Mexican-American War:
Pvt., Co. K 14th U.S. Infantry [Blackburn's Company K -Battle of Chapultepec]
American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Andrew Comstock
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 10 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Commission in Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 1 Oct 1862.
Resigned Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 7 Dec 1864.
Sources: 71
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 4 Oct 1862
Muster Date: 17 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 33rd
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 3
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 65
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 215
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Thirty-third Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Thirty-third Infantry.Cols., Samuel A. Rice, Cyrus H. Mackey; Lieut.- Cols., Cyrus H. Mackey, John Lofland; Majs., Hiram D. Gibson, Cyrus B. Boydston.
This regiment was mustered into the service at Oskaloosa Oct. 4, 1862 and on Nov. 20 set out for the front, being first placed on duty in St. Louis. On July 4, 1863, at the bravely won battle of Helena, Ark., the 33rd fought its first fight and fought it valiantly. The regiment, in this baptismal battle, lost heavily, and the regimental colors planted on the breastworks were cut by 27 bullets. Cos. B and G were in a charge that captured three or four times as many prisoners as there were captors. Sickness from malaria and loss in battle had reduced the numbers of the regiment by this time to 285 effective men.
On April 4, 1864, the regiment was within hearing of the
engagement at Elkin's Ferry, and at Prairie d'Ane, it played its full part. On April 14 Gen. Rice's brigade, to which the 33rd was attached, was ordered on a forced march to a cross road. There was advancing and fighting all day, in what is called the battle of Camden. The regiment also participated in the combats at Poison springs and Marks' Mills.
On the night of April 25 began the retreat -- a retreat
fraught with danger and great suffering from cold, hunger and fatigue -- interrupted on April 30, by the sanguinary battle of Jenkins' Ferry. The 33rd was in the hottest of that long fight and displayed unsurpassed bravery and endurance. On the further retreat the 33rd was train guard, and after almost incredible suffering reached Little Rock, where the regiment had its headquarters until Feb. 1865, when it was sent to participate in the Mobile campaign.
After Spanish Fort was invested and taken the regiment moved with its command to Fort Blakely, arriving just as the assault had succeeded. The following day at Whistler's Station there was a slight skirmish, and then the 33rd was ordered to Texas. On July 4 it reembarked for New Orleans, where on July 17, 1865, it was mustered out. It lost in killed in battle and died from wounds 67; in deaths from disease, 200: wounded, 177: discharged, 145.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought:
Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Oskaloosa, IA.
Fought on 16 Feb 1863 at Yazoo Pass, MS.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR.
Fought on 10 Apr 1864 at Prairie D'Anna, AR.
Fought on 15 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 23 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 25 Apr 1864 at Mark's Mills, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864.
Fought on 28 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Jenkins' Ferry, AR.
Fought on 28 Jan 1865 at Clarksville, AR.
Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 5 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Family Data Collection - Individual Records:
Name: Captain Andrew Comstock
Parents: Judge James Comstock, Sarah Wilkins
Birth Place: Butler County, OH
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1828
Marriage Place: Oskaloosa, IA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1879
Death Place: California
Death Date: 15 Feb 1907
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock and Historian for the Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, CA, stated this:
""AJ" served in the war with Mexico, under the name Jack Comstock because he under age to join the military at that time. He enlisted in "Blackburn's Company K" (the headstone says "A") and was at the storming of Chapultepec, Mexico in 1847. I have a copy of his discharge from the "Blackburn's Company." From what I see the headstone is completely correct. The only thing I question is the Company "A" vs. "K" in Blackburns Co.
When the Civil War came along he joined the 33rd Iowa and "was elected Captain of Company C" because he had prior military training and experience, having served in the war with Mexico. He was wounded and left on the battlefield at "Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas". To quote his medical record here:" a 58 caliber mini ball entered his pelvis to the right of his penis and exited his backside to the left of the rectum, shattering his pelvic bone". From papers at the Ventura Museum written by his daughter he "never walked right after that wound."
Per 1870 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Adelaide [previous household is Mary Merrill, who became 2nd wife to Andrew]
Per 1880 U.S. Federal census Andrew Comstock is living in San Buenaventura, Ventura, California, born abt 1831 England [incorrect] Head Divorced, both parents born ENGLAND [incorrect]
Per 1885 Iowa State census Andrew J. Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Married, spouse name Mary M.
Per 1900 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born Oct 1828 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Mary M., father born OH, mother born PA [census states Andrew has been married 20 years]
Per Vital Search CA Death Records Andrew J. Comstock, age 80, died 02-15-1907 in Ventura County, CA
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock, stated this:
"He was born Oct. 31, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio and died Feb. 15, 1909 in Moorpark, Ventura County, Calif.
There were services for him in Ventura, but after the services his body was transported to "Forest Cemetery" in Oskaloosa, Iowa for burial in the family plot. That is where he is today. Andrew was never buried in the "Cemetery Park" as they now call it. The information I have is from his death certificate, the cemetery in Iowa and the news paper article. It states he was "accidentally" killed by a train as he was crossing the "rail road bridge" over Simi Creek in Moorpark going to visit his son who had a ranch in Simi. The Coroners report said it was an accident, the train blew it's horn and he got confused (he was 80!!) and he ran toward the train and didn't make it off the bridge. The train hit him on the left side and knocked him on to the rocks below - I want to say somewhere I read it was 50 or more feet down. Anyway, the train crew took his remains back to Ventura. He had moved back to Oskaloosa, Iowa sometime earlier and had only been back in California about 10 months to clear up some business and visit family when he was killed. - "AJ" reportedly owned several acres he had farmed out near where Sears is now. I have a notation under death that says "Death record in book 78 page 97". I think that's in the county records. Also that the day after he died (Feb 16, 1909) the body was shipped to Forest Cemetery, 634 North 9th Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. I want to say this came from the newspaper. Forest Cemetery is online now (http://www.forestcemetery.org/ ) and I sent them a email to them asking when "AJ" was buried and they said his burial was on Feb 22,1909. He is buried in the "Comstock Family Plot" SEC 32 Lot: LOT 12 2. This is where his "second wife" (Mary Margaret Merrill - the one he married on July 17,1879) and their children are buried. Just for information, the local Historical Society in Ventura has (I believe) on microfiche of "The Free Press", Ventura's local daily paper from 1909. On the front page of that paper dated February 16, 1909 is the article "Veteran of two wars and '49er meets tragic death". The last paragraph of that article says: "The funeral services will be held at the residence of Charles Orr on Chestnut Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains will be taken to Oskaloosa for internment." Charles Orr was AJ's Grandson.
Adelaide's father Thomas Binns and 3 of her siblings are in the old Ventura City Cemetery - which is next to St. Mary's. Her mother died in Iowa and is buried in "The Old White Cemetery" (a Quaker cemetery) on the grounds of William Penn College in Iowa. She married "AJ" April 18, 1849, divorced him April 24, 1879 and lived in the Ventura / Ojai area till her death on June 29, 1918. She had a "ranch" or farm in Ojai at the time of her death. She was cremated July 1, 1918."
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Member: SUVCW California & Pacific
Pvt., Co. K 14th U.S. Infantry [Blackburn's Company K -Battle of Chapultepec]
American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Andrew Comstock
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 10 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Commission in Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 1 Oct 1862.
Resigned Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 7 Dec 1864.
Sources: 71
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 4 Oct 1862
Muster Date: 17 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 33rd
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 3
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 65
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 215
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Thirty-third Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Thirty-third Infantry.Cols., Samuel A. Rice, Cyrus H. Mackey; Lieut.- Cols., Cyrus H. Mackey, John Lofland; Majs., Hiram D. Gibson, Cyrus B. Boydston.
This regiment was mustered into the service at Oskaloosa Oct. 4, 1862 and on Nov. 20 set out for the front, being first placed on duty in St. Louis. On July 4, 1863, at the bravely won battle of Helena, Ark., the 33rd fought its first fight and fought it valiantly. The regiment, in this baptismal battle, lost heavily, and the regimental colors planted on the breastworks were cut by 27 bullets. Cos. B and G were in a charge that captured three or four times as many prisoners as there were captors. Sickness from malaria and loss in battle had reduced the numbers of the regiment by this time to 285 effective men.
On April 4, 1864, the regiment was within hearing of the
engagement at Elkin's Ferry, and at Prairie d'Ane, it played its full part. On April 14 Gen. Rice's brigade, to which the 33rd was attached, was ordered on a forced march to a cross road. There was advancing and fighting all day, in what is called the battle of Camden. The regiment also participated in the combats at Poison springs and Marks' Mills.
On the night of April 25 began the retreat -- a retreat
fraught with danger and great suffering from cold, hunger and fatigue -- interrupted on April 30, by the sanguinary battle of Jenkins' Ferry. The 33rd was in the hottest of that long fight and displayed unsurpassed bravery and endurance. On the further retreat the 33rd was train guard, and after almost incredible suffering reached Little Rock, where the regiment had its headquarters until Feb. 1865, when it was sent to participate in the Mobile campaign.
After Spanish Fort was invested and taken the regiment moved with its command to Fort Blakely, arriving just as the assault had succeeded. The following day at Whistler's Station there was a slight skirmish, and then the 33rd was ordered to Texas. On July 4 it reembarked for New Orleans, where on July 17, 1865, it was mustered out. It lost in killed in battle and died from wounds 67; in deaths from disease, 200: wounded, 177: discharged, 145.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought:
Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Oskaloosa, IA.
Fought on 16 Feb 1863 at Yazoo Pass, MS.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR.
Fought on 10 Apr 1864 at Prairie D'Anna, AR.
Fought on 15 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 23 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 25 Apr 1864 at Mark's Mills, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864.
Fought on 28 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Jenkins' Ferry, AR.
Fought on 28 Jan 1865 at Clarksville, AR.
Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 5 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Family Data Collection - Individual Records:
Name: Captain Andrew Comstock
Parents: Judge James Comstock, Sarah Wilkins
Birth Place: Butler County, OH
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1828
Marriage Place: Oskaloosa, IA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1879
Death Place: California
Death Date: 15 Feb 1907
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock and Historian for the Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, CA, stated this:
""AJ" served in the war with Mexico, under the name Jack Comstock because he under age to join the military at that time. He enlisted in "Blackburn's Company K" (the headstone says "A") and was at the storming of Chapultepec, Mexico in 1847. I have a copy of his discharge from the "Blackburn's Company." From what I see the headstone is completely correct. The only thing I question is the Company "A" vs. "K" in Blackburns Co.
When the Civil War came along he joined the 33rd Iowa and "was elected Captain of Company C" because he had prior military training and experience, having served in the war with Mexico. He was wounded and left on the battlefield at "Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas". To quote his medical record here:" a 58 caliber mini ball entered his pelvis to the right of his penis and exited his backside to the left of the rectum, shattering his pelvic bone". From papers at the Ventura Museum written by his daughter he "never walked right after that wound."
Per 1870 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Adelaide [previous household is Mary Merrill, who became 2nd wife to Andrew]
Per 1880 U.S. Federal census Andrew Comstock is living in San Buenaventura, Ventura, California, born abt 1831 England [incorrect] Head Divorced, both parents born ENGLAND [incorrect]
Per 1885 Iowa State census Andrew J. Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Married, spouse name Mary M.
Per 1900 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born Oct 1828 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Mary M., father born OH, mother born PA [census states Andrew has been married 20 years]
Per Vital Search CA Death Records Andrew J. Comstock, age 80, died 02-15-1907 in Ventura County, CA
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock, stated this:
"He was born Oct. 31, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio and died Feb. 15, 1909 in Moorpark, Ventura County, Calif.
There were services for him in Ventura, but after the services his body was transported to "Forest Cemetery" in Oskaloosa, Iowa for burial in the family plot. That is where he is today. Andrew was never buried in the "Cemetery Park" as they now call it. The information I have is from his death certificate, the cemetery in Iowa and the news paper article. It states he was "accidentally" killed by a train as he was crossing the "rail road bridge" over Simi Creek in Moorpark going to visit his son who had a ranch in Simi. The Coroners report said it was an accident, the train blew it's horn and he got confused (he was 80!!) and he ran toward the train and didn't make it off the bridge. The train hit him on the left side and knocked him on to the rocks below - I want to say somewhere I read it was 50 or more feet down. Anyway, the train crew took his remains back to Ventura. He had moved back to Oskaloosa, Iowa sometime earlier and had only been back in California about 10 months to clear up some business and visit family when he was killed. - "AJ" reportedly owned several acres he had farmed out near where Sears is now. I have a notation under death that says "Death record in book 78 page 97". I think that's in the county records. Also that the day after he died (Feb 16, 1909) the body was shipped to Forest Cemetery, 634 North 9th Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. I want to say this came from the newspaper. Forest Cemetery is online now (http://www.forestcemetery.org/ ) and I sent them a email to them asking when "AJ" was buried and they said his burial was on Feb 22,1909. He is buried in the "Comstock Family Plot" SEC 32 Lot: LOT 12 2. This is where his "second wife" (Mary Margaret Merrill - the one he married on July 17,1879) and their children are buried. Just for information, the local Historical Society in Ventura has (I believe) on microfiche of "The Free Press", Ventura's local daily paper from 1909. On the front page of that paper dated February 16, 1909 is the article "Veteran of two wars and '49er meets tragic death". The last paragraph of that article says: "The funeral services will be held at the residence of Charles Orr on Chestnut Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains will be taken to Oskaloosa for internment." Charles Orr was AJ's Grandson.
Adelaide's father Thomas Binns and 3 of her siblings are in the old Ventura City Cemetery - which is next to St. Mary's. Her mother died in Iowa and is buried in "The Old White Cemetery" (a Quaker cemetery) on the grounds of William Penn College in Iowa. She married "AJ" April 18, 1849, divorced him April 24, 1879 and lived in the Ventura / Ojai area till her death on June 29, 1918. She had a "ranch" or farm in Ojai at the time of her death. She was cremated July 1, 1918."
Visit: http://www.restorestmarys.org
Member: SUVCW California & Pacific
Mexican-American War:
Pvt., Co. K 14th U.S. Infantry [Blackburn's Company K -Battle of Chapultepec]
American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Andrew Comstock
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 10 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Commission in Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 1 Oct 1862.
Resigned Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 7 Dec 1864.
Sources: 71
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 4 Oct 1862
Muster Date: 17 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 33rd
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 3
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 65
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 215
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Thirty-third Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Thirty-third Infantry.Cols., Samuel A. Rice, Cyrus H. Mackey; Lieut.- Cols., Cyrus H. Mackey, John Lofland; Majs., Hiram D. Gibson, Cyrus B. Boydston.
This regiment was mustered into the service at Oskaloosa Oct. 4, 1862 and on Nov. 20 set out for the front, being first placed on duty in St. Louis. On July 4, 1863, at the bravely won battle of Helena, Ark., the 33rd fought its first fight and fought it valiantly. The regiment, in this baptismal battle, lost heavily, and the regimental colors planted on the breastworks were cut by 27 bullets. Cos. B and G were in a charge that captured three or four times as many prisoners as there were captors. Sickness from malaria and loss in battle had reduced the numbers of the regiment by this time to 285 effective men.
On April 4, 1864, the regiment was within hearing of the
engagement at Elkin's Ferry, and at Prairie d'Ane, it played its full part. On April 14 Gen. Rice's brigade, to which the 33rd was attached, was ordered on a forced march to a cross road. There was advancing and fighting all day, in what is called the battle of Camden. The regiment also participated in the combats at Poison springs and Marks' Mills.
On the night of April 25 began the retreat -- a retreat
fraught with danger and great suffering from cold, hunger and fatigue -- interrupted on April 30, by the sanguinary battle of Jenkins' Ferry. The 33rd was in the hottest of that long fight and displayed unsurpassed bravery and endurance. On the further retreat the 33rd was train guard, and after almost incredible suffering reached Little Rock, where the regiment had its headquarters until Feb. 1865, when it was sent to participate in the Mobile campaign.
After Spanish Fort was invested and taken the regiment moved with its command to Fort Blakely, arriving just as the assault had succeeded. The following day at Whistler's Station there was a slight skirmish, and then the 33rd was ordered to Texas. On July 4 it reembarked for New Orleans, where on July 17, 1865, it was mustered out. It lost in killed in battle and died from wounds 67; in deaths from disease, 200: wounded, 177: discharged, 145.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought:
Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Oskaloosa, IA.
Fought on 16 Feb 1863 at Yazoo Pass, MS.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR.
Fought on 10 Apr 1864 at Prairie D'Anna, AR.
Fought on 15 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 23 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 25 Apr 1864 at Mark's Mills, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864.
Fought on 28 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Jenkins' Ferry, AR.
Fought on 28 Jan 1865 at Clarksville, AR.
Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 5 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Family Data Collection - Individual Records:
Name: Captain Andrew Comstock
Parents: Judge James Comstock, Sarah Wilkins
Birth Place: Butler County, OH
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1828
Marriage Place: Oskaloosa, IA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1879
Death Place: California
Death Date: 15 Feb 1907
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock and Historian for the Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, CA, stated this:
""AJ" served in the war with Mexico, under the name Jack Comstock because he under age to join the military at that time. He enlisted in "Blackburn's Company K" (the headstone says "A") and was at the storming of Chapultepec, Mexico in 1847. I have a copy of his discharge from the "Blackburn's Company." From what I see the headstone is completely correct. The only thing I question is the Company "A" vs. "K" in Blackburns Co.
When the Civil War came along he joined the 33rd Iowa and "was elected Captain of Company C" because he had prior military training and experience, having served in the war with Mexico. He was wounded and left on the battlefield at "Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas". To quote his medical record here:" a 58 caliber mini ball entered his pelvis to the right of his penis and exited his backside to the left of the rectum, shattering his pelvic bone". From papers at the Ventura Museum written by his daughter he "never walked right after that wound."
Per 1870 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Adelaide [previous household is Mary Merrill, who became 2nd wife to Andrew]
Per 1880 U.S. Federal census Andrew Comstock is living in San Buenaventura, Ventura, California, born abt 1831 England [incorrect] Head Divorced, both parents born ENGLAND [incorrect]
Per 1885 Iowa State census Andrew J. Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Married, spouse name Mary M.
Per 1900 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born Oct 1828 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Mary M., father born OH, mother born PA [census states Andrew has been married 20 years]
Per Vital Search CA Death Records Andrew J. Comstock, age 80, died 02-15-1907 in Ventura County, CA
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock, stated this:
"He was born Oct. 31, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio and died Feb. 15, 1909 in Moorpark, Ventura County, Calif.
There were services for him in Ventura, but after the services his body was transported to "Forest Cemetery" in Oskaloosa, Iowa for burial in the family plot. That is where he is today. Andrew was never buried in the "Cemetery Park" as they now call it. The information I have is from his death certificate, the cemetery in Iowa and the news paper article. It states he was "accidentally" killed by a train as he was crossing the "rail road bridge" over Simi Creek in Moorpark going to visit his son who had a ranch in Simi. The Coroners report said it was an accident, the train blew it's horn and he got confused (he was 80!!) and he ran toward the train and didn't make it off the bridge. The train hit him on the left side and knocked him on to the rocks below - I want to say somewhere I read it was 50 or more feet down. Anyway, the train crew took his remains back to Ventura. He had moved back to Oskaloosa, Iowa sometime earlier and had only been back in California about 10 months to clear up some business and visit family when he was killed. - "AJ" reportedly owned several acres he had farmed out near where Sears is now. I have a notation under death that says "Death record in book 78 page 97". I think that's in the county records. Also that the day after he died (Feb 16, 1909) the body was shipped to Forest Cemetery, 634 North 9th Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. I want to say this came from the newspaper. Forest Cemetery is online now (http://www.forestcemetery.org/ ) and I sent them a email to them asking when "AJ" was buried and they said his burial was on Feb 22,1909. He is buried in the "Comstock Family Plot" SEC 32 Lot: LOT 12 2. This is where his "second wife" (Mary Margaret Merrill - the one he married on July 17,1879) and their children are buried. Just for information, the local Historical Society in Ventura has (I believe) on microfiche of "The Free Press", Ventura's local daily paper from 1909. On the front page of that paper dated February 16, 1909 is the article "Veteran of two wars and '49er meets tragic death". The last paragraph of that article says: "The funeral services will be held at the residence of Charles Orr on Chestnut Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains will be taken to Oskaloosa for internment." Charles Orr was AJ's Grandson.
Adelaide's father Thomas Binns and 3 of her siblings are in the old Ventura City Cemetery - which is next to St. Mary's. Her mother died in Iowa and is buried in "The Old White Cemetery" (a Quaker cemetery) on the grounds of William Penn College in Iowa. She married "AJ" April 18, 1849, divorced him April 24, 1879 and lived in the Ventura / Ojai area till her death on June 29, 1918. She had a "ranch" or farm in Ojai at the time of her death. She was cremated July 1, 1918."
Visit: http://www.restorestmarys.org
Member: SUVCW California & Pacific
Pvt., Co. K 14th U.S. Infantry [Blackburn's Company K -Battle of Chapultepec]
American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Andrew Comstock
Residence: Oskaloosa, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 10 Aug 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Iowa
Service Record: Enlisted as a Captain on 10 August 1862 at the age of 33.
Commission in Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 1 Oct 1862.
Resigned Company C, 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa on 7 Dec 1864.
Sources: 71
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR REGIMENTS:
REGIMENT: 33rd Infantry Regiment Iowa
Date of Organization: 4 Oct 1862
Muster Date: 17 Jul 1865
Regiment State: Iowa
Regiment Type: Infantry
Regiment Number: 33rd
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 3
Officers Died of Disease or Accident: 1
Enlisted Killed or Mortally Wounded: 65
Enlisted Died of Disease or Accident: 215
Regimental Soldiers and History: List of Soldiers
Regimental History
Thirty-third Infantry IOWA
(3 years)
Thirty-third Infantry.Cols., Samuel A. Rice, Cyrus H. Mackey; Lieut.- Cols., Cyrus H. Mackey, John Lofland; Majs., Hiram D. Gibson, Cyrus B. Boydston.
This regiment was mustered into the service at Oskaloosa Oct. 4, 1862 and on Nov. 20 set out for the front, being first placed on duty in St. Louis. On July 4, 1863, at the bravely won battle of Helena, Ark., the 33rd fought its first fight and fought it valiantly. The regiment, in this baptismal battle, lost heavily, and the regimental colors planted on the breastworks were cut by 27 bullets. Cos. B and G were in a charge that captured three or four times as many prisoners as there were captors. Sickness from malaria and loss in battle had reduced the numbers of the regiment by this time to 285 effective men.
On April 4, 1864, the regiment was within hearing of the
engagement at Elkin's Ferry, and at Prairie d'Ane, it played its full part. On April 14 Gen. Rice's brigade, to which the 33rd was attached, was ordered on a forced march to a cross road. There was advancing and fighting all day, in what is called the battle of Camden. The regiment also participated in the combats at Poison springs and Marks' Mills.
On the night of April 25 began the retreat -- a retreat
fraught with danger and great suffering from cold, hunger and fatigue -- interrupted on April 30, by the sanguinary battle of Jenkins' Ferry. The 33rd was in the hottest of that long fight and displayed unsurpassed bravery and endurance. On the further retreat the 33rd was train guard, and after almost incredible suffering reached Little Rock, where the regiment had its headquarters until Feb. 1865, when it was sent to participate in the Mobile campaign.
After Spanish Fort was invested and taken the regiment moved with its command to Fort Blakely, arriving just as the assault had succeeded. The following day at Whistler's Station there was a slight skirmish, and then the 33rd was ordered to Texas. On July 4 it reembarked for New Orleans, where on July 17, 1865, it was mustered out. It lost in killed in battle and died from wounds 67; in deaths from disease, 200: wounded, 177: discharged, 145.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 4
Battles Fought:
Fought on 10 Nov 1862 at Oskaloosa, IA.
Fought on 16 Feb 1863 at Yazoo Pass, MS.
Fought on 4 Jul 1863 at Helena, AR.
Fought on 10 Apr 1864 at Prairie D'Anna, AR.
Fought on 15 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 23 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 25 Apr 1864 at Mark's Mills, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864 at Camden, AR.
Fought on 26 Apr 1864.
Fought on 28 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Saline River, AR.
Fought on 30 Apr 1864 at Jenkins' Ferry, AR.
Fought on 28 Jan 1865 at Clarksville, AR.
Fought on 28 Mar 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 2 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
Fought on 5 Apr 1865 at Spanish Fort, AL.
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Name: Captain Andrew Comstock
Parents: Judge James Comstock, Sarah Wilkins
Birth Place: Butler County, OH
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1828
Marriage Place: Oskaloosa, IA
Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1879
Death Place: California
Death Date: 15 Feb 1907
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock and Historian for the Sheriff of Santa Barbara County, CA, stated this:
""AJ" served in the war with Mexico, under the name Jack Comstock because he under age to join the military at that time. He enlisted in "Blackburn's Company K" (the headstone says "A") and was at the storming of Chapultepec, Mexico in 1847. I have a copy of his discharge from the "Blackburn's Company." From what I see the headstone is completely correct. The only thing I question is the Company "A" vs. "K" in Blackburns Co.
When the Civil War came along he joined the 33rd Iowa and "was elected Captain of Company C" because he had prior military training and experience, having served in the war with Mexico. He was wounded and left on the battlefield at "Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas". To quote his medical record here:" a 58 caliber mini ball entered his pelvis to the right of his penis and exited his backside to the left of the rectum, shattering his pelvic bone". From papers at the Ventura Museum written by his daughter he "never walked right after that wound."
Per 1870 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Adelaide [previous household is Mary Merrill, who became 2nd wife to Andrew]
Per 1880 U.S. Federal census Andrew Comstock is living in San Buenaventura, Ventura, California, born abt 1831 England [incorrect] Head Divorced, both parents born ENGLAND [incorrect]
Per 1885 Iowa State census Andrew J. Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born abt 1829 Ohio Married, spouse name Mary M.
Per 1900 U.S. Federal census Andrew Jackson Comstock is living in Spring Creek, Mahaska, Iowa, born Oct 1828 Ohio Head Married Farmer, spouse name Mary M., father born OH, mother born PA [census states Andrew has been married 20 years]
Per Vital Search CA Death Records Andrew J. Comstock, age 80, died 02-15-1907 in Ventura County, CA
Per Patrick Lennon, whose 3rd great grandfather was Andrew Jackson Comstock, stated this:
"He was born Oct. 31, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio and died Feb. 15, 1909 in Moorpark, Ventura County, Calif.
There were services for him in Ventura, but after the services his body was transported to "Forest Cemetery" in Oskaloosa, Iowa for burial in the family plot. That is where he is today. Andrew was never buried in the "Cemetery Park" as they now call it. The information I have is from his death certificate, the cemetery in Iowa and the news paper article. It states he was "accidentally" killed by a train as he was crossing the "rail road bridge" over Simi Creek in Moorpark going to visit his son who had a ranch in Simi. The Coroners report said it was an accident, the train blew it's horn and he got confused (he was 80!!) and he ran toward the train and didn't make it off the bridge. The train hit him on the left side and knocked him on to the rocks below - I want to say somewhere I read it was 50 or more feet down. Anyway, the train crew took his remains back to Ventura. He had moved back to Oskaloosa, Iowa sometime earlier and had only been back in California about 10 months to clear up some business and visit family when he was killed. - "AJ" reportedly owned several acres he had farmed out near where Sears is now. I have a notation under death that says "Death record in book 78 page 97". I think that's in the county records. Also that the day after he died (Feb 16, 1909) the body was shipped to Forest Cemetery, 634 North 9th Street, Oskaloosa, Iowa. I want to say this came from the newspaper. Forest Cemetery is online now (http://www.forestcemetery.org/ ) and I sent them a email to them asking when "AJ" was buried and they said his burial was on Feb 22,1909. He is buried in the "Comstock Family Plot" SEC 32 Lot: LOT 12 2. This is where his "second wife" (Mary Margaret Merrill - the one he married on July 17,1879) and their children are buried. Just for information, the local Historical Society in Ventura has (I believe) on microfiche of "The Free Press", Ventura's local daily paper from 1909. On the front page of that paper dated February 16, 1909 is the article "Veteran of two wars and '49er meets tragic death". The last paragraph of that article says: "The funeral services will be held at the residence of Charles Orr on Chestnut Street, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and the remains will be taken to Oskaloosa for internment." Charles Orr was AJ's Grandson.
Adelaide's father Thomas Binns and 3 of her siblings are in the old Ventura City Cemetery - which is next to St. Mary's. Her mother died in Iowa and is buried in "The Old White Cemetery" (a Quaker cemetery) on the grounds of William Penn College in Iowa. She married "AJ" April 18, 1849, divorced him April 24, 1879 and lived in the Ventura / Ojai area till her death on June 29, 1918. She had a "ranch" or farm in Ojai at the time of her death. She was cremated July 1, 1918."
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Veteran, Capt. Co. C, 33rd Iowa & Co. A, 1st Reg. Illinois Vol. Mexican War and Co. K 14th U.S. Infantry
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