Three Clendon brothers went to the USA and fought for the Union in the American Civil War: – George, Benjamin and Thomas. The latter went to New Zealand subsequently and is covered there.
Susan Clendon
Susan was the first identified Clendon to emigrate to the USA. She arrived in Maryland in 1728 but nothing further is known of her.
Mary Parson Clendon(1815-1838) & William Knowles
Mary arrived in Philadelphia in June 1838 after first marrying William Knowles (1806-1889).
Born in Kent he married Mary on 17 April 1838 They had six children.
Benjamin Clendon (1837-1906) & Clara Parsons (1838-1903)
Benjamin was born in Ramsgate, Kent and first arrived in the USA aged 13 with his parents and family. He married Clara Parsons 24 October 1861 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA. They had 3 children.
Major George Clendon (1827-1909) & Mary Hunt (1822-1908)
George was born in Ramsgate, Thanet District, Kent on 24 March 1827 to George Clendon and Mary Ann Draper. By 1821 he was in New York where he married Mary Hunt (1822-1908) on 24 Mary 1848. They had a family of 9 children.
| 22nd Infantry Regiment New York | |
| Battles | Fought on 30 Jun 1861 at Baltimore, MD. Fought on 15 Aug 1861. Fought on 6 Apr 1862 at Centreville, VA. Fought on 18 Apr 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA. Fought on 18 Apr 1862 at Falmouth, VA. Fought on 29 Aug 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA. Fought on 30 Aug 1862 at 2nd Bull Run, VA. Fought on 14 Sep 1862 at South Mountain, MD. Fought on 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, MD. Fought on 13 Dec 1862 at Fredericksburg, VA. Fought on 29 Apr 1863 at Rappahannock River. Fought on 29 Apr 1863 at Fredericksburg, VA. |
| NEW YORK TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT OF INFANTRY. United Turner Rifles. (Two Years) Twenty second Infantry.-Col., Walter Phelps, Jr.; Lieut.-Cols., Gorton F. Thomas, John McKee, Jr., Thomas J. Strong; Majs., John McKee, Jr., George Clendon, Jr., Thomas J. Strong, Lyman Ormsby. The 22nd, known as the 2nd Northern New York regiment, was composed of four companies from Washington county, three from Essex, two from Warren and one from Saratoga county and was mustered into the U. S. service at Camp Rathbone, Troy, on June 6, 1861,for two years. A fortnight later it moved to Albany, where it remained until June 28, when it left for Washington. It encamped on Meridian hill until July 24, when it moved to Arlington heights, where it was assigned to Gen. Keyes’ brigade, which in March, 1862, became the 3d brigade, 3d division, 1st corps. Winter quarters were occupied at Upton’s hill until March 10, 1862, when the regiment joined in the movement to Centerville, but returned to Upton’s hill immediately afterward, and proceeded to Falmouth in April. In June the regiment became a part of the 1st brigade, 1st division, 3d corps, Army of Virginia, and in Sept., 1862, the same brigade and division, was made part of the 1st corps, Army of the Potomac. This brigade was known as the Iron Brigade before the Iron Brigade of the West was formed. At Manassas the loss of the regiment was 180 killed, wounded or missing, out of 379 engaged, of whom 46 were killed or mortally wounded, or over 12 per cent. Of 24 officers present, 19 were killed or wounded, 9 mortally, among them Lieut.-Col. Thomas. The first week of September was spent in camp at Upton’s hill and it next advanced to South mountain, where it was closely engaged, then to Antietam, where again the loss was heavy. About the middle of November the command arrived at Falmouth and participated in the battle of Fredericksburg, being stationed on the extreme left of the army. It then returned to camp at Falmouth and joined in the “Mud March,” after which it went into winter quarters at Belle Plain. On April 28, 1863, camp was broken for the Chancellorsville movement, during which the regiment was held in reserve and met its only loss at Pollock’s Mill creek, where 10 men were wounded while acting as rear-guard. The regiment was mustered out at Albany, June 19, 1863, having lost 72 men by death from wounds and 28 by death from other causes. Source: The Union Army, Vol. 2, p. 66 |