Person:Thomas Knight (81)

1860 United States Federal Census Record Name: Thos W D Knight Age in 1860: 18 Birth Year: abt 1842 BirthPlace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts Gender: Male Post Office: Taunton Household Members: Name Age Benj Knight 56 Anna Knight 54 Mary G Knight 20 Thos W D Knight 18 Lucretia Knight 15 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_492; Page: 105; Image: 209.

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers Record Name: Thomas W. D. Knight , Residence: Taunton, Massachusetts Occupation: Engine Turner Enlistment Date: 17 September 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Massachusetts Unit Numbers: 849 849 849 853 853 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 17 September 1861 at the age of 20 Enlisted in Company I, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 17 September 1861. Reenlisted in Company I, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 01 January 1864 Transferred Company I, 1st Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 12 February 1864 Transfered in Company I, 4th Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 12 February 1864. Mustered out Company I, 4th Cavalry Regiment Massachusetts on 14 November 1865 in Richmond, VA Source Citation: Side served: Union; State served: Massachusetts; Enlistment date: 17 September 1861..

DEATH: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004 Record Name: Thomas W D Knight Veteran's Rank: PVT I 4TH MASS VOL C Branch: US Army Last known address: 1 Lincoln Blvd., Presidio of S.F. Presidio of San Francisco San Francisco , CA 94129 Death Date: 27 Oct 1868 Interment Date: 1 Jul 1914 Cemetery: San Francisco National Cemetery Buried At: Section Es Site 1419

BIOGRAPHY: An Elaborate History and Genealogy of the Ballous in America By Adin Ballou 1888 Page 1148