Sons honor Captain Jackson

Goshen — On Memorial Day, the Colonel Augustus van Horne Ellis Camp 124 Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War honored the sacrifice of Captain William Jackson of Company K of the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in action at Petersburg, Virginia, on June 18, 1864. Earlier in the day, camp members spoke at Memorial Day ceremonies in Goshen and in Unionville. Captain Jackson, who was only 25 at the time of his death, was born at what is now know as the Hill Hold Museum and was a descendant of Sarah Wells, this first women settler in the area and a member of the Bull family. His grave is located at the Hamptonburg Cemetery on Sarah Wells Trail in Hamptonburgh. In addition to readings and a single-gun salute, the camp members decorated his grave with a single rose, wreathes, and a G.A.R. marker and flag. Also in attendance was Michael K. Brown, curator of the 1722 Bull Stone House and a relative of Captain Jackson. After the ceremony camp members traveled to Goshen for their annual observance at the Bradley Monument commemorating the war dead of the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry in Goshen. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is a Congressionally chartered fraternal and patriotic organization whose members are descendants of honorably discharged members of the Union Army, Navy, and revenue Cutter Service, and legal heir to the Grand Army of the Republic. Associate membership is also available. The Colonel Ellis Camp meets on that last Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the 1841 Courthouse in Goshen. For more information call Jeffrey Albanese at 294-0924.