. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . assigned to thecommand of that company, which he held until he was mustered out on expira-tion of term of enlistment, October twelfth, 1864. An idea of his faithfulnessmay be gained from the fact that he was with the Regiment every day alter itbroke camp at the Wilderness, until he was discharged, except two days,
. History of the Seventy-sixth regiment New York volunteers; what it endured and accomplished; containing descriptions of its twenty-five battles; its marches; its camp and bivouac scenes; with biographical sketches of fifty-three officers and a complete record of the enlisted men . assigned to thecommand of that company, which he held until he was mustered out on expira-tion of term of enlistment, October twelfth, 1864. An idea of his faithfulnessmay be gained from the fact that he was with the Regiment every day alter itbroke camp at the Wilderness, until he was discharged, except two days, when hewas sick. At the battle of the Wilderness, a ball passed through his clothes, in-flicting a flesh wound in the hip. At the battle of the Weldon Railroad, Augusteighteenth, 1864, a ball passed through his hat. He was subsequently commis-sioned Captain, with rank from April thirtieth, 1864, Captain Waterman spent about two years in California in 1855-6, having per-formed the journey overland. In the latter year he returned, but in 1857 removedto Pennsylvania, where he remained three years. From 1860 to the time of hisenlistment, he was engaged reading medicine with Dr. A. P. Chamberlain, atWestfield, Otsego county, N. T. His present post-office address is Decatur, N. LIEUTENANT EDWARD D. VAN SLYCK Was born at Exeter, Otsego county, N. Y., August eleventh, 1833. His father,Phillip Van Slyck, was a descendant of the Kindcrhook family of Van Slycks, anda relative of Martin Van Buren. His mother, Abi Rider, was daughter of StephenRider, a Tolland, Connecticut, Yankee. At an early age Lieutenant Van Slyckexhibited a love of letters, and at the age of seventeen commenced teaching dis-trict school. This he followed winters for several years, filling the Interveningspaces with labor on the farm. At the age of twenty-three he married KateFisher, sister of Lieutenant John Fisher. She accompanied the Lieutenant toWashington, and many of the men will acknowledge her kindness in ca
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