A. Street New Orleans Marcus E. Lyman New Orleans Jeremiah Johnson Baton Rouge Edwin C. Parsons Baton Rouge Corpl. Hiram A. Eaton Frederick, Md.

BIOGRAPHY: Genealogy of the family of George Weekes of Dorchester,Mass. By Robert D. Weeks Press of L.J. Hardham, Newark, N.J. 1885 - Page 54

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Phineas Knight Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Birth Place: Massachusetts Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Household Members: Name Age Daniel Knight 6 Eben Knight 52 Elizabeth Knight 48 Nelson Knight 17 Phineas Knight 15 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Westhampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_320; Page: 140; Image: 276.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Phineas Knight Age in 1860: 23 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1860: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Gender: Male Post Office: Northampton Household Members: Name Age Phineas Knight 23 Ellen Knight 23 Willie Knight 3.12 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_505; Page: 836; Image: 838.

MILITARY: The 21st Regt. Massachusetts Vol. Infantry. was made up of companies raised in the central and western part of the state in the summer of 1861. It rendezvoused at Camp Lincoln, Worcester, Massachusetts, Companies A, D, and G arriving in camp July 19 and being mustered in to date from that day. The rest of the regiment was mustered in on or before August 23. It's first colonel was Augustus Morse of Leominster, who had been a Major General of the old 3d Division, Massachusetts., Volenteer Military. On August 23 the regiment marched to the city hall, where it was presented with a national flag by the ladies of the city of Worcester, after which it entrained to Norwich,,Connecticut, on its way to the seat of the war. A week later it arrived at Annapolis, Burnside expedition to North Carolina. Under command of Lieut. Col. Alberto C. Maggi it formed a part of Reno's Brigade of Burnside's Coast Division, Army of the Potomac. It was engaged in the battles of Roanoke Island-February 8, Newbern-March 14, and Camden-April 19, losing in these three actions in North Carolina 40 officers and men killed or mortally wounded. On August 5, 1862, the regiment re-embarked and three days later reached Newport News, Virginia., where it became a part of Ferrero's Brigade, Reno's Division Burnside's (9th) Corps. As such it was sent to reinforce General Pope's army near Culpepper. It was present at 2nd Bull Run, August,suffering slight loss, but at Chantilly, September 1, it was heavily engaged and lost 38 men killed or mortally wounded.

Taken from: Massachusetts Civil War Soldiers and Sailors 1861-1865, Volume II, 21st Infantry: Knight, Phineas F. - Res. Huntington; 25; Mason; enl. and mustered August 19, 1861; wounded March 14, 1862, Newbern, North Carolina; Killed September 1, 1862 at Chantilly, Virginia.

American Civil War Soldiers May 24, 2004 9:55 AM Name: Phineas F Knight , Residence: Huntington, Massachusetts Occupation: Mason Enlistment Date: 19 August 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Massachusetts Unit Numbers: 918 918 Service Record: Enlisted as a Corporal on 19 August 1861 at the age of 25 Enlisted in Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 19 August 1861. Wounded on 14 March 1862 at New Berne, NC Killed Company I, 21st Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 01 September 1862 in Chantilly, VA Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. Military Records of Individual Civil War Soldiers. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1999-. Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - Historical Data Systems Inc.P.O. Box 196 Kingston, MA 02364